Excellera Advisory Group, Italy’s leading corporate affairs advisory group, ranked 2nd in EMEA in terms of deals handled in the first six months of the year, with a total of 83 credited deals, and 5th worldwide with 86 deals, for a total value of approximately USD57 billion globally. These are the findings of the rankings published by Mergermarket, a privileged financial intelligence observatory that compiles one of the most authoritative M&A deal monitors worldwide and lists financial, legal and communications advisers.
This was achieved thanks to the efforts of Barabino & Partners and Community – the two leading Italian communication firms – which are part of the Excellera Advisory Group together with Cattaneo Zanetto Pomposo & Co., Excellera Intelligence, IP Excellera, Public Affairs Advisors and Value Relations.
In addition to ranking as the first two Italian communications firms in the global league tables, Barabino & Partners and Community also maintained the top two positions in Italy by number of announced transactions.
Paolo Zanetto, CEO of Excellera Advisory Group, stated: “We are extremely pleased with the results achieved, which further strengthen our leadership position in the international corporate affairs advisory landscape. Excellera’s ranking as 2nd in EMEA and 5th globally is the result of the outstanding work of Barabino & Partners and Community – two flagships of our Group – renowned for their financial communications expertise and their leading role in some of the sector’s most significant deals. With the continued development of Excellera, as demonstrated by our recent acquisition in the Middle East, we are increasingly well-positioned to support our clients in facing global challenges, delivering ever more integrated and specialized strategic solutions.”