WPP Acquires Communications Agency JeffreyGroup

WPP (NYSE: WPP) acquired JeffreyGroup, a Miami, FL-based corporate communications, public affairs, and marketing consulting firm.

The amount of the deal were not disclosed.

With the acquisition, JeffreyGroup will join WPP’s Hill+Knowlton Strategies*, creating a communications agency presence in Latin America.

Led by Jeffrey Sharlach, Founder and Chairman, JoffreyGroup is an independent corporate communications, public affairs and marketing consulting firm in Latin America, with a 29-year track for companies and brands across a broad range of industry sectors. The agency specialises in developing brand and corporate communications programs and public affairs strategies for clients across a broad range of industries, including Amazon, American Airlines, AstraZeneca, Bacardí, Bayer, BlackRock, Johnson & Johnson, Marriott International, Salesforce, TikTok, and Walt Disney World Resorts. Headquartered in Miami, the firm has 330 people across offices in Mexico City, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Buenos Aires.

Headquartered in New York, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Inc., is an international communications consultancy, providing services to local, multinational, and global clients. H+K operates more than 70 offices in nearly 40 countries worldwide, as well as an extensive associate network, delivering award-winning campaigns to clients across all sectors and disciplines and with a focus on continued innovation for the industry.

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26/09/2022