NEW YORK: Edelman has acquired Silicon Valley-based technology firm A&R Partners, in a deal aimed at building and stabilizing Edelman's Bay Area presence and technology offering.

Edelman’s Mountain View office will merge with A&R at the latter’s San Mateo headquarters, and will be branded A&R Edelman.

“What we’ve really missed is a Silicon Valley presence,” said Edelman president Pam Talbot. “We have got to be good here.” A&R also has offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, ...