NEW YORK: Middleberg Communications has acquired GS Schwartz & Co. after three months of planning.
GS Schwartz's team of eight staffers has joined Middleberg's 25-employee office, said CEO Don Middleberg. He added that GS Schwartz founder and CEO Jerry Schwartz has taken on the role of senior counselor, focusing on new business and client relations, and COO Rachel Honig became MD and principal at Middleberg.
“Jerry Schwartz and I have been friendly competitors for years,” explained Middleberg. “[He] decided he ...