AcquisitionsMay 1, 2026, 07:02 AM
PPHC's MultiState Acqui-Hires Lee Cowen & Nicholas Evans, Expands Practice
AI Summary
Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (PPHC) announced that its subsidiary, MultiState, has expanded its stakeholder engagement practice through the acqui-hire of Lee Cowen and Nicholas Evans. This involves the acquisition of assets from their respective management companies, Cowen Consulting, LLC and Putnam Strategies, LLC. The addition of these specialists, who bring an established client roster, is expected to accelerate the growth of MultiState's practice and enhance its ability to serve large clients with complex multistate strategies.
Key Highlights
- PPHC subsidiary MultiState acquired assets of Cowen Consulting, LLC and Putnam Strategies, LLC.
- The acquisition includes hiring federal, state, and local government relations specialists Lee Cowen and Nicholas Evans.
- The acqui-hire significantly expands MultiState's stakeholder engagement practice.
- Lee Cowen and Nicholas Evans bring an established client roster of major national companies.
- The move positions MultiState to better serve large clients requiring sophisticated multistate strategies.
- PPHC CEO Stewart Hall noted the opportunity to offer clients the full breadth of MultiState's and PPHC's capabilities.
- MultiState CEO Joe Crosby highlighted the acceleration of growth for their Stakeholder Engagement practice.