Citypress climbs M&A rankings

Communications agency Citypress has been ranked as one of the most active M&A PR advisors in the UK, according to research by global market intelligence service Mergermarket.

The agency’s financial communications practice ranked 7^th in the UK by deal volume after providing strategic support on 19 transactions in the first half of 2024. Deal activity was generated from a broad client base of private equity investors, fund managers and corporate clients, including LDC, Ancala, FRP and The Lakes Distillery Company.

Sophie Millward, Director and Head of Professional Services at Citypress, said: “M&A activity continues to be a key focus of our financial communications practice. We support dealmakers at every stage of the transaction process – from due diligence and media training through to stakeholder engagement and media relations – and it’s great to see activity levels rebound.

“The first half of this year has been particularly active, with the rise in deal volumes reflecting the continued recovery of the M&A market as a whole. Business confidence is clearly improving post-election and as the economy begins to stabilise with a strong pipeline of deals, we expect activity levels to remain steady for the rest of the year.”

Citypress continues to be recognised as one of the best places to work within the industry. This includes securing its position as a top 20 independent UK PR agency in the PR Week Top 150 Consultancies ranking, PRWeek Best Places to Work Large Agency of the Year 2024 and PRMoment Large Agency of the Year 2024.