ICR
ICR is a strategic communications and advisory firm founded in 1998 by three former Wall Street analysts and headquartered in New York, with offices in London and Beijing. It combines investor relations, corporate communications and PR, IPO advisory, crisis and special situations, governance and activism defence, and creative services, and its site names Walmart, Abbott, Zoom, Shake Shack, Lululemon and DraftKings among clients. O'Dwyer's ranks it seventh among independents with $188.7 million in 2025 net fees and 379 staff. Nobody pays to be ranked.
Why it’s hereThe largest US firm built around investor relations and financial communications, seventh on O'Dwyer's 2025 independent rankings. Number 10 of the PR firms in the US.
Who leads itAnton Nicholas, CEO.
Estimated: $8,000–$15,000/mo, typical for US PR retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
A fit forPublic companies and companies preparing to go public that need investor relations, IPO advisory, crisis and corporate communications from one firm.
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 1998
- Team size
- 201–500 people
- Led by
- Anton Nicholas, CEO
- Known for
- investor relations · corporate communications · IPO and capital markets advisory · crisis and special situations · governance and activism
- Named clients
- Walmart, Abbott, Zoom, Shake Shack, Lululemon, DraftKings, Diageo, MongoDB, Planet Fitness, Campbell's
- Best for
- Public companies and companies preparing to go public that need investor relations, IPO advisory, crisis and corporate communications from one firm.
- Estimated cost
Estimated: $8,000–$15,000/mo, typical for US PR retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
- Office
- 685 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor · New York, NY · 10017 · (646) 277-1200
Sources icrinc.com, odwyerpr.com · LinkedIn ↗
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