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In 2011, Michael W. Kempner closed a management-led buyout of MWW Group from Interpublic Group (IPG)—ten years after the original sale. The move re-established MWW as one of the largest independent public relations agencies in the United States. This article details the buyout and its long-term impact.
Saudi Arabia remains a lucrative and growing market.
Saudi Arabia has become one of the world's most important communications markets — driven by Vision 2030, giga-projects, foreign investment, creator growth, and a national brand transformation operating at historic scale.
We. Communications (formerly Waggener Edstrom Worldwide) is one of the largest independent global PR agencies, founded 1983 in Portland, Oregon, by Melissa Waggener Zorkin. Pam Edstrom joined 1984. Independent and founder-led for 40+ years. ~1,500 employees in 100+ markets.
Most cities spend the marketing budget. Dubai built the operating system. 18.7M visitors in 2024. Always-on creators, paid optimization, AI-era citation depth.
Havas Red is the global PR agency micronetwork of Havas, operating on the "Merged Media" model. Rebranded from Red Havas in 2024. Global CEO James Wright. Part of HAVAS PR Network (40+ agencies, 25+ markets). Parent Havas SA majority-controlled by Bolloré family.
Golin Ketchum is the combined PR agency formed February 10, 2026 from the merger of Golin (1956, Chicago) and Ketchum (1923, Pittsburgh) following Omnicom's November 26, 2025 acquisition of Interpublic Group. CEO Matt Neale; Global President Tamara Norman. One of four cornerstone networks inside Omnicom Public Relations Group.
FGS Global is the leading global strategic communications consultancy, formed December 2021 from the merger of Finsbury Glover Hering and Sard Verbinnen. KKR-majority-owned (~80%) since 2024; WPP exited. 1,400+ professionals across 26 offices. CEO Alexander Geiser.
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher is the dominant U.S. M&A and shareholder activism defense firm. Founded 2000 by Joele Frank. #1 in U.S. M&A since 2013. #1 in activism defense since 2019. Independent, partnership-owned. NYC and San Francisco.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's 2016–2024 divorce was the longest celebrity PR case in modern Hollywood. Hiltzik Strategies for Pitt; Arminka Helic and Chloe Dalton in London for Jolie. Eight years of separate camps, weaponized legal filings, and strategic silence. The case study, the publicists, the lessons.
