Havas Acquires Spanish Public Affairs Firm, Integrates It Into H/Advisors

(MENAFN- PRovoke) MADRID-French communications holding company Havas has acquired a majority stake in leading Spanish public affairs consultancy Acento Public Affairs, led by Alfonso Alonso and Pepe Blanco and with a team of more than 50 professionals across its offices in Madrid, Barcelona, and Brussels.

Acento will be immediately integrated into H/Advisors, the French company's global corporate and public affairs advisory network, and will expand its international advisory services in Spain, joining a network with 1,500 professionals across 50 offices worldwide. Acento will rebrand as H/Advisors and remain under the leadership of co-CEOs Alonso and Blanco.

H/Advisors has completed several acquisitions in recent years, including Gauly Advisors in Germany; Cunha Vaz & Associados in Portugal; Australian Public Affairs in Australia; and Klareco Communications in Singapore. H/Advisors has been operating in Spain since 2022 following the acquisition of Tinkle.

H/Advisors has also opened a new building in the heart of Brussels, bringing together the teams from Acento Brussels and Gauly Advisors.

According to Stéphane Fouks, executive chairman of H/Advisors and executive vice president of Havas,“Public affairs and strategic communications are increasingly central in helping our clients navigate political, regulatory, and reputational complexity. Strengthening our leadership in Spain and Europe, alongside continued investment in priority growth markets such as the United States, is essential;.”

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