Porta Communications has acquired parts of WSM

portaAIM-listed international marketing and communications business Porta Communications, which owns PR agencies Newgate and 13, has acquired two businesses from WSM Communications Group.

The acquisitions have been made to expand Porta’s digital capabilities and the businesses incorporate a digital team of 12 specialists and seven print management and design specialists, providing between them full studio design and art-working capabilities and a full digital design and production unit.

The two businesses generated approximately £1.3m of fee income and a small profit in the 11-month period to February 2014.

For the full story read PR Week and the press release click Porta