Barabino & Partners in Germany relaunches with new brand identity as part of one of Europe´s leading communications consultancies

Growth ambitions for 2025 after integration process in Germany visible at barabino.de and on LinkedIn.

Berlin, Munich, 3 February 2025 – After the successful integration of the Franco-German strategic communications consultancy B2P Communications Consulting into the Italian market leader Barabino & Partners (B&P), the team is now joining forces under a new consolidated brand identity. With 150 consultants working across ten locations in Europe and the US, Barabino & Partners is establishing itself as a new European Top Player. This also reflects our new social media presence under Barabino & Partners International.

The German B&P team stands out for its high degree of internationality: Together, its
15 employees in Berlin and Munich cover six languages as native speakers (German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Polish). The further development of its offering is driven by a
four-member leadership team:

  • Philipp Lehmann (46) heads the German team as Partner and Managing Director. Following various leading positions at Airbus, his industry focus lies on AeroSpace & Defence and Mobility. With special expertise in the areas of executive positioning, crisis & change communication as well as tech & start-ups, he drives international growth activities.
  • As Director, Manuel Fuchs (49) heads the Public Affairs and Franco-German activities of the team.  Having worked with Total Energies as Head of External Communications as well as with international network agencies in Paris and Berlin, his focus lies on energy, industry and mobility. He also draws on special expertise in financial and ESG communications.
  • As Senior Manager, Laura König (33) oversees the HealthCare & Pharma, Retail and Fashion sectors. She is responsible for social media as well as digital comms & tools. In addition to Corporate Affairs, she is an expert in events and internal communications.
  • As Senior Manager, Lorenzo Magri (40) leads the German-Italian business of the team.
    With over ten years of experience in public relations, his focus lies on industry, banks, B2B business and institutions. In addition to corporate communications, he draws on extensive expertise in the trade press and digital marketing.

Barabino & Partners was founded in 1985 and has since grown into one of the leading
full-service agencies in Europe. With an annual turnover of 20 million euros, the group offers its clients multilingual consultants across ten locations in seven countries: Germany (Berlin, Munich), Italy (Milan, Rome, Genoa), France (Paris), Belgium (Brussels), UK (London), Spain (Madrid) and the USA (New York). B&P has continuously ranked among the Top5 European agencies for M&A communication for many years.

In 2024, B&P joined forces with five strong partners under the Excellera Advisory Group , each of which a leader in its respective industry: Cattaneo Zanetto Pomposo (Public Affairs, Lobbying & Political Intelligence), Community (Reputation Management) and Excellera Intelligence (Data Science & AI) as well as Value Relations (HealthCare) and Public Affairs Advisors (Energy, Environment and Infrastructure). In 2024, Excellera achieved a combined turnover of 60 million euros with a total workforce of around 300 consultants. In the recently published Mergermarket’s M&A ranking, Excellera ranked #1 in Europe and #5 worldwide (in terms of deals handled in 2004).