Investor Relations for Acquisition Spanning Two Foreign Stock Exchanges
New York/Portland, Ore. — Jan. 30, 2012 — LANE PR, an independently owned public relations, investor relations and social media agency, was retained by Infinova to provide strategic counsel for a multinational acquisition last month. Infinova, a global provider of complete video surveillance solutions, entered into an [...]

Agency Reports 7.2% Revenue Growth over 2010
New York/Portland, Ore. — Jan. 26, 2012 — LANE PR, an independently owned public relations, investor relations and social media agency, grew revenue by 7.2 percent in 2011 relative to 2010. In addition, LANE PR welcomed new staff and new clients and garnered three industry awards.
“Although the economy again [...]

Move Strengthens Agency’s Digital Communications Focus
PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 12, 2011) – LANE PR, an independently owned public relations, investor relations and social media agency, has appointed Amy Paterson as vice president of social media. In this newly created role, Paterson will oversee social media strategy for client projects as well as lead the agency’s digital [...]

Developing Trends:  Goat and Greens, Anyone?
Hello Comforting “Homegrown” and “Homemade”; Good-bye Fussy “Foodies” and “Locavores”
NEW YORK — Oct. 24, 2011 — LANE PR, an independently owned, national public relations agency, announced the results of its third annual survey of food and beverage professionals from coast to coast. According to the LANE PR U.S. Food and [...]

Doubles Size of IB Division, Expands Industry Expertise
Portland, Ore – Feb. 1, 2012 – D.A. Davidson & Co., a national full-service investment firm based in the Northwest, today announced it has acquired McGladrey Capital Markets LLC (MCM), an investment banking firm headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. The acquisition will double the size of Davidson’s investment [...]

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Consumer Cellular has grown its revenue from $17 million to $185 million in just six years by selling the newest technology to the oldest American consumers.
Now the Tigard-based mobile phone service provider expects to add as many as 250 jobs to its current employment base of 450 in 2012 and grow revenue by 35 percent [...]

An investor group, led by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo, announced on Friday that it had agreed to purchase Blue Coat Systems, a maker of enterprise security and network software, for $1.3 billion in cash.
The group, which includes the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, will pay Blue Coat’s shareholders $25.81 — a 48 percent premium [...]

LANE PR has worked on nearly 50 acquisitions for clients over a broad range of industries.  Recently, however, I had the opportunity to be part of the team on a very unusual deal that involved working with two foreign stock exchanges.  LANE PR was brought in by Infinova, a global provider of complete video surveillance [...]

On Monday, Dec. 5, LANE PR was honored to join the culinary community in celebrating Portland’s Rising Stars together with sponsor (and LANE client) Wines from Spain.
The event, which took place at the Nines Hotel, named the best-of-the-best on the Portland food scene, including:
Chefs:
• Aaron Barnett, St. Jack
• Greg Perrault, June
• Sarah Pliner, Kat Whitehead & Jasper Sheen, Aviary
• Naomi [...]

Earlier this month, the LANE PR Portland office was pleased to have Wines from Spain’s director, Katrin Naelapaa, join us for a few days out west. It was her first time to Oregon, and we promised a good time.
We started Katrin’s tour by visiting Portland’s Pearl District, NW 23rd Avenue and Reed College. We then [...]

On Friday, Dec. 9, Dutch Bros., a LANE PR client, will celebrate Buck For Kids, an annual event where the coffee company donates proceeds from every beverage sold to a children’s organization.
Buck For Kids will take place at all 173 Dutch Bros. locations across seven western states. Last year, Dutch Bros. contributed $90,000 to children’s [...]