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CG Petsky Prunier Advises Global Digital and Brand Strategy Consulting Firm Prophet on Its Growth Financing from Gladstone and Comerica CG Petsky Prunier Advises Global Digital and Brand Strategy Consulting Firm Prophet on its Growth Financing from Gladstone and Comerica CG Petsky Prunier is pleased to announce it has advised Prophet, a leading global digital and brand strategy consulting firm, on its growth financing from Gladstone Capital and Comerica Bank. Prophet’s unique consulting model helps clients unlock uncommon growth through marketing, brand, experience, innovation, and organization and culture capabilities. The firm operates differently from other consultancies, blending insight, strategy, and creativity with an optimistic yet pragmatic approach. Prophet has won awards globally for its work, including being cited as one of Forbes’ “Best Management Consulting Firms” for the past three years. Prophet has partnered with some of the world’s most successful companies, including Bank of East Asia, Cathay Pacific Airways, Chick-fil-A, Electrolux, Emart, Encompass Health, Formula E, Gatorade, GE, Marriott, Novant Health, Target, T- Mobile, and UBS, among others. With twelve global offices and more than 400 experts in marketing, innovation, digital, and design, the firm brings together the right people with the right experience to solve its clients’ business challenges. The growth financing will be used to fund future acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. In March, Prophet acquired Springbox, a leading digital agency headquartered in Austin, Texas. The combination of Prophet’s customer insight, management consulting, innovation, and design capabilities with Springbox’s digital strategy, digital experience, and demand generation capabilities uniquely positions the firms to bridge the gap between strategy and execution to deliver end-to-end solutions that drive digital marketing excellence. CG Petsky Prunier, with a team led by Sanjay Chadda, JP Michaud, and Edin Trto, served as the exclusive financial advisor to Prophet. We welcome the chance to work with you in the future. For more information please contact: Canaccord Genuity LLC is registered broker-dealer regulated by the SEC and FINRA. Member SIPC. Canaccord Genuity Corp. Member IIROC/Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Offices in other countries are offices of other companies in the Canaccord Genuity group of companies. Sanjay Chadda Senior Managing Director & Co-Head of U.S. Investment Banking Co-Head of U.S. Technology, Media, Marketing & Information Services Investment Banking CG Petsky Prunier New York City 1.212.842.6022 [email protected] JP Michaud Managing Director CG Petsky Prunier Charlotte 1.980.237.0380 [email protected] Edin Trto Director CG Petsky Prunier New York City 1.212.842.6015 [email protected] About Canaccord Genuity Petsky Prunier LLC CG Petsky Prunier is one of the leading investment banks to the technology, media, marketing, information, and e- commerce industries. In February 2019, Petsky Prunier joined the Canaccord Genuity Group to build a dominant, full- service middle market investment bank serving growth companies in our sectors of focus. Canaccord Genuity is a global, full-service investment banking and financial services company that specializes in wealth management and brokerage in capital markets. It is the largest independent investment dealer in Canada. The firm, which focuses on growth companies, has operations in 10 countries worldwide and the ability to list companies on 10 stock exchanges. Canaccord Genuity’s investment banking group provides mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, restructuring, debt advisory, and strategic advice for corporate, government, and private equity clients globally. CANACCORD GENUITY PETSKY PRUNIER LLC | 60 BROAD STREET, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10004 | 212-842-6020 Canaccord Genuity LLC is registered broker-dealer regulated by the SEC and FINRA. Member SIPC. Canaccord Genuity Corp. Member IIROC/Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Offices in other countries are offices of other companies in the Canaccord Genuity group of companies. .
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