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Transaction & Advisory  |  January 2024

Morrow Sodali acquires Australian corporate communication consultancy, Domestique Consulting

Our corporate team led by Paul Miller, Simon Correggia, Sally Yang and Zafiria Stamboulidis acted for acted for the shareholders of Domestique Consulting, a corporate communications and reputation management consultancy, in its share sale to Morrow Sodali.

Founded in 2013 by Ross Thornton, Lauren Thompson, and Jim Kelly, Domestique has established itself as a leading adviser to Australian and international companies, working across complex and high-profile reputation management issues, transaction communications involving large scale M&A and IPO’s, strategic investor relations, public affairs advisory and listed company disclosure. Domestique has grown in recent years to include Managing Partner Jon Snowball and Helen Karlis.

Morrow Sodali provides corporate boards and executives with strategic advice and services relating to corporate governance, shareholder and bondholder communication and engagement, capital markets and intelligence, proxy solicitation, shareholder activism and mergers and acquisitions.

Article links:

https://morrowsodali.com/news-events/articles/morrow-sodali-acquires-australian-corporate-communication-consultancy-domestique

https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/morrow-sodali-shakes-up-corporate-pr-with-citadel-domestique-merger-20231208-p5eq1l

https://www.provokemedia.com/latest/article/morrow-sodali-acquires-australia's-domestique

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