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Firehouse Strategies, the DC shop founded by staffers from Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio’s presidential run, has acquired the Democratic Scarlet Oak Strategies shop.
Raymond Glendening, who was political director at the Democratic Governors Association, launched Scarlet Oak, which has a network of 1,200 political operatives in state capitals across the US.
He will become a partner at Firehouse Strategies.
Brian Doory, Scarlet Oak managing director, will take on the same title at Firehouse.
He has worked on campaigns for Democrats such as Sen. Amy Klobuchar and former governors Jon Corzine (NJ) and Martin O’Malley (MD).
Scarlet Oak has run campaigns for National Opioid Litigation Consortium, BlueCross Blue Shield, Chamber of Progress, CVS Health, Pew Charitable Trusts, AFSCME, National League of Cities, Share Our Strength and Coalition for the Northeast Corridor.
Miami’s Newlink Group has acquired Italy’s EJ to strengthen its position in southern Europe, where it has offices in Madrid and Barcelona.
Hodges Partnership co-founders Jon Newman and Josh Dare are selling the Richmond-based firm to four senior VPs who will assume ownership of the shop over the next couple of years.
Interluxe Group, luxury experiential shop, and North & Warren digital-first media agency, have acquired Quinn, the strategic communications shop that services upscale brands.
H/Advisors Abernathy and FGS Global work Keurig Dr Pepper $18B deal to acquire coffee company JDE Peet's. The coffee brands will then be spun off as a separately traded public company.
Shamrock Capital has acquired Penta Group, stakeholder communications firm, from Falfurrias Management Partners.
