MZ Group and Brazil’s MVL Communications Thursday announced the merger of their operations. MVL is a Brazilian leader in organizational communications, crisis management and solutions for dialogue between people and brands in classic and digital media. The transaction will be concluded this December following due diligence from both parties.

MZ Group is a multinational company and the world's largest independent provider of investor relations (IR), corporate communications, governance, market intelligence and applied technology services.

The merger gives rise to @titude Global, a leading corporate communications group with global footprint and the world's largest independent provider of investor relations services, with a particular focus on innovation and high growth markets.

With expected consolidated revenues of US$34 million in 2011, @titude Global provides exclusive services to more than 580 clients in 11 countries, through its offices located in Sao Paulo, New York, Chicago, San Diego, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei.

MZ Group and MVL Communications' shareholders and executives are joining forces and now share the same corporate vision: to be the world leader in their respective areas of operation based on innovation, perseverance, ethical conduct, merit-based culture and a firm determination to increase value for shareholders and society as a whole.

@titude Global is poised for the imminent convergence of all media and communications tools and the provision of multi-stakeholder platforms on a local and global scale.

As a result of the merger, MVL Comunicacao will take control of BRIC Integrated Corporate Communications and will be headed by Nilson de Oliveira, an MVL Comunicacao partner since 2005. All of MVL and BRIC's client service teams will remain unaltered.

"There is growing worldwide demand for convergent solutions that eliminate the need to manage several unrelated suppliers, heralding an era of long-term strategic relationships," explained Nilson de Oliveira.

According to Mauro Lopes, founding partner of MVL, "the merger is taking place at a historic moment when communications and relationships are no longer accessories but essential core activities of any organization: the new civilizing paradigm demands dialogue between individuals and companies."

The leaders of @titude Global's other business units in will remain in place.

Rodolfo Zabisky, founding partner of MZ Group and CEO of @titude Global, said, "The move is another important step towards assembling a major confederation of entrepreneurs that will catalyze and lead the consolidation of the corporate communications, investor relations and governance business on a global scale.”

27th October 2011