The network – which has acquired six agencies this decade, most recently adding Germany’s Gauly in November – is “finishing… our build-up in Europe” and will also open an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this month.

H/Advisors has worked with clients in the kingdom for more than a decade; recent examples include strategy services for the AlUla tourism campaign and the Riyadh Expo 2030 bid.

The network is also “looking for acquisition in Saudi”, with “maybe more to come” in 2026, the chairman stated.

Expansion in the US is planned, too – Fouks said it’s a “good time to make our mark in the US”.

He described the country as “a place for acquisition”, pointing to the new generation of independent, fast-growing agencies seeking a global network.

Organic expansion in the US is also on the cards. H/Advisors’ US business is “very strong in financial comms”, Fouks said, but less so in other disciplines. The US arm advised on the world’s largest IPO in 2025: the $30bn flotation of medical supply group Medline.

The chairman is also looking beyond the US, targeting organic growth opportunities where H/Advisors has worked but does not own offices. Canada, Brazil and India were named as ambitions.

Fouks said of the acquisition strategy: “We don’t want to be everywhere; we want to be in all the strategic places with a leading agency in the top five of the market.”

PRWeek will run a full interview with the H/Advisors executive chairman in the coming days.

The network employs more than 1,500 people across 40+ offices in Europe, the US, APAC and the Middle East. Its UK arm includes H/Advisors Maitland and H/Advisors Cicero.