Quick Details Overview If 2024’s M&A activity is any indicator, 2025 is set to be a pivotal year for agency owners and leadership teams. Whether you’re gearing up for growth organically, through acquisitions or preparing your agency for a strategic sale, one thing is clear—planning Continue Reading
CommPRO | M&A in PR Is Heating Up as Buyers Line Up for 2025 Acquisitions
With M&A activity in the public relations industry surging, agency owners interested in selling need to understand the market and motivations of buyers. Davis+Gilbert recently partnered with CommPRO for the Industry Member Breakfast “Capitalizing Communications: Trends in Mergers & Continue Reading
PRWeek | 2024 PR M&A Recap: More Buyers, More Sellers, More Deals
2024 was an incredibly active year for mergers and acquisitions in the PR sector. In an article for PRWeek, Corporate + Transaction Partner/Co-Chair Brad Schwartzberg and Public Relations Chair Michael Lasky provide an in-depth look at the M&A market and what drove trends across the industry and Continue Reading
O’Dwyer’s Public Relations News | M&A Deals in MarComms Sector Rose 10% in ’24
In 2024, the public relations and marketing communications sectors saw a 10% increase of M&A transactions compared to 2023, ending the year with a total of 99 completed deals. O’Dwyer’s Public Relations News referenced data from Davis+Gilbert’s PR/Earned Media M&A Activity Tracker in a Continue Reading
New York City Bar Association | Careers in M&A Law
Quick Details Session Overview This session, led by New York City Bar Association, will join together a panel of distinguished professionals in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) law to offer advice on how attendees can not only break into the field but also succeed. Career progression for Continue Reading
D+G Hosted Event with TobinLeff | State of M&A in the Marketing Communications Industry and What It Means for You
Quick Details Session Overview On October 17 and 19, Michael Lasky and Brad Schwartzberg will join Bruce Bishop and David Tobin from TobinLeff. to host and facilitate two unique roundtable events. These events will invite fellow business owners and leading M&A experts to Continue Reading
Davis+Gilbert Report Shows Specialty Firms Leading Strong Financial Rebound for Public Relations Industry
New research from Davis+Gilbert LLP, widely regarded as the leading law firm to public relations and marketing communications firms, demonstrates greatly improved year-over-year financial performance — and surging optimism for the future — among public relations firms. Specialty firms have done Continue Reading
Timothy M. Gladden Joins Davis+Gilbert’s Corporate Practice Group as Partner
Davis+Gilbert LLP is pleased to announce that Timothy M. Gladden has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Mr. Gladden’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity investments and securities transactions. He has substantial experience Continue Reading
2020 Proved To Be a Surprisingly Active Year in Public Relations M&A According To New Research From Davis+Gilbert
As an active advisor on acquisitions of public relations and integrated marketing communications firms, Davis+Gilbert provides insight on trends in the M&A market and published data about acquisition activity. In Davis+Gilbert’s most recent Public Relations Industry M&A Report, the firm Continue Reading
Rewards and Risks for Distressed Strategic Middle Market M&A
The Bottom Line During the bull market that followed the recovery from the 2008 financial crisis, we saw robust and sustained merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. Acquisitive companies pursued target businesses with strong balance sheets and bright growth prospects. Acquirers and targets Continue Reading