Not long ago, private equity firms used to view investing in public relations agencies and software companies as a volatile industry. Recently, that’s changed. Marketing M&A, which includes PR and PR software, grew 2% in 2019 while overall M&A declined 7%, investment bank JEGI Clarity reported, highlighted by deals like…
RUDER FINNhas acquiredTHE SPI GROUP M&A FIRM THE STEVENS GROUP BROKERED AND FACILITATED THE TRANSACTION The Stevens Group is one of the leading acquisition facilitators in the public relations and digital marketing agency categories.
The Stevens Group, a leading marketing, digital and PR agency merger & acquisitions consultancy has announced that senior agency and corporate executive, Greg Sherry has joined The Stevens Group as an Affiliate Associate. Sherry, president of Sherry Communications Consultants (SCC), brings a diverse background to The Stevens Group team. Sherry…
French|West|Vaughan is acquiring a 50 percent stake in New York-based fashion, beauty and lifestyle shop AMP3. The two agencies will operate together as AMP3 PR in the New York market. AMP3 PR co-founders Dion and Alyson Roy will continue to direct the operation of the firm. FWV executive vice president and principal…
Ruder Finn has acquired RLA Collective, a marketing firm that specializes in over-the counter health and wellness – a move aimed at bolstering the agency’s marketing, digital and analytics capabilities. Introductions were made by The Stevens Group which also assisted in the negotiations. RLA Collective specializes in end-to end product…
Lambert, Edwards & Associates Acquires Owen Blicksilver PR Creates Top-10 Investor Relations, M&A Communications Firm Nationally Grand Rapids-based Lambert, Edwards & Assocs. today announced the acquisition of financial PR powerhouse Owen Blicksilver PR to move into the New York market. The Stevens Group engineered the deal. Blicksilver is noted for…
CommPro.biz, one of the leading newsletters covering public relations, digital/interactive and marketing, has announced the creation of a new CHANNEL focusing on mergers and acquisitions. The Stevens Group, a leading M & A facilitator, will sponsor the new CommPro.biz M&A CHANNEL and provide content. This new channel will literally cover the waterfront…
Some things were inherently meant to be “Do-It-Yourself” projects, like repainting your spare bedroom, planting a new bed of hydrangeas, or updating the latest operating system software on your mobile device. However, the sale of your PR firm is definitely not one of those things. With the recent arrival of 2018, we…
With the winter season upon us, there’s perhaps no better time to examine the mysterious phenomenon of what we refer to as “Cold Feet Syndrome,” a sometimes puzzling set of circumstances that cause a surprising number of PR agency CEOs to back out of a previously-agreed-to sale of their firm…
The Tony Award® Winning Crossroads Theatre Company Contact: Barbara M. Martalus 201-669-9490 bmartalus@gmail.com For immediate release December 14, 2017 Art Stevens Appointed to Crossroads Theatre Company Board New Brunswick, NJ — Crossroads Theatre Company announced the appointment of Art Stevens to its Board of Trustees. “The Crossroads Theatre Company is…