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Edelman is providing strategic communications services and handling events for Alterra Management Ltd, the $30B climate-focused investment fund launched by the United Arab Emirates.
Alterra ironed out $6.5B in deals late last year with BlackRock, TPG Inc. and Brookfield Asset Management.
It teamed with BAM in June for the $5B Catalytic Transition Fund to invest in clean energy and transitional technologies in developing countries.
Edelman’s one-year contract has a monthly retainer of $45K.
It calls for providing senior counsel to Alterrak’s CEO and top management team.
The firm is to station a staffer in Alterra’s Abu Dhabi office five days per week. The staffer must have strong English copywriting skills and an understanding of the investment industry. A bilingual person is preferred, and knowledge of sustainability practices is a plus.
Simon Haines, managing director of Edelman Smithfield’s Middle East operations heads the Alterra business.
Spectrum Group has a $100K per month pact with Istanbul’s DESAN Shipyard to explore business opportunities with the US Navy, merchant marine fleet and American shipbuilding facilities.
Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy has hired Mercury Public Affairs for government relations advice and services, including outreach to government officials and potentially US media outlets.
Mercury has signed Institut Macaya, a Haitian think tank organized by business leaders to end the cycle of crises that have long ravaged the Caribbean country.
Connector Inc. has signed on as primary government affairs counsel to Iraqi politico Hussein AlAnkoshei.
Soma Oil and Gas Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company focused on upstream petroleum exploration and development opportunities off the coast of Somalia. is looking for US partners.
