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Public Policy Holding Company launches the roadshow for its proposed initial public offering of 4.2M shares of common stock. It will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. London Stock Exchange-listed PPHC has applied to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “PPHC.” Oppenheimer & Co. and Canaccord Genuity are acting as lead bookrunning managers for the proposed offering, with Texas Capital Securities acting as a joint bookrunner.
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Baretz+Brunelle, a growth advisory firm that serves legal industry businesses, launches LexFusion Labs, expanding its LexFusion innovation capabilities. B+B acquired legal innovation accelerator LexFusion in February 2025. LexFusion Labs will advise on off-the-shelf and custom AI applications and accelerate the strategies surrounding their implementation. It is intended to meet the demand for AI that cuts down on the inefficiencies in specialized legal tasks. Dan Szabo, who was previously senior director, innovation at legal firm Davis Wright Tramaine, will join B+B as partner and its first chief innovation officer to lead the new unit. “By working directly with lawyers and legal business executives, LexFusion Labs will fast track B+B’s capabilities to advise on how the design, development, implementation, and adoption of AI will drive real, measurable growth in legal,” said Baretz + Brunelle CEO Mike McNamara.
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Healthsperien founding principal and managing partner Andrew MacPherson joins the board of directors of the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing compassionate care for individuals facing serious illness, death and grief. MacPherson’s career spans care delivery, advocacy, and system transformation, including leadership roles and collaborations with organizations such as the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation. The Foundation was established to carry forward the legacy of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, widely regarded as the founder of the modern hospice and palliative care movement. “His decades of experience in hospice and palliative care, combined with his strategic insight and commitment to mission-driven leadership, make him an invaluable addition to our board,” said Dr. Kübler-Ross’s son and chair of the foundation’s Board of directors Ken Ross.
The PHA Group, which has offices in London, Manchester and Leeds, is expanding to New York... The Next Solutions Group launches NSG Health... Rational 360, a DC-based firm, has relocated to an 18,000-square-foot space on the city’s K Street business corridor... KAOH Media, a firm specializing in clean energy, sustainable infrastructure, and ESG-driven investments, launches Fieldwise Civic Engagement.
SKDK merges with digital advertising firm Wavelength Strategy... Supreme Group launches Supreme Intelligence, an artificial intelligence platform designed to meet the commercial needs of healthcare and life sciences companies... Relevance International introduces Artificial Intelligence Amplification Optimization, a proprietary service designed to help brands create a competitive advantage for AI visibility... IMAGINE PR introduces a brand partnerships division, which will focus on ensuring that partnerships are meaningful and measurable, rather than transactional.
SourceCode Communications acquires Rally Point Public Relations... Ruder Finn launches its AI Accelerator, a set of tools and capabilities that will be embedded across client work, agency workflows, and talent recruitment and development, as a way of building AI-native expertise across disciplines... Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy, a communications, media strategy and public relations firm, is merging with Athena Global Advisors. 
MikeWorldWide launches a supply chain, logistics, and infrastructure practice... Kroll introduces two practices: Kroll Economics and Decision Intelligence... Orange Orchard founder Heather Ripley is hosting a free 60-minute live masterclass on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. EST to help animal sanctuaries earn meaningful earned media coverage and turn that visibility into stronger community support.
Stagwell agencies Doner and Colle McVoy form a “strategic alliance” that will operate as DonerColle Partners... Merryman Communications, a healthcare marketing and communications agency, rebrands as M+... Crowe PR launches Crowe Media platform... Tauth Labs, which provides content authentication solutions for clients in the communications, financial services and local government sectors, has been certified by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity.
