PPHC Announces Acquisition of Reevemark

The maximum contingent payment depends on Reevemark achieving approximately 35% compound annual profit growth through 2031.

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Public Policy Holding Company (PPHC) completed its acquisition of Reevemark on November 1, 2026, for total consideration of up to $80.0 million. The New York communications firm will retain its name and operate as a standalone business within TrailRunner International.

Initial consideration of $28.0 million, expected to be satisfied November 2, comprises $26.6 million in cash and 135,744 shares priced at $10.3136 each, totaling $1.4 million. The cash payment is expected to use a new credit facility, whose closing is expected later that day. Additional contingent consideration of up to $52.0 million is payable in cash and equity.

PPHC expects immediate earnings accretion. Reevemark anticipates unaudited full-year 2026 net revenues of $11.2 million and profit before tax of $3.9 million, after adjustment for PPHC's remuneration policy.

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• Major pointCompleted Reevemark acquisition adds litigation, transaction, shareholder activism and crisis communications capabilities to PPHC.
• Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Acquisition is expected by PPHC to be immediately earnings accretive.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Reevemark anticipates unaudited $11.2 million net revenues for full-year 2026.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Reevemark anticipates unaudited $3.9 million profit before tax for full-year 2026, adjusted for PPHC's remuneration policy.
• Minor pointReevemark adds 17 professionals in New York to PPHC's communications business.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.PPHC identifies cross-selling opportunities between Reevemark and its existing client network.

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• Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Initial consideration requires $26.6 million cash, expected to be paid November 2, 2026. 8.5% of market cap
• Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Cash funding depends on a new credit facility expected to close November 2, 2026.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Expected issuance of 135,744 shares at $10.3136 each, totaling $1.4 million, dilutes existing holders.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Additional contingent consideration of up to $52.0 million creates a potential cash and equity payment obligation.

News Explained

The $52 million contingent maximum depends on Reevemark realizing approximately 35% compound annual profit growth through 2031.

The acquisition closed on November 1, 2026; the 135,744 consideration shares are expected to be issued on November 2, 2026 and, if issued, would increase PPHC’s share count and reduce existing holders’ percentage ownership, absent offsetting changes. The shares are subject to vesting periods.

The contingent maximum of $52.0 million would be achieved if Reevemark realizes approximately 35% compound annual profit growth through 2031.

Key Figures

Total consideration: Up to $80.0 million Initial consideration: $28.0 million Maximum contingent consideration: Up to $52.0 million +5 more

Total consideration

Up to $80.0 million

Reevemark acquisition

Initial consideration

$28.0 million

Expected to be satisfied on November 2, 2026

Maximum contingent consideration

Up to $52.0 million

Payable in a mix of cash and equity

Cash consideration

$26.6 million

Balance of initial consideration; expected to be funded through a new credit facility

Consideration shares

135,744 shares

To be issued to the Sellers as part of initial consideration

Contingent consideration growth condition

Approximately 35% compound annual profit growth

Condition for maximum contingent consideration through 2031

Net revenues

$11.2 million

Reevemark anticipated unaudited Full Year 2026

Profit before tax

$3.9 million

Reevemark anticipated unaudited profit after adjusting for PPHC's remuneration policy

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contingent consideration, credit facility, m&a

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"additional maximum contingent consideration of up to $52.0 million"

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"expected to be funded through a new credit facility"

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"including litigation, crises, shareholder activism, M&A, bankruptcy and restructuring"

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Establishes PPHC as a global leader in litigation and high-stakes strategic communications

Acquisition adds market-leading capabilities in litigation support, transactions, shareholder activism and crisis communications

WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Nov. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. ("PPHC", the “Group”, or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PPHC), a leading global strategic communications provider, today announced that it has acquired Reevemark LLC ("Reevemark") (the “Acquisition”), an elite New York-based strategic communications firm specializing in high-stakes situations ranging from litigation, crises, brand and reputational issues to restructurings, shareholder activism and transactions. Reevemark, which will keep its name, will operate as a standalone business within PPHC's TrailRunner International ("TrailRunner International" or "TRI") group. Reevemark further strengthens PPHC’s full strategic communications portfolio, deepening its market-leading capabilities in litigation, crisis and special situations communications alongside its existing strengths in corporate and financial communications and sports, without adding overlapping or duplicative infrastructure.

The total consideration is up to $80.0 million, comprising initial consideration of $28.0 million and additional maximum contingent consideration of up to $52.0 million.

Acquisition Highlights

• Founded in 2018 by Brandy Bergman, Hugh Burns, Paul Caminiti, Delia Cannan and Renée Soto (the “Sellers”), Reevemark provides strategic counsel for high-stakes, value-determinative and reputational matters.
• This transformational acquisition adds market-leading capabilities in litigation support, transactions, shareholder activism and crisis communications, and will be immediately earnings accretive to the Group.
• Reevemark is ranked in Band One in the Chambers and Partners 2026 Litigation PR & Communications and Crisis PR & Communications guides. Chambers has recognized Reevemark's litigation work since 2020 and its crisis work since the guide's launch in 2021, with all five Founding Partners individually ranked.
• Reevemark recently developed and launched Sentinel, a proprietary agentic AI simulation capability built specifically for high-stakes matters which models how key stakeholders will react to client actions and audience reactions over time.
• Adds a team of 17 professionals in New York and a roster of public and private companies, asset managers and select individuals across a broad range of industries.
  

Strategic Rationale

The Acquisition is a transformational step in PPHC's strategy of building a portfolio of premium strategic communications and advisory businesses that help clients navigate their most consequential issues. The Acquisition follows PPHC’s July 2026 acquisition of Tancredi Intelligent Communication Ltd (“Tancredi”), a strategic communications and advisory firm headquartered in London, which also operates under the TrailRunner International umbrella. With Reevemark, PPHC brings together leading litigation communications practices on both sides of the Atlantic, positioning the Group as a global leader in the field.

Litigation communications is one of the fastest-growing areas of the strategic communications market and a discipline in which Reevemark, Tancredi and TrailRunner International hold deep, complementary expertise. Reevemark also serves as a trusted advisor to board and management teams, with market-leading capabilities in transaction communications, shareholder activism, crisis communications, bankruptcy and restructuring, drawing on decades of big-firm experience, data-driven digital insights and battle-tested best practices. These capabilities complement TrailRunner International's corporate and financial communications platform and strengthen the Group's offering to clients in their highest-stakes moments.

The Acquisition creates clear and immediate cross-selling opportunities. PPHC's c.1,500 existing clients gain access to Reevemark's specialist expertise, while Reevemark's clients gain access to the scale and reach of the wider PPHC network across Washington, the U.S. states, London and Europe.

Stewart Hall, CEO of PPHC, commented:

“Reevemark is a game-changing acquisition for PPHC. Together with TrailRunner International and Tancredi, it positions PPHC as a global leader in litigation communications — one of the fastest-growing areas of our market — and adds market-leading expertise in transactions, shareholder activism, crisis and restructurings.

"This acquisition continues our strategy of accelerating growth through earnings-accretive acquisitions of complementary businesses in high-growth markets. Our pipeline remains strong, and we maintain significant liquidity to deliver on our growth ambitions and create long-term shareholder value.”

Brandy Bergman, CEO and Founding Partner of Reevemark, commented:

“We are thrilled to join such a well-respected global group. PPHC and TrailRunner International have the platform, the reach, the people and the structure to serve more clients worldwide on bet-the-company matters. From the start, Reevemark has been built to advise clients when the stakes are highest — in the courtroom, in the boardroom and in the market. Joining TRI alongside Tancredi lets us bring that counsel to clients seamlessly on a global basis, while keeping the senior-led client service and entrepreneurial culture that define our firm’s success. For our team and our clients, this is an extraordinary next chapter.”

Jim Wilkinson, Executive Chairman of TrailRunner International, commented:

“Reevemark is one of the most respected names in high-stakes communications, and its team has been on the front lines of many of the most consequential litigation, transaction and communications situations of recent years. In adding Reevemark to the Group, we bring market-leading capabilities across litigation, crisis, corporate and financial communications, and this combination takes a major step toward our ambition to build the world’s best advisory platform.”

Reevemark’s exclusive financial advisor in the transaction was GP Bullhound, a leading technology advisory firm which provides transaction advice and capital to the world's best entrepreneurs and founders. Founded in 1999 in London and Menlo Park, the firm today has 10 offices spanning Europe, Asia and the US. (www.gpbullhound.com)

Key Terms of the Acquisition

The Acquisition of Reevemark from the Sellers completed on November 1, 2026. Total consideration is up to $80.0 million, comprising initial consideration of $28.0 million and maximum contingent consideration of up to $52.0 million.

The initial consideration of $28.0 million is expected to be satisfied on November 2, 2026, in part by the issuance of 135,744 New Common Shares of $0.001 each at a price of $10.3136 per Common Share (the “Consideration Shares”) to the Sellers, totaling $1.4 million, and the balance of $26.6 million payable in cash, expected to be funded through a new credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility is expected to close later today, at which point a further announcement with details of the Credit Facility will be made.

The maximum contingent consideration of up to $52.0 million is payable in a mix of cash and equity. This maximum would be achieved if Reevemark were to realize approximately 35% compound annual profit growth through 2031.

The Sellers are subject to restrictive covenants, and the New Common Shares issued to Sellers are subject to vesting periods.

Reevemark anticipates (unaudited) net revenues for Full Year 2026 of $11.2 million. Anticipated (unaudited) profit before tax is $3.9 million, after adjusting for PPHC's remuneration policy.

About Reevemark

Reevemark is an elite communications firm that provides strategic counsel for high-stakes, value-determinative and reputational matters, including litigation, crises, shareholder activism, M&A, bankruptcy and restructuring, and regulatory investigations. Reevemark's principals design and implement comprehensive campaigns to help clients communicate effectively with their core audiences, achieve their objectives, and preserve their reputations. The firm's strategies are underpinned by decades of big-firm experience, data-driven digital insights, and battle-tested best practices. Reevemark is consistently ranked among the top litigation support and crisis communications firms in the United States.

For more information, please visit www.reevemark.com.

About TrailRunner International

TrailRunner International is a global strategic communications advisory firm that provides crisis communications, financial communications, litigation communications, and ongoing corporate communications support to the world's top enterprises, institutions, and individuals. The firm also has a strong and growing sports portfolio through its TrailRunner International Sports business, providing strategic business advisory and communications support to sports clients around the world. TrailRunner International is headquartered in Dallas/Fort Worth with offices in New York, Nashville, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, London, Shanghai, San Francisco, and Truckee.

TrailRunner's success is grounded in its strong culture which nurtures its rich talent base, leading to high retention rates of both clients as well as employees.

About PPHC

Incorporated in 2014, PPHC is a global strategic communications platform that supports clients in enhancing and defending their reputations, advancing policy objectives, managing regulatory risk, and engaging with federal and state-level policymakers, stakeholders, media, and the public. Engaged by approximately 1,500 clients, including companies, trade associations and non-governmental organizations, PPHC is active in all major sectors of the economy, including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, financial services, energy, technology, telecommunications and transportation. With operations across the United States and internationally, PPHC’s services include government relations, public affairs and corporate communications, research and analytics, digital advocacy campaigning, and compliance support. The Company’s shares are admitted to trading on the Nasdaq Global Market and on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol “PPHC”.

Contacts

PPHC, Media and IR: Matthew Mazzanti; ir@pphcompany.com, +1 202-559-0172

Reevemark: Brandy Bergman, 212-433-4602 / Paul Caminiti, 212-433-4604

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How much is PPHC paying to acquire Reevemark?

Total consideration is up to $80.0 million, comprising $28.0 million initially and up to $52.0 million in contingent consideration. The initial payment comprises $26.6 million in cash and $1.4 million in shares. The contingent consideration is payable in a mix of cash and equity.

When did PPHC complete the Reevemark acquisition?

The acquisition completed on November 1, 2026. Reevemark will keep its name and operate as a standalone business within PPHC's TrailRunner International group.

What determines the maximum contingent payment for PPHC's Reevemark acquisition?

The maximum contingent consideration of up to $52.0 million would be achieved if Reevemark realizes approximately 35% compound annual profit growth through 2031. The sellers are also subject to restrictive covenants, and the new shares issued to them are subject to vesting periods.