Permira, the global investment firm, has hired Montfort Communications as its UK strategic communications adviser. Founded in 1985, Permira advises funds with some €25 billion (£19.7bn) in committed capital across sectors including consumer, financial services, healthcare, industrials and tech. James Olley, senior consultant, is managing the brief. He will work with Noémie de Andia, head of communications at […]
The London Stock Exchange has appointed Cardew Group to provide comms support around its proposed £21bn merger with German stock exchange Deutsche Börse. Cardew’s appointment coincides with yesterday’s news that the LSE and Deutsche Börse had agreed the terms for a “merger of equals“. Under the terms of the proposed deal, LSE shareholders will own 45.6% of the […]
New challenger bank Tandem has appointed Eulogy as its retained PR agency ahead of its launch later this year. Tandem claims to be on a mission to create a “good bank” that only does well when its customers do well. It launches later this year with a range of current accounts, credit cards and loans helping customers manage […]
With the winner of the 2016 Suzy Ferguson Spirit Award set to be announced tomorrow, find out what makes the five shortlisted candidates stand out from the crowd. The people who nominated them explain how each candidate has shown exceptional character, integrity and determination, and why they recommended their colleagues for this unique and prestigious industry award. […]
Lifestyle agency Stir PR has been brought in to promote pregnancy programme Emma’s Diary and help launch new parenting website Families, following a three-way pitch process. Part of the Lifecycle Marketing group, Emma’s Diary provides pre-natal, pregnancy and early post-natal advice from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and other industry specialists. Families is […]
Simon Bainbridge, editorial director of The British Journal of Photography, on the 162-year-old magazine’s recent redesign, writing about the ideas behind images and his healthy relationship with PRs. The British Journal of Photography is the world’s longest running photography publication. Who are your readers and what interests them? Our core readership is professional photographers and people […]
Alma PR is providing comms support to UK utilities supplier Yü Group following a successful float on London’s AIM market. Yü Group is an independent supplier of gas and electricity which focuses on UK SMEs. It raised £10m in what the company describes as a “heavily over-subscribed placing”. The company intends to use the raised funds to accelerate its growth in […]
Travel tech specialist Amadeus has hired Speyside to provide PR support across South America following a review of its comms support in the region. Amadeus is a B2B global technology company that works with clients across the tourism industry. It develops tech in areas such as booking, pricing, ticketing and managing reservations. Speyside will work with Amadeus’ teams […]
Edgar Stewart Selection (ESS), a professional services recruitment firm, has appointed Scottish consultancy Lynda Hamilton Communications to manage PR and marketing activity for its three Edinburgh-based recruitment brands. The five-figure contract will see Lynda Hamilton Comms overseeing external communications for Edgar Stewart and its spin-out brands, Talented and Focus, which target the SME community. The brands were […]
British luxury lifestyle brand Belstaff has hired W as its retained global social media agency. W has been appointed to deliver content and engagement for Belstaff, with a commercially driven social strategy. The agency plans to “apply an integrated approach to social storytelling” and drive interactivity across the brand’s social communities, providing support around seasonal […]