Bermuda PR firm has joined with 14 other communication agencies to form a new conglomerate.

The announcement from Troncossi yesterday said that the creation of Comya Global brought together firms from Latin America, Bermuda, the Caribbean and the US. In total, the combined firms - called a network of boutique agencies - can boast a presence in 18 markets, combined billing of $7 million, close to 200 staff and a portfolio of 260 clients.

A Press release said that Comya Global was formed to support clients in their global business, with a service that is local and personalised in each region, and aims to build up a client portfolio consisting of multinational and trans-Latin American firms looking for support with internal and external communications in several countries and region-wide, as well as local firms seeking to enter new market segments and small companies hoping to grow and access larger markets.The network members include Mart?nez, Frugoni & Asociados (Argentina), The Counsellors (Bahamas), Troncossi Public Relations (Bermuda), MVL Comunica??o (Brazil), Building Media Relations BMR (Chile), Dattis Comunicaciones Estrat?gicas (Colombia), Imagen y Comunicaci?n Estrat?gica (Costa Rica), Publipromueve (Ecuador), OYE Action (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras), Acqua Communications (United States), Illuminarte Communications (Jamaica and Barbados), CB Comunicaci?n (Mexico), Stratego Communications (Panama), Comunicaci?n Activa (Peru) and Staffeld & Co. (Dominican Republic).