The Directors believe that Admission to AIM will:

• Assist in the growth of the business and its acquisition strategy through providing access to equity capital; and
• Enhance the Group’s profile and provide it with the ability to incentivise and retain its existing and future employees through equity incentives.

Highlights

Comprehensive suite of services across all key sectors:

• Catering to a diverse client base at all levels of the US government, PPHC’s integrated solutions, anchored in federal lobbying, expand the opportunities for public affairs advisory, research, and digital campaigns

Diversified revenue sources from blue-chip client base:

• Active, growing client base of over 700 corporates as at 31 December 2020, trade associations and non-governmental organisations in all major sectors of the US economy, including: healthcare and pharmaceuticals, financial services, energy, technology, telecom and transportation sectors.

Bipartisanship; strong positioning in a growing and target-rich market:

• Deep, bi-partisan networks and relationships at federal and state levels - well positioned to benefit from continued regulatory and technological disruption, expected to positively affect the growth and expansion of the strategic communications market.
• Well positioned for acquisitive growth and capability enhancements with established process for sourcing, negotiating and integrating quality, founder-led, small and mid-sized firms.

Proven track record of successful integration:

• Since inception and as of 30 June 2021, the Group has screened 80 potential acquisition targets, conducted financial due diligence on 45 and ultimately acquired 8 businesses.
• Since 2015, PPHC has generated 33.6 per cent. revenue CAGR of which 20.9 per cent. is organic.
• Forbes Tate Partners, Alpine Group and Crossroads Strategies have been ranked consistently in the top 20 federal lobbying firms (Bloomberg Government, OpenSecrets.org) and maintain a high market share despite a highly fragmented market.

Highly experienced management team:

• Management team brings decades of operational expertise across multiple sectors and a wide range of capabilities. Significant experience and track records scaling services businesses, including WPP plc.

Significant Addressable Market

• The Group operates in the highly stable US strategic communications market, which represented $17.6bn opportunity in 2020. PPHC is rapidly expanding its services and capabilities through organic growth and acquisitions and is well positioned to benefit from the broadening needs of large, global clients who want and need integrated solutions.