Overview
FGS Global was formed by combining Finsbury, The Glover Park Group, Hering Schuppener and Sard Verbinnen & Co., and is headquartered in New York.[9] The firm focuses on crisis and issues management, public affairs, reputation strategy and transaction and financial communications.[9] In August 2024 WPP agreed to sell its roughly 50% stake to a vehicle controlled by KKR-advised funds at an enterprise value of US$1.7 billion; WPP reported FGS’s 2023 net sales as US$465 million and its workforce as approximately 1,400 professionals.[10] PRovoke’s figures show 2025 fee income of US$585.0 million, up 16%, the fastest growth among the five largest firms.[2]
FGS Global strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Double-digit fee growth in 2025
- Deep specialisation in transactions and crisis work
Limitations
- Narrower consumer and brand-marketing offer than the large networks
- Majority ownership changed in 2024, from WPP to KKR-advised funds
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FGS Global alternatives and competitors
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