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FGS Global is collaborating with The 350 Club, a closed community for board members and leaders of large global companies. This partnership will combine FGS Global’s expertise in stakeholder strategy and crisis management with The 350 Club’s platform, enabling senior board members and leaders to exchange insights and learnings. The Club community includes board and executive committee members from 97 percent of the FTSE 100, and board members from 90 percent of the FTSE 250. “FGS Global has long been a global partner to boards supporting them through times of crisis, activism and leadership change,” said Dorothy Burwell, who leads FGS Global’s UK Board Advisory practice. “We look forward to working with The 350 Club to leverage the collective knowledge of our over 1,500 global colleagues for the benefit of FTSE 350 boards.”
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Impact XM, a portfolio company of global investment firm The Riverside Company, acquires Jack Morton from Omnicom. The combined agency, with 20 offices spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, will operate under the Jack Morton name. Impact XM CEO Jared Pollacco will serve as CEO of the combined business. This is Impact XM’s fifth add-on completed since its acquisition by an affiliate of Riverside in December 2023. “We’ve always believed that creativity, innovation and exceptional execution are what move people, and this union accelerates that vision for both our clients and our teams,” said Pollacco. “The merger brings together Impact XM’s unified experiential approach and Jack Morton’s global scale and creative strength.”
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Southwest Strategies Group, a San Diego-based firm with offices in Fresno, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle, rebrands as Bodewell Group, unifying its family of agencies into a single strategic communications firm. Founded in 2000 by Alan Ziegaus and Cbris Wahl, the group’s acquisitions have included Katz & Associates, BergDavis Public Affairs, ColLAborate and Kiterocket. All of its legacy firms will now operate exclusively under the Bodewell Group brand. Bodewell works with clients in sectors including water, energy, transportation, land and technology to build awareness, engage stakeholders and remove barriers to progress on complex infrastructure and technology initiatives. “In a period of historic infrastructure expansion, our clients need clarity and alignment,” said Wahl, who serves as Bodewell’s CEO. “Our expanded capabilities help them secure support, manage risk, and deliver results.”
MMGY and Las Vegas-based R&R partners are joining forces under parent company MMGY Global... HarrisQuest, the brand and reputation intelligence platform from The Harris Poll, launches HarrisQuest MCP (Model Context Protocol), which lets users easily connect an AI assistant to external data and tools... Curious Orange, a Dublin-based firm that offers strategy, creative design, digital performance marketing, and AI-enabled workflows, launches Curious Orange Live, a dedicated live experiential marketing agency.
The Messina Group is rebranding as Fortius Global and opening an office in London. Jim Messina, who launched the firm in 2013 after serving as campaign manager for Obama for America, will serve as CEO of Fortius Global and continue to set the vision, strategy, and execution for Fortius and its companies... The New York Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute names the new members of its NextGen Committee for the 2026-2027 term... Billion Dollar Boy, a social and influencer marketing agency with offices in New York and London, acquires Santa Monica, CA-headquartered Creator Authority.
Slowey McManus Communications is receiving a majority stake investment from Adi Sarosa, founder and managing partner of AA24 Communications... Seven Letter, a Washington, D.C.-based bipartisan strategic communications and public affairs firm, marks its 20th anniversary... Jack Morton launches a new global brand identity.
Peregrine, which specializes in asset and wealth management, adds a Los Angeles office to its locations in New York and London... The Dilenschneider Group, which was founded by Hill & Knowlton CEO Robert Dilenschneider, marks 35 years in business... Meltwater launches Intelligence is Always in Style, a marketing campaign based on a short-film series starring actress Kim Cattrall.
53Six, a Dublin- and London-based sports marketing agency, is acquired by Irish experience and entertainment group FUEL... Blue Highway Advisory releases a report that looks at how the shift from CEO to AI has changed the way in which consumers access information, and offers advice on how to handle the new landscape... Get Engaged, whose services include campaign ideation, social media management, influencer marketing, celebrity partnerships, content production and paid media, joins SAMY, a social-first agency headquartered in Madrid. 
