Clare Advisors represents Elevate Public Affairs on its sale to Actum
M&A Advisory firm Clare Advisors (www.clareadvisors.com) served as financial advisor to Elevate Public Affairs, a female-owned California-based communications firm, on its sale to Actum, a global consulting firm built to solve complex problems for clients around the world.
Founded by Elizabeth Hansell and Becky Warren, Elevate Public Affairs (www.elevatepublicaffairs.com) is a full-service communications firm known for developing strategic, results-driven campaigns. The firm specializes in media relations, public affairs, community engagement, and issue advocacy. Elevate has led successful statewide ballot measure efforts, issue campaigns and advised clients across dynamic sectors including artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and online platforms.
The Elevate team also brings deep experience managing public and community engagement for airports and local governments, advancing complex land use and renewable energy projects, and supporting nonprofit and social impact projects.
“Actum is relentlessly focused on delivering real business results through a sharply differentiated platform and ensuring that our clients win,” said Becky Warren, Principal and Co-Founder of Elevate Public Affairs. “California’s economy is the fourth largest in the world, and the consulting model developed by Actum—where the focus is on senior people, deeply engaged at every touchpoint, solving incredibly nuanced challenges—is a perfect fit for Elevate,” added Elizabeth Hansell, Principal and Co-Founder of Elevate Public Affairs.
“We knew how to run our business but needed guidance to evaluate offers. From our first meeting to closing, John was impeccable – thoughtful, clear, and supportive at every stage. He created complex forward-looking models, advocated for us, and ultimately secured an agreement tailored to our interests. We are deeply grateful to John and the Clare Advisors team,” said Hansell.
About Clare Advisors:
Clare Advisors is a boutique Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Financial Advisory firm that specializes in servicing digital advertising, marketing communications, media, and service-based businesses. For more information, please go to www.clareadvisors.com.
