APCO Worldwide strengthens global public affairs capabilities with acquisitions in MENA & Europe

APCO Worldwide strengthens global public affairs capabilities with acquisitions in MENA & Europe

Dubai: APCO Worldwide has acquired NGC International Advisory multinational agency based in Dubai, specialising in public policy, government affairs and regulatory affairs in the MENA region and Strategic Advice Italy-based public affairs firm APCO CEO Brad Staples announced today.

“I sincerely welcome our NGC and Strategic Advice colleagues to APCO and look forward to learning from their regional and global expertise and insight, on which many clients across industries, sectors and regions have relied,” Staples said.

NGC is led by a dynamic team with collective experience of nearly a century, serving clients across the region with offices in the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan and Pakistan. NCG Managing Director Mohamed Bahaa will serve as APCO’s managing director of public affairs in the MENA region.

Mamoon Sbeih, president of APCO’s MENA region, said, “this acquisition further reinforces APCO’s public affairs offering in the MENA region providing clients with enhanced public policy advisory and support, government relations and communications management, regulatory affairs support and management, policy and regulation monitoring, industry groups and associations management and executive training programs.”

“APCO and NGC share deeply rooted values prioritizing dedication, expertise, passion, equality and diversity and this common bond makes us stronger collectively,”