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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.
Columbus-based Geben Communications has acquired New York’s LBR/PR, which handles professional services, consumer products, luxury and health/wellness clients.
FINN Partners has acquired Honner, a 25-member Sydney shop that serves the financial communications and corporate sectors. The move bolsters FINN’s APAC team to about 250 members.
Public Policy Holding Company has acquired London-based Tancredi Intelligent Communication for $10.8M, of which $9.6M is in cash and the balance in stock.
Infinite has acquired Greentarget UK B2B communications shop, a move that doubles its footprint in the London market.
Accenture has acquired Whalar, which had billed itself as the “world’s leading independent creator and social agency,” from Whalar Group.
