Press Release: Frause : Allison+Partners acquires Frause

Allison+Partners, a global communications firm, has acquired Frause, a Northwest public relations firm, including clients and employees. Bob Frause, founder of the firm, will transition to a counsel role at Allison+Partners, where he will continue to advise his clients while working with Allison+Partners' executive leadership on global expansion opportunities."The addition of the Frause team reinforces our commitment to the region. In recent years, we have seen significant growth in the Pacific Northwest across all of the segments in which we operate," said Phil Carpenter, Senior Partner, West Coast at Allison+Partners. "Frause's seasoned and versatile strategists will fortify our core practice teams, extend our reach into new sectors and enable us to bring new services to our entire client base.""I am extremely excited about the opportunity this new relationship will provide for me and all of our employees and clients," said Frause. "While the decision to make this move wasn't easy, in the end it was clearly obvious: Why wouldn't you want to team up with the firm that was recognized as the 2014 Agency of the Year by the Holmes Report?"Gorkana keeps you up to date on the latest changes in the PR and journalist community. Please email us if you would like to subscribe to our Gorkana public relations alerts and/or journalist alerts. Follow Gorkana on Twitter.