FVLCRUM and View Park Capital Acquire Burrell Communications Group
October 25, 2023
FVLCRUM Funds, together with View Park Capital and investor Channing Johnson, completed the acquisition of Burrell Communications Group, a leading multicultural advertising and marketing agency based in Chicago. The deal transitions ownership from longtime co-CEOs McGhee Osse and Fay Ferguson and names Tara DeVeaux as incoming CEO, with Johnson set to serve as Chairman as the new owners invest to grow the agency's capabilities and reach.
- Buyers
- FVLCRUM Funds (FVLCRUM Partners), View Park Capital (VPC), Channing Johnson
- Targets
- Burrell Communications Group
- Sellers
- McGhee Osse, Fay Ferguson
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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