GEE, JEFFERY & PARTNERS ACQUIRES HEILE BURKE
By Adnews Staff
Toronto-based Gee, Jeffery & Partners has acquired Heile Burke Inc., a creative agency based in Cincinnati, OH. Financial details are not known. Heile Burke has five employees and clients including Cincinnati Museum, Great America Insurance, Heinz and Target. The acquisition was completed in mid-March. Gee, Jeffery has had a presence in Cincinnati since last year when it became the lead agency for Cincinnati Bell and opened an office there to handle the account. To accommodate the combined operations of the two shops and the total staff roster of 16, the employees will move into a new office which will operate under the Gee, Jeffery name. Since the acquisition was completed the agency has acquired two new clients, located in Georgia and Bridgetown, Barbados. "It has confirmed what we believed from the outset," said chief executive Peter Jeffery. "Namely that a great creative agency based in Cincinnati can win business from clients anywhere in North America."