NEW YORK —Stagwell has acquired Leaders, a Tel Aviv-based influencer marketing firm. Leaders brings expertise cutting-edge tech: their InfluencerMarketing.AI (IMAI) platform connects brands with a massive network of creators and offers powerful campaign management tools. This acquisition strengthens Stagwell's PRophet Comms Tech Suite with AI-powered influencer marketing solutions. Leaders’ founders, Eran Nizri and Yehonatan Arami, will join Stagwell.

WASHINGTON — JPA Health has acquired London-based medical communications agency, akt health. This marks the company's third acquisition in less than a year, following deals with BioCentric and True North Solutions.The partnership will expand JPA Health's global reach and strengthen its medical affairs and scientific expertise. akt health, known for its work with clients like Bristol Myers Squibb and GSK, will join JPA's growing network.

SÃO PAULO — IPREX, the heavyweight network of independent communications agencies, just announced the addition of Dialogue in São Paulo and Lift Consulting in Lisbon as partners. Dialogue’s roster includes global brands like Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Uber, and Zendesk. The agency has network of offices across the region (Miami, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina) and a strong network of local partners. Lift has over 29 years of experience and boasts a 100-person team.

CHICAGO – Media monitoring company News Exposure has licensed Contributed Content Connection (CCC), a platform for byline news article opportunities. In addition to News Exposure’s media services —monitoring, analysis, clips, contacts and more – the license enables the company to facilitate news media placements. CCC is a centralized hub for written article opportunities between expert sources and media outlets.