Dukas Linden Public Relations

What Dukas Linden Public Relations does

Dukas Linden Public Relations (DLPR) is a New York-headquartered financial public relations agency founded in 2002 by Richard Dukas. The firm serves enterprise clients across five practice areas: Asset and Wealth Management, Financial Services, Fintech and B2B Tech, Blockchain and Crypto, and Professional Services. Named clients span traditional and alternative asset managers (Neuberger Berman, Eaton Vance, Brandes Investment Partners, Gabelli Funds, Brown Advisory, MetLife Investment Management, Robeco, Adams Street Partners, Global X ETFs, Innovator ETFs), banks and capital markets intermediaries (Citizens Bank, Raymond James, Evercore), crypto and blockchain participants (ARK Invest, Bitwise Investments, Avalanche, Cipher, Provenance Blockchain), and professional services firms (EisnerAmper, London Business School, Okapi Partners), with combined client AUM of approximately $2.7 trillion.

The firm's service offering is organized around eight integrated capabilities — Strategic Positioning and Messaging, Media Relations, Media Training and Executive Coaching, Digital and Social Media, Content Development, Transaction Communications, Crisis and Reputation Management, and Conference and Public Speaking Support. A dedicated broadcast team maintains cultivated relationships with CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and Yahoo Finance, and secured more than 1,100 national and international broadcast segments for clients in a recent year; the firm aggregates more than 984 top-tier national media placements annually and was ranked No. 8 in O'Dwyer's 2025 financial PR rankings with $10.1M in income, marking the 11th consecutive year in the top 10. In May 2026, DLPR was acquired by Infinite, a transatlantic communications and reputation management firm backed by ParkSouth Ventures, with DLPR President Seth Linden joining Infinite's leadership and Richard Dukas serving as senior advisor.

DLPR generates revenue through professional services fees for retainer-based strategic communications, media relations, crisis management, content development, and transaction communications. Pricing is custom and quote-based with annual billing cadence, targeted at enterprise financial institutions and asset managers rather than SMB or transactional customers. The firm employs 30+ professionals across offices in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and Denver, with the team skewing toward senior, long-tenured talent drawn from journalism (ABC News, ESPN, NBC affiliates, The New York Times, Dow Jones) and corporate communications backgrounds.

Name

Dukas Linden Public Relations

Legal name

Dukas Linden Public Relations, Inc.

Website

https://dlpr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dukas Linden Public Relations is a New York-headquartered financial public relations agency serving enterprise clients in asset and wealth management, financial services, fintech, blockchain/crypto, and professional services through media relations, transaction communications, and crisis management, with a dedicated broadcast team and a roster of more than 25 named institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. PR and Communications Services: DLPR generates revenue through professional services fees for strategic communications, media relations, crisis management, content development, and broadcast services for financial services clients. The firm achieved record $10 million in client billings in 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dukas Linden Public Relations (DLPR) is a strategic financial public relations agency that delivers media relations, strategic positioning, crisis and reputation management, transaction communications, content development, and broadcast media services to enterprise clients in asset and wealth management, financial services, fintech/B2B tech, blockchain/crypto, and professional services. The firm operates on retainer/engagement-based relationships, deploying senior-led teams with prior financial journalism backgrounds to secure top-tier earned media coverage and thought leadership for clients.

Product overview

Dukas Linden Public Relations (DLPR) is a nationally recognized financial PR agency offering a portfolio of eight integrated capabilities: Strategic Positioning + Messaging, Media Relations, Media Training + Executive Coaching, Digital + Social Media, Content Development, Transaction Communications, Crisis + Reputation Management, and Conference + Public Speaking Support. These capabilities are organized around five specialized practice areas: Asset + Wealth Management, Financial Services, Fintech + B2B Tech, Blockchain + Crypto, and Professional Services. The agency delivers services to clients across the United States from offices in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and Denver. DLPR has over 30 employees and serves clients representing $2.7T in total AUM, with $10M in client billings in 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Positioning + Messaging Develops and refines corporate narratives through executive interviews, competitive research, and message development to establish a company's unique position in the marketplace. Offered to enterprise financial services clients.
• Media Relations Cultivates relationships with influential national, international, and trade media across online, print, and broadcast channels to secure consistent coverage in top-tier outlets for enterprise clients.
• Media Training + Executive Coaching Provides media coaching and refresher services tailored to each executive's needs, including messaging development, interview preparation, and simulated practice sessions for C-suite executives and senior leaders.
• Digital + Social Media Develops and manages integrated digital and social media programs, including editorial calendars, content drafting, and guidance on paid social media campaigns for financial services clients.
• Content Development Creates branded content including op-eds, website copy, white papers, newsletters, video scripts, investor presentations, and blog posts for financial services and professional services clients.
• Transaction Communications Develops and executes comprehensive communications strategies for corporate transactions including M&A, portfolio company acquisitions, IPOs, bankruptcy filings, and activist campaigns for financial services clients.
• Crisis + Reputation Management Provides crisis communications and reputation management strategies, including crisis preparation training and guidance through events such as activist shareholders, financial performance issues, litigation, and executive transitions.
• Conference + Public Speaking Support

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,150+ top-tier national media placements in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDLPR partnered with PEWIN to provide strategic communications counsel and executive-level programming on key public relations and industry topics for PEWIN members. DLPR's Jansel Murad serves as account manager and strategist for the preeminent organization for senior-level women in private equity.
• Infinite GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInfinite acquired DLPR in May 2026, establishing Infinite as a premier firm for both professional services and financial services industries. DLPR's President Seth Linden assumed a leadership role within Infinite while Richard Dukas serves as senior advisor. Combined entity has offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and London.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Prosek Partners: Independent financial and professional-services PR firm of comparable scale serving asset managers, fintech, B2B tech, and professional services clients. Directly competes with DLPR for the same enterprise financial-services communications mandates and is frequently named alongside DLPR in O'Dwyer's rankings.
• Abernathy MacGregor: Specialist financial communications and shareholder advisory firm focused on M&A, proxy contests, crisis, and investor relations. Highly comparable to DLPR's Transaction Communications and Crisis + Reputation Management practices serving publicly traded and large private financial-services clients.
• Sard Verbinnen & Co (now FTI Strategic Communications): Premier financial and corporate communications firm specializing in M&A, crisis, activist defense, and IPO communications. Direct peer to DLPR's transaction and crisis practices serving financial-services and broader public-company clients.
• Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher: Boutique strategic communications and investor relations firm serving large-cap corporates, including financial-services clients, on M&A, crisis, and shareholder communications. Closely comparable in service mix and client profile to DLPR's financial-services practice.
• Kekst CNC: Global strategic communications firm advising corporates and financial sponsors on M&A, IPOs, crisis, and investor relations. Directly competes with DLPR for senior financial-services and PE/VC client mandates.
• ICR (ICR Inc.): Specialist communications and advisory firm serving public and private companies across financial services, technology, and consumer. Directly comparable to DLPR's Financial Services and Fintech/B2B Tech practices.
• BackBay Communications: Specialist financial-services PR and content marketing firm serving asset/wealth managers, fintechs, and financial tech firms. Comparable scale and vertical focus to DLPR, with overlap in fintech and asset management segments.

Broad incumbents

• Edelman: Largest global communications firm with a substantial Financial Services & Capital Markets practice and dedicated Financial Trade Publishing & Media group. Competes with DLPR on enterprise financial-services accounts but as part of a much broader portfolio spanning consumer, health, and tech.
• Weber Shandwick: Global public relations firm with a large Financial Services practice (housed under its Public Affairs/Specialty group). Competes for enterprise financial-services mandates but does not specialize exclusively in financial PR.
• Brunswick Group: Global advisory firm focused on critical issues and M&A communications for large corporates, including major financial institutions. Comparable in serving top-tier financial-services clients on transactions and reputational matters, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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