February 1, 2021 – Joele Frank was recognized as the #1 M&A PR advisory firm in 2020 by The Deal, marking the eighth consecutive year the firm has been honored with the top spot. The Deal rankings reflect U.S. transactions valued at $100 million or more, of which Joele Frank advised on 86, including 39 for the acquirer and 47 for the seller.

Joele Frank was separately ranked as the #1 Global M&A PR advisor (by deal value) in 2020 by Mergermarket, which considers transactions valued at $5 million or more. The firm advised on 167 transactions valued at a total of $523 billion during the year.

The firm’s recent M&A work includes representing S&P Global in its $45 billion merger with IHS Markit; AON in its $30 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson; Salesforce in its $28 billion acquisition of Slack; Gilead Sciences in its $21 billion acquisition of Immunomedics; Bristol Myers Squibb in its $13.1 billion acquisition of MyoKardia; Concho Resources in its $9.7 billion acquisition by ConocoPhilips; and Grubhub in its $7.3 billion acquisition by Just Eat Takeaway, among others.

January 25, 2021 – The Deal named Joele Frank as the #1 bankruptcy communications advisor in 2020, a year that saw a 29% increase in corporate bankruptcies. The firm advised on Chapter 11 restructurings of approximately $78.3 billion in debt for companies across industries, including aviation, healthcare, oil and gas, real estate, retail and technology. This marks Joele Frank’s second consecutive year in the top spot.

The firm’s recent Chapter 11 assignments include advising Ascena Retail Group, Avianca Holdings, Denbury, Frontier Communications, J.C. Penney, Pier 1, Mallinckrodt, Oasis Petroleum, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, Shiloh Industries and Skillsoft.