Collected Strategies: Financial Communications Profile

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Collected Strategies is a financial communications firm launched in July 2023 by five partners who left Joele Frank, joined by Ed Hammond, a former senior Bloomberg deals reporter. The firm is based in Manhattan's Flatiron district.

Founder and Origin

The founding partners built Collected Strategies around specialization in M&A, shareholder activism defense, litigation, bankruptcy, and restructuring communications. The firm has grown to approximately 30 professionals in three years.

Clients and Category Focus

The founding partners have collectively advised on $3.5 trillion in transactions across their careers, concentrated in complex financial situations including M&A defense and activism campaigns. The firm was recognized in Bloomberg's 1H 2026 Shareholder Activism Review and cited in the Financial Times.

Approach

Collected Strategies commits 1% of annual profits to organizations supporting a free press, a policy the firm ties to its roots among former financial journalists. Hammond's Bloomberg deals-reporting background informs the firm's approach to press strategy during contested transactions.

Services

Core services include M&A communications, shareholder activism defense, litigation communications, and restructuring communications for corporate clients.

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