Pelham Bell Pottinger
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Pelham Bell Pottinger is the second biggest financial public relations company in the UK by volume of stock market listed clients, according to the Morningstar, Inc (formerly Hemscott) financial data group. It is a subsidiary of Bell Pottinger Group
, the public relations consultancy founded by Lord Bell and Piers Pottinger, which has been ranked number one for the past four years in PR Week
magazine's league tables. Bell Pottinger is itself a subsidiary of Chime Communications
.
Pelham Bell Pottinger was formed in 2009 by the merger of Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial and a competitor, Pelham PR, which had been founded in 2004. In its merged form it is run by Pelham’s founder and managing director, James Henderson.
The company’s M&A work includes acting for Northumbrian Water in its agreed acquisition by Li Ka-shing, for Richemont in its acquisition of Net a Porter, Qatar Holding in its acquisition of Harrods and for Universal Music in its acquisition of EMI Recorded Music
.
Bell Pottinger Group
Bell Pottinger is a public relations agency based in London, England. It is the PR division of its parent group Chime Communications plc. The Bell Pottinger Group, has been ranked number one for the past four years in both the PRWeek and Marketing magazine league tables.-Overview:The Bell Pottinger...
, the public relations consultancy founded by Lord Bell and Piers Pottinger, which has been ranked number one for the past four years in PR Week
PR Week
PRWeek is a weekly trade magazine for the public relations industry.PRWeek also produces research into the size and shape of the UK public relations industry including the annual ranking of Top 150 PR consultancies and Salary Survey as well as surveys into industry-relevant issues such as staff...
magazine's league tables. Bell Pottinger is itself a subsidiary of Chime Communications
Chime Communications
Chime Communications can be:*Chime Communications , a public relations and advertising company based in London, United Kingdom.*Chime Communications , a telecommunications company in Australia...
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Pelham Bell Pottinger was formed in 2009 by the merger of Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial and a competitor, Pelham PR, which had been founded in 2004. In its merged form it is run by Pelham’s founder and managing director, James Henderson.
Clients
The company claims to have 150 clients in total, including Imperial Tobacco, Kurt Geiger, Mulberry, Premier Oil, Qatar Holding, Richemont, TalkTalk, Temasek Holdings, Theo Fennell, TPG, Waitrose and Williams Grand Prix Holding.Mergers and Acquisitions
In the first half of 2011, the company was ranked 14th amongst global, and 8th amongst UK, M&A public relations advisers by Mergermarket, the Financial Times-owned mergers and acquisitions data company.The company’s M&A work includes acting for Northumbrian Water in its agreed acquisition by Li Ka-shing, for Richemont in its acquisition of Net a Porter, Qatar Holding in its acquisition of Harrods and for Universal Music in its acquisition of EMI Recorded Music
.
External links
- http://www.pelhambellpottinger.co.uk]
- http://www.bell-pottinger.co.uk/
- http://www.chime.plc.uk/