Auro Palomba, CEO and founder of Community, is the only Italian advisor in the 2023 'Top PR Consultants' ranking for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) by MergerLinks, a provider of services and intelligence in the financial sector that compiles one of the leading rankings of advisors active in M&A transactions worldwide. According to the ranking, which is based on the value of transactions in 2023, Palomba ranks 5th, having pursued more than 80 deals, of which 15 were accredited according to the parameters of Mergerlinks, which calculated a countervalue of around £8.6 billion.
Auro Palomba, CEO and founder of Community, said: "It is truly a pride for me to be part of this ranking as the only representative for Italy, alongside prestigious European colleagues. It is a recognition of the value of Community, and of the work and tenacity of the professionals who are part of it, with whom I want to share this success. It is a testimony to how the road travelled in our company's 23-year history has led us today to compete with the best international realities in a market - that of communications – which requires increasingly transversal skills and the ability to work alongside clients in the crucial stages of their growth".
Community has in 2023 exceeded 12.5 million turnover (+17%), with more than 200 active customers and the ability to manage every aspect of communication that have earned it top rankings in international rankings for financial communication advisors.
With offices in Milan, Rome, Treviso and a network of partnerships that extends to several other countries, Community is a multidisciplinary group active in the creation, management and defence of the reputation of companies and financial institutions. Founded in 2001, the company has gradually expanded its servicesaiming to confirm their distinctive approach in each: from the traditional communication e digitalskills related to the Training in public speaking and media training to the ability to create investigations sociological and market research entirely Taylor-made.
Community today includes 60 professionals located in the various locations and co-ordinated by the Managing Partners Roberto Patriarca, Marco Rubinoby Senior Partner Giuliano Pasini and the Partners Pasquo Cicchini e Giovanna Benvenuti.
From 2022 Community is part Excellera Advisory Group, Italy's largest corporate affairs consultancy, born out of the union with Cattaneo Zanetto Pomposo & Co. which saw the recent entry of Value Relations and the support of Xenon Private Equity.
