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Buffalo Groupe, which focuses on the golf market, is acquired by West Palm Beach, FL-based ClubWorks LLC, a club, leisure, and hospitality-focused professional services platform. Buffalo Group will operate independently as a wholly owned subsidiary of ClubWorks. Agency CEO Kyle Ragsdale will remain, joining the ClubWorks board. Emily Clark has been promoted to president and chief marketing officer of Buffalo Groupe and will also join the ClubWorks board. “With the addition of Buffalo Groupe, we’re elevating our offering with industry-leading expertise in creative, digital marketing, events, public relations, and research as a significant value-add to existing clients and prospects,” said ClubWorks chairman and CEO Michael Leemhuis.
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CG Life, which works with medicine and life science companies, formalizes its public relations and social media teams and capabilities into a strategic communications group. The move follows the agency’s integration of recently acquired public relations agency Berry & Company. Longstanding CG Life managing partner Erik Clausen leads the group, which incorporates centers of excellence in the areas of scientific, medical and corporate communications, as well as social media. It also offers deep expertise in patient advocacy initiatives and includes a multi-disciplinary business and crisis communications advisory team providing senior counsel to C-suites. CG Life is also bringing on MacDougall managing partner Karen Sharma to be a part of the group as an SVP. “Emerging pharma faces unprecedented complexity on the path to commercialization and must overcome many challenges to lift the patients they serve,” said Clausen. “Through smart, coordinated planning, it’s possible for these companies to communicate strategically and simultaneously to corporate, clinical, and research stakeholders throughout pre-clinical and commercial stages.”
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Altor, a family of funds that has raised more than EUR 11 billion in total commitments, signs a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in SaaS crisis management and business resilience software provider F24 from Hg, a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses. F24’s management will reinvest and Hg will retain a minority stake in the company. The partnership is intended to position F24 for accelerated growth and continued regional expansion. Founded in 2000 in Munich, Germany, F24 offers solutions that cover emergency and mass notification, incident and crisis management, business messaging and service notification, as well as governance, risk and compliance. “F24 is a pioneer in building organizational resilience in the face of an increasingly volatile world,” said Hajo Krösche, Partner at Altor.
Matter launches its Review Visibility Management service to address a shift in how companies across verticals earn trust online... A Queens school is putting out the message about Sept. 12, 2001 when people came together to help, comfort, rebuild and unite... Directive expands its Directive Communications division, which will bring PR, organic social, influencer marketing and paid social together under one integrated organization.
Praytell expands its Influence Department—which unites media, creators and social under one team... LRJ PR & Communications and Canopy Brand Group form an alliance that the firms say will bridge the operational divide between high-end brand design and strategic public relations... Twin Minds Media, Hispanic market specialist, increases the scope of its services in an effort to help brands build deeper connections with audiences through culture, storytelling, media and experiences. 
The People Platform, part of Stagwell's The Marketing Cloud, rebrands as Numetrix... Zapwater Communications has earned 17 finalist honors across two PR competitions: eight at the 68th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards, presented by the Publicity Club of Chicago, and nine at the 2026 PRSA Chicago Skyline Awards.. The Florida Public Relations Association presented 122 awards to individuals and teams from across the state at its 69th annual Golden Image and 3rd Annual Pinnacle Awards gala.
The Motion Agency acquires Vehr Communications, a Cincinnati-based strategic communications firm, effective Oct. 1... Lyceus Group, which specializes in financial services, is named a finalist for Public Relations Campaign at the 2026 ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Awards... IPSY, a curated beauty membership platform, launches IPSY Marketing Solutions, a full-funnel marketing and sales acceleration engine. 
Fire on the Hill, which has offices in London, Manchester, New York and Paris, is providing pro bono communications support to the Intergenerational Foundation, the UK's leading authority on intergenerational fairness... The PRSA-NY Big Apple Awards Gala on Sept. 17 will have Gio Benitez, co-anchor of the weekend edition of “Good Morning America” and ABC News transportation correspondent, serving as emcee... CasePR, a boutique litigation communications firm, launches in Portland, OR.
