Auro Palomba, CEO and founder of Community, is the only Italian professional to feature in the top ten of the 2022 ‘Top PR Consultants’ ranking for the EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) according to MergerLinks, a provider of services and intelligence in the financial sector which compiles one of the leading rankings of advisers active in M&A transactions worldwide. Fourth place is taken by the The value of the 15 financial transactions directly overseen by Auro Palomba in his capacity as an adviser exceeds 9 billion pounds.
In 2022, Community exceeded the Turnover of 10.8 million, with more than 180 active customers; its position at the top of the a ranking for financial communications professionals This comes in the year in which Community launched Excellera Advisory Group, a firm with a turnover of 25 million euros that is Italy’s largest consultancy specialising in government affairs and reputation management, formed through a merger with Cattaneo Zanetto & Co. and with the support of Xenon Private Equity.
Auro Palomba, CEO and founder of Community, said: “I am very proud of this achievement at EMEA level; it is recognition that rewards the hard work we put in every day for our clients and confirms our position as leaders in our sector. It is a sector that is constantly evolving and presenting us with new challenges, which is why we have decided to join forces with Cattaneo Zanetto & Co to form Excellera Advisory Group, a true national champion capable of understanding clients’ needs, offering strategic vision and operational support in relations with all market players, and creating a model for internal and external development and growth that also looks abroad.” With offices in Milan, Rome, Treviso With a network of partnerships spanning several other countries, Community is a multidisciplinary group specialising in building, managing and protecting the reputation of businesses and financial institutions. Founded in 2001, it has expanded its services, with the aim of ensuring that each one reflects its own distinctive approach to: communication activities (Community Strategic Communications Advisers), to which have been added skills relating to training (Community Media Training & Public Speaking), digital communication (Digital Community), Public Affairs (Community and Public Affairs), analysis and research (Community Research & Analysis) and the first joint venture between traditional and digital media (Reputation Science), the result of a collaboration between Community and Reputation Manager. In 2021, in partnership with other companies, Community launched PurPle, the first competence centre dedicated to ESG. The following organisations are currently part of the Community: 60 professionals based at various offices and coordinated by the Senior Partners Giuliano Pasini, Roberto Patriarca, Marco Rubino and the Partners Pasquo Cicchini e Giovanna Benvenuti. The Community Research & Analysis activities are led by Professor Daniele Marini in his capacity as Scientific Director.
The full table: https://news.mergerlinks.com/league-tables/FY-2022-top-pr-consultants-in-emea
