| Public relations M&A advisory |
| Top public relations advisers, ranked by No. of deals, Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2007 |
|
Rank |
PR firm |
Target adviser deals |
Target adviser share |
Acquirer adviser deals |
Acquirer adviser share |
Total no. of deals |
Share of total |
|
1 |
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher |
56 |
32.7% |
23 |
10.6% |
79 |
20.3% |
|
2 |
Kekst and Co. |
26 |
15.2 |
50 |
22.9 |
76 |
19.5 |
|
3 |
Sard Verbinnen & Co. |
31 |
18.1 |
38 |
17.4 |
69 |
17.7 |
|
4 |
Abernathy MacGregor Group Inc. |
18 |
10.5 |
46 |
21.1 |
64 |
16.5 |
|
5 |
Brunswick Group LLP |
10 |
5.8 |
26 |
11.9 |
36 |
9.3 |
|
6 |
Owen Blicksilver Public Relations Inc. |
10 |
5.8 |
13 |
6.0 |
23 |
5.9 |
|
7 |
Broadgate Consultants LLC |
7 |
4.1 |
7 |
3.2 |
14 |
3.6 |
|
8 |
Edelman |
4 |
2.3 |
6 |
2.8 |
10 |
2.6 |
|
9 |
FD International |
5 |
2.9 |
4 |
1.8 |
9 |
2.3 |
|
10 |
Gavin Anderson & Co. |
1 |
0.6 |
2 |
0.9 |
3 |
0.8 |
| Robinson Lerer & Montgomery LLC |
2 |
1.2 |
1 |
0.5 |
3 |
0.8 |
| Stanton Crenshaw Communications |
1 |
0.6 |
2 |
0.9 |
3 |
0.8 |
|
Totals |
|
171 |
|
218 |
|
389 |
|
Announced deals valued at $100 million or more
Source: www.MergerArbAlert.com |
