WPP Majority-Subsidiary Finsbury Glover Hering Merges with SVC to Create Global Strategic Communications Leader

Sard Verbinnen & Co Acquires Oakhill Communications

September 8, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Sard Verbinnen & Co (SVC), a global strategic communications consultancy headquartered in New York, has acquired UK-based public affairs and crisis communications firm Oakhill Communications. The acquisition expands SVC's public affairs capabilities in London and across Europe and integrates Oakhill's team into SVC's existing London office and Public Affairs practice.

WPP (Hill+Knowlton Strategies) Acquires JeffreyGroup

September 21, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

WPP, through its Hill+Knowlton Strategies network, has acquired JeffreyGroup, a leading independent corporate communications, public affairs and marketing consultancy focused on Latin America. The deal brings JeffreyGroup's ~330 employees and offices across Latin America into Hill+Knowlton, doubling H+K's footprint in the region and creating the largest global communications agency presence in Latin America.

HPS Investment Partners Acquires Majority Stake in SGS & Co

May 1, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

HPS Investment Partners has completed a transaction to acquire a majority equity stake in SGS & Co, a global provider of technology-enabled brand design, digital marketing, and packaging artwork services. The deal restructures SGS's capital structure with substantial debt reduction and positions the company to accelerate investments in technology, automation, and service expansion.

KKR Makes Growth Investment in FGS Global

April 11, 2023

Consulting

KKR has made a growth investment in FGS Global, the strategic advisory and communications consultancy in which WPP remains the majority shareholder. Golden Gate Capital will exit its stake to KKR; the transaction values FGS Global at $1.425 billion and is expected to close before the end of Q3 2023.

Pinegrove Capital Partners (backed by Brookfield and Sequoia Heritage) Acquires SVB Capital from SVB Financial Group

September 26, 2024

Financial Services

SVB Financial Group has completed the sale of its investment platform business, SVB Capital, to affiliates of Pinegrove Capital Partners, with backing from Brookfield Asset Management and Sequoia Heritage. The transaction — a divestiture completed as part of SVB Financial Group’s post‑Chapter 11 restructuring — was for a combination of cash and other economic interests.

CVC DIF Acquires SPS International and CTC Moyson to Expand HiSERV GSE Platform

September 16, 2024

Transportation

CVC DIF (the infrastructure strategy of CVC) has agreed to acquire S-P-S International from Strikwerda Investments and management and CTC Moyson Airport Equipment from the Moyson family. Both companies will be combined with existing platform HiSERV (led by Roland Ueckert) to create a pan‑European ground support equipment (GSE) leasing and services leader; the transactions are expected to close in Q4 2024.