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As part of the agreement Cicero, which was founded by well-known Square Mile lobbyist
City-watchers expect a formal deal to be announced within weeks, with
"This agreement ensures we will stay ahead of the curve," said Anderson. "We will combine our world-class services to create the leading strategic communications offer and access the specialisms, expertise and creativity of both the AMO and the
The tie-up marks a beefing up of public affairs expertise for AMO, which is active in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as well as financial PR.
Last year the group's US lobbying division
"We are delighted to welcome Cicero into AMO's growing global network and we all look forward to working with Iain and Jeremy," said AMO chairman
AMO operates in 11 countries, and advised on almost 60 M&A deals worth over €230bn (£195bn) in the first half of 2019. Cicero will now rebrand to Cicero/AMO.
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