Joele Frank Recognized as #1 M&A Communications Advisor in 2020 by The Deal and Mergermarket
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.
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.