Milan, December 5, 2025 – Excellera Advisory Group, Italy’s leading corporate affairs consultancy, consolidates its international standing thanks to the results achieved by Barabino & Partners and Community, the country’s two premier communication agencies. Both Group companies have secured top positions in the MergerLinks rankings for the PR Consultants in EMEA category.
MergerLinks—a global financial intelligence and services platform—produces one of the most authoritative annual rankings of advisors involved in M&A transactions worldwide. Once again in 2025, Barabino & Partners and Community are the only Italian entities present in the rankings, confirming Excellera’s leadership in financial communication and corporate transactions across the EMEA region.
Community recorded 80 credited deals with a total value of £37.64 billion, while Barabino & Partners tallied 104 deals with a total value of £10.44 billion. These results underscore the Group’s strategic role in the major transactions currently reshaping the economic landscape at both a European and global level.
Paolo Zanetto, CEO of Excellera Advisory Group, stated:
“The recognition from MergerLinks confirms the strength and quality of our agencies—a milestone made possible by the dedication of our teams in Italy and abroad. Excellera’s international positioning, bolstered by our recent expansion into the Middle East, demonstrates our capacity to offer integrated, specialized strategic solutions on a global scale, opening new avenues for growth. Being the only Italian firms in the EMEA rankings proves the Group’s ability to compete with major international players and support clients and advisors in the most complex transactions.”
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