Tavistock Communications

Clients in financial services have ranged from multi-national banks and infrastructure providers to fund and asset management businesses that include early stage and venture investors, emerging market specialists, pension fund managers and consumer focused product providers. Many of our clients operate worldwide with a presence in a number of different territories and Tavistock fulfils their London, and sometimes pan-European, PR and/or IR requirements.

In healthcare, we have many years' experience in the care home and primary care property industries - in the UK and in continental Europe. Our domestic and international biotechnology and chemicals clients are today increasingly focusing on products which minimise harm to both users and the environment, are fully recyclable and deliver the same or better performance than those they replace.

Our leisure experience includes working for football clubs and five-a-side operators, marina developers and operators, holiday and hotel companies, international brewers and gaming businesses. In retail, we have acted for clients involved in food retailing, garden centres, department store operation and fashion. Both leisure and retail sector clients often call on our real estate experience to exploit fully their capital investment in property assets.

Tavistock has significant experience in broadcasting, production and distribution as well as advertising and publishing. We have acted for clients involved in 'new' internet and mobile based media since the industry came of age. We advise businesses both quoted on public markets and privately held - where we have helped support management teams through fundraisings and trade sales.

We have particular expertise and experience in the international oil and gas industry resulting from longstanding clients in both upstream exploration and production and the provision of services to the industry worldwide. In mining, we have advised clients from the very largest, globally diversified businesses down to small, single asset plays in gold, platinum group metals, and diamonds. Tavistock also acts for an increasing number of businesses targeting the production and sale of energy from renewable sources.

Tavistock has been delivering communications services to the real estate industry since our foundation. Our comprehensive experience in this sector includes acting for agents and consultants; funds and fund managers; commercial and residential developers and investors; housebuilders and construction companies; and, professional / trade bodies. These clients operate, invest and fund raise in the UK and, increasingly, internationally as London has become a central hub in the worldwide property services industry.

We have always acted for listed or privately held clients providing support for business and government, whether this involves human resources, payment collection or professional services including management consultancy, law, accountancy, actuarial services and IT. Clients suporting industry are involved in activities ranging from waste management and collection services and products to smart metering, supply and distribution.

As a result of the science backgrounds of team members, we are skilled at explaining, simply, often complicated and technical stories to generalist investment and media audiences. The fast growing group of technology clients include those engaged in fields ranging from leading edge electronics, software, agriculture products, automotive engineering and telecommunications infrastructure.

Tavistock has been involved with the mobile telecoms industry since the first commercial service launch. This experience and expertise is complemented by clients focused on fixed line operation, reselling and the provision of services and products to operators worldwide. In this sector we have advised on the world's largest takeover to date, the IPOs of a number of innovative new entrants and the launch of new services to business and consumers as the trend towards convergence accelerates. Our telecomms team is second to none.