# Andrew Cole

> Andrew Cole is the New York-based deputy global CEO of FGS Global and co-head of its Global Transaction & Financial Communications practice. A Maine-raised English graduate who began in communications at Gavin Anderson, he joined Sard Verbinnen & Co. as a junior associate in 1998, rose to co-president and board member, and became deputy global CEO when SVC combined with Finsbury Glover Hering in 2021. His work centers on consequential corporate moments including mergers, activist defenses, IPOs, restructurings, and crises; away from work, he writes and records music and spends time hiking and fishing.

- **Role:** Deputy Global CEO and Co-Head of Global Transaction & Financial Communications at FGS Global
- **Organizations:** FGS Global, Sard Verbinnen & Co., Gavin Anderson & Co., Page Up Society, Education Through Music, Year Up
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in English, Connecticut College
- **Known for:** Rose from junior associate to co-president and board member during a 23-year career at Sard Verbinnen & Co., Was selected as deputy global CEO when Sard Verbinnen & Co. combined with Finsbury Glover Hering in 2021., Has been recognized by Lawdragon in its Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting for crisis communications in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1998** — Began his communications career at Gavin Anderson & Co.
- **1998** — Joined Sard Verbinnen & Co. as a junior associate.
- **2006** — Appeared as a Citigate Sard Verbinnen contact on public materials during Lionsgate's proxy contest, an early public trace of his special-situations work.
- **2020** — Was serving as co-president of Sard Verbinnen & Co.; by the 2021 combination, he was also a member of its board.
- **2021** — Named deputy global CEO, and initially one of the North America co-CEOs, in the combination of Sard Verbinnen & Co. and Finsbury Glover Hering.
- **2022-present** — Serves as deputy global CEO of FGS Global and co-head of its Global Transaction & Financial Communications practice.
- **2023-2026** — Recognized repeatedly by Lawdragon among its Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting for crisis communications.
- **2025** — Presented FGS Global's public market-minute briefings on the IPO recovery and trends to watch for 2026.
- **2026** — Commented publicly on the widening stakeholder demands surrounding M&A and welcomed veteran M&A lawyer Jeffrey Rosen to FGS Global as senior adviser.

## Achievements

- Rose from junior associate to co-president and board member during a 23-year career at Sard Verbinnen & Co.
- Was selected as deputy global CEO when Sard Verbinnen & Co. combined with Finsbury Glover Hering in 2021.
- Has been recognized by Lawdragon in its Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting for crisis communications in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026.
- Was named by Business Insider among 15 financial public-relations experts sought by CEOs, according to his official FGS Global biography.
- Was recognized by MergerLinks as a top PR consultant in North America, according to his official FGS Global biography.
- Co-leads a transaction and financial communications practice whose legacy firms have ranked first globally by M&A deal count and value in recent Mergermarket tables.
- Accepted PRovoke Media's 2024 Global Financial PR Agency of the Year recognition with colleague Emily Claffey.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Welcomed veteran M&A lawyer Jeffrey Rosen to FGS Global as senior adviser and said Rosen would contribute to work spanning transactions and activist defense.
- **2026-05** — Named to Lawdragon's 2026 Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting in crisis communications.
- **2026-01** — Commented on the need for M&A clients to engage investors, employees, media, regulators, and government leaders as FGS Global topped Mergermarket's global rankings for 2025.
- **2025-10** — Appeared in FGS Global's market-minute video series to discuss the IPO rebound, AI tools, and trends for 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://fgsglobal.com/people/andrew-cole
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewcolefgs

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