[July 23, 2014]

Kal Goldberg Joins RLM Finsbury as New York-Based Partner to Further Strengthen the Company's Global M&A Practice

RLM Finsbury, a global leader in strategic communications and a trusted adviser to many of the world's most successful companies, announced today that Kal Goldberg, a former Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, has joined the company as Partner. Based in New York, Mr. Goldberg will further strengthen RLM Finsbury's M&A practice, adding to its U.S. proficiency in this area to provide an unparalleled global offering.

"For nearly two decades, Kal has deftly advised clients on the front lines of some of the most delicate and high-profile transactions, IPOs, restructurings, litigation and shareholder activism matters," said RLM Finsbury Chairman Roland Rudd. "Our company has long been a leader in financial and transaction communications. As we continue to develop a truly global, multi-disciplinary practice, hiring Kal will help ensure that we can offer a consistently high caliber of service in all of our markets."

Mr. Goldberg brings a wealth of M&A communications experience to the company, having advised on a number of high-profile transactions, including representing NASDAQ/OMX in its acquisitions of Thomson Reuters' Multimedia Solutions Businesses and the eSpeed platform, Allstate in its acquisition of Esurance and Answer Financial, KPN (News - Alert) in its successful hostile bid for iBasis, Constellation Energy in its investment from EDF and subsequent merger with Exelon, the Chicago Board of Trade in its merger with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and, most recently, CorpBanca in defending its merger with Itaú-Unibanco against litigation brought by activist fund Cartica Management.

Mr. Goldberg managed communications for the restructurings of American Suzuki Motor Corporation, Arcapita Bank and NewPage Corporation, as well as on the IPOs of FXall, RiskMetrics and NYMEX. He also has strong experience n proxy fights, senior leadership transitions, regulatory issues, board-level investigations, accounting issues and corporate governance concerns. Transactions led by Mr. Goldberg have received wide financial and communications industry recognition, including "Consumer Deal of the Year" in 2014 from M&A Advisor and "IPO of the Year" in 2007 from IR Magazine.

"We are excited to have Kal as a partner as we continue to build out our global capabilities," said RLM Finsbury CEO Michael Gross. "He joins a company that prides itself on having the most insightful communications professionals in the industry. Kal is a talented executive with a keen understanding of the challenges surrounding the multiple stakeholders involved in M&A and other financial transactions."

RLM Finsbury has managed some of the most complex, high-profile financial communications challenges and crises of the past three decades, most recently representing AstraZeneca in its takeover battle with Pfizer, Holcim in its pending merger with Lafarge, and Verizon Communications in its $130 billion acquisition of Vodafone's stake in Verizon Wireless (News - Alert). Mergermarket recently ranked RLM Finsbury one of the top M&A communications advisers by deal value globally.

"RLM Finsbury has a leading reputation for advising companies in the midst of financial transactions and other critical moments of change," said Mr. Goldberg. "With M&A and IPO activity continuing to accelerate, and with transactions becoming increasingly complex due to cross-border, regulatory, litigation and shareholder issues, I'm thrilled to join the company at this exciting time and to help my new colleagues take advantage of these market trends and growth opportunities."

At FTI Consulting, Mr. Goldberg led the special situations practice within the firm's strategic communications segment, where he directed teams focused on advising managements and boards on various financial and crisis matters. Prior to FTI, Mr. Goldberg was an investment banker with Avalon Group, where he executed financial transactions for retail companies, including leveraged buyouts and private placements. He was previously a senior member of Hill and Knowlton's corporate and financial practice. He holds an MBA in finance from NYU's Stern School of Business and is a graduate of Washington University.

About RLM Finsbury:

RLM Finsbury is a global leader in strategic communications and a trusted adviser to many of the world's most successful companies. The company has managed some of the most complex, high-profile communications challenges and crises of the last three decades, including some of the largest international M&A transactions, IPOs and other capital raisings, proxy fights, corporate restructurings, and public affairs policy campaigns, as well as major litigation and government investigations. With offices in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Asia, RLM Finsbury provides expert counsel and support to clients around the world on interactions with the media, financial markets, employees, customers, governments, and other vital stakeholders. RLM Finsbury was created from the 2011 merger of New York-based Robinson Lerer & Montgomery and London-based Finsbury. For more information, please visit www.RLMFinsbury.com.

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