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# Stagwell deepens stake in Real Clear Holdings, adds two execs
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/stagwell-deepens-stake-in-real-clear-holdings-adds-two-execs/
- Published: 2026-09-29T12:19:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T12:19:12.000Z
- Description: MediaPost’s Steve McClellan reports that Stagwell has increased its investment in Real Clear Holdings, publisher of RealClearPolitics, two years after taking a 37.5% stake, while adding Jared Smith as president and Kristen Elliott as head of commercial.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Agencies, Deals, Steve McClellan, Stagwell boosts investment in RealClear

**Why it matters.** Stagwell’s Owned Media unit gains more control over RCH’s audience and commercial strategy heading into the next election cycle.

*Signal from* [*mediapost.com*](https://mediapost.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Steve McClellan*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-steve-mcclellan/) *·* [*read the original*](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418334/stagwell-increases-real-clear-bet-boosts-invest.html?ref=medianexis.com)*.*