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Resolute Communications Sold To Publicis | SI Partners

Written by Nicole Revers | May 19, 2010 4:14:00 PM

Resolute has an award-winning track record, notably as the Pharma Times Marketing Communications Agency of the Year, the Holmes Report European Consultancy of the Year and as PR Week’s Consultancy of the Year. Headquartered in London with an office in New York, the consultancy’s client includes many of the world’s best known pharma and biotech companies.

Resolute will be merged with Publicis Life Brands in London and the combined entity will be renamed Publicis Life Brands Resolute. The new operations will employ nearly 100 communications specialists and will further strengthen Publicis Healthcare Communications Group (PHCG)’s position in the United Kingdom.

The founders of Resolute Communications, Paul Blackburn and Anna Korving, have been named Joint Managing Directors of Publicis Life Brands Resolute. In this role, they will now report to Alain Sarraf, President of PHCG Europe.

SI Partners also recently advised BLM Holdings on acquisition by leading advertising group Arena Media (Havas), read more about the transaction here