Shamrock Capital Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Highwire Public Relations
September 15, 2022
Highwire Public Relations, a San Francisco-based communications and digital marketing agency serving technology and healthcare clients, received a strategic growth investment from Shamrock Capital to accelerate capability expansion and growth. The partnership will support development of Highwire’s digital marketing, data analytics, public affairs and healthcare practice, with Canaccord Genuity and BrightTower advising on the transaction.
- Buyers
- Shamrock Capital
- Targets
- Highwire Public Relations
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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