Cicero’s entrepreneurial spirit and drive for excellence make them a natural fit within the Havas Group. The addition of Cicero to our AMO network reinforces our ability to develop best-in-class strategic advice to our clients in the UK and beyond. A warm welcome to the team!

We are delighted to welcome Cicero into AMO’s growing global network and we all look forward to working with their team. This is part of a broad strategic move to develop AMO capability in public affairs and policy, as governments around the world are becoming more interventionist in corporate affairs, particularly around M&A and governance. This was evidenced last year when Abernathy Macgregor, our US partner, opened its government affairs office in Washington, and Cicero’s presence in London, Brussels and Dublin will complement our already strong public affairs presence in France and Germany, delivered by Havas Paris/AMO and Deekeling Arndt/AMO respectively.

I am really pleased that Cicero has chosen to join AMO and work closely alongside Maitland/AMO to deliver a truly comprehensive strategic communications service across all key disciplines – at a time when the many aspects of communications and reputation management are more connected than ever. Clients have been telling us for some time that this is what they are looking for, and we are hitting the ground running in 2020 with a strategic vision, an approach and most of all a superb team that answers their needs.

The need for expert, political, research-led and corporate communications counsel has never been greater. Specialist market and regulatory understanding has become a “must-have” for businesses looking to navigate today’s political and media landscape. This deal ensures we will stay ahead of the curve. 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 Havas networks. I want to thank our talented team and I am certain our clients will feel the benefit.

This is a key milestone in the Cicero story. We are now part of one of the world’s largest communications groups and a network of specialist strategic advisors further strengthening our international offering. The acquisition brings many benefits. We will be able to do even more for our clients, attract additional market-leading talent to complement our existing expertise and compete for mandates on a global stage. I want to thank our amazing people and clients. It’s been quite a ride over the last twenty years and with AMO as our new partner, think what we can do in the next twenty.