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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.
Motion, a Chicago-based brand growth agency, acquires video-forward marketing and communications firm AKA Media Partners, which has been in business since 1998.
Declan Kelly's Consello has acquired Morpheus Risk, a UK-based risk and threat assessment firm.
Ruder Finn has acquired Missouri Creative, a 30-member visual storytelling, design and experience-led brand activation firm based in London.
Highwire acquires The Bliss Group, creating a combined firm, operating under the Highwire brand, that has more than 250 professionals across North America.
Miami’s Newlink Group has acquired Italy’s EJ to strengthen its position in southern Europe, where it has offices in Madrid and Barcelona.
