Thursday 1 March 2012,
Grosvenor House Hotel, London, W1
For further information contact the event organisers Julia Peachey, Jo Thomas or Christine Restall,
Ford Sinclair Ltd.
Tel: 01277 356 594 or
01277 350 557
Mobile: 07866 567 713
e-mail:
julia.peachey@ford-sinclair.co.uk
jo.thomas@ford-sinclair.co.uk
christine.restall@ford-sinclair.co.uk
© PLC Awards Dinner.
The PLC Awards Dinner, based on an original idea by Ford Sinclair Ltd
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PwC | http://www.pwc.co.uk
At PwC LLP (www.pwc.co.uk) we aim to deliver outstanding services to our clients by putting quality, integrity and relationships at the heart of our approach. We provide industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for our clients and their stakeholders. More than 163,000 people in 151 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.
London Stock Exchange | www.londonstockexchange.com
The London Stock Exchange plays a vital role in maintaining London’s position as one of the world’s leading financial centres. As the UK’s major stock exchange and the most international of all exchanges worldwide, the Exchange offers companies of all sizes the opportunity to raise capital. An expanding range of services, including seminars, internet information and regular publications, are available to all pre-float and existing quoted companies on the London Stock Exchange’s markets
Financial Times | http://www.ft.com
The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business newspapers, recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. Providing extensive news, comment and analysis, the newspaper is printed at 23 print sites across the globe and has a readership of more than 1.3 million people worldwide. FT.com is one of the world's leading business information websites and the internet partner of the FT newspaper. Its ability to deliver breaking news, instant analysis, multi-channel news alerts and a searchable five year archive has made it an essential tool for the global business community.
Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs. Barclays Capital has offices around the world, employs over 24,000 people and has the global reach, advisory services and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide.
For further information about Barclays Capital, please visit our website www.barclayscapital.com.
Broker Profile | http://www.broker-profile.com
Broker Profile is a market leading Investor Relations Consultancy that focuses on targeting private client fund managers and stockbrokers. This group of investors manages and advises over £500 billion of assets. The Company has a large client base drawn from the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 through to Small Cap and AIM companies. We have a team of experienced executives who possess a unique insight into the investor dynamics of individual stockbrokers, private client portfolio managers and private client fund managers across the UK.
College Hill Limited | http://www.collegehill.com/
College Hill is a leading financial and corporate PR consultancy, which is totally committed to helping its clients gain the profile they deserve. With its consultants drawn from the full range of City disciplines, the firm has earned a reputation for making the difference and is passionate about promoting its clients' best interests. Our structured and analytical approach ensures that all the firm's 140+ clients' communications objectives are achieved. Equipped with the latest technology to remain at the forefront of modern communications, College Hill supports its clients with a full range of in-house services, including research, presentations, video conferencing and all types of corporate design.
Espirito Santo Investment Bank | http://www.execution-noble.com/
Espirito Santo Investment Bank ("Espirito Santo") is the investment banking subsidiary of Banco Espirito Santo Group. Over the past ten years, Espirito Santo has invested in international expansion and recently acquired a controlling stake in Execution Noble.
The business is founded on two cornerstones: financial markets expertise, and a proven international distribution platform. With particular strength in its home markets Iberia and the UK, Espirito Santo also has a long-established presence in some of the key emerging economies – Brazil, India, Poland and Africa.
Espirito Santo offers a full range of products including: Pan Euro Equities, UK Mid Cap Equities, Indian Mid Cap Equities, Brazilian Equities; Project and Acquisition Finance; Corporate Finance M&A; Equity Capital Markets; Debt Capital Markets; Corporate Broking; Corporate Access; Derivatives; Fixed Income; Sales and Trading; Securitisation; Private Equity plus a unique Reinsurance platform.
The business has a combined headcount of close to 1,000 professionals with offices in Lisbon, London, Madrid, Edinburgh, Dublin, Paris, New York, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Warsaw, Luanda and Mexico City.
Redleaf Polhill | http://www.redleafpolhill.com/
Redleaf Polhill is an independently owned communications agency providing a comprehensive range of services under one roof. We specialise in financial, corporate and consumer PR, investor relations, investor access, branding and identity, issues management, media and investor audits, internal communications, speech writing, media training and special situations.
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We believe there is a business objective to every brief whether that be raising awareness, highlighting differentiation, showcasing efficiency, or focusing on sales and growth. We are redefining what "results" mean and delivering on them – if our work does not help realise tangible business outcomes, we have failed.
Our role is to build trust and build your brand – we call it adding value through communications.
SJ Berwin | http://www.sjberwin.com
SJ Berwin is a full service international corporate law firm with more than 175 partners and 500 other lawyers based in twelve offices in Europe, East Asia and the Middle East.
Our clients are sophisticated buyers of legal services, principally multi-national and entrepreneurial companies and financial institutions, which we advise on a comprehensive range of matters including corporate finance, private equity, commercial law, real estate, finance, reconstruction and insolvency, financial services and regulation, intellectual property, investment funds, litigation and dispute resolution, employment and pensions, EU and competition and tax.
The firm has offices in London, Berlin, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris and Turin, and our London office is a member of Interlaw which is one of the largest established associations of law firms in the world, with member firms in over 120 cities worldwide. We have a strong international reach and we regularly advise clients across Europe, in the USA, the Middle East, India, China and Russia.
Winterflood Securities Limited | http://www.wins.co.uk
Winterflood Securities is an international capital markets firm committed to efficient and responsive liquidity provision with integrity. Classic trading values and sophisticated modern technology combine to deliver a range of highly-flexible execution services custom-designed for each client.
Winterflood Securities is one of the leading liquidity providers in London, making markets in more UK stocks than any other firm*. Our team of over 70 traders brings a wealth of experience and commitment to market making. Offering brokers, asset managers and institutional investors over 10,000 tradable instruments including UK, European and North American equities together with investment trusts, ETPs, Gilts and bonds. We provide low latency integrated electronic trading platforms.
Winterflood Securities is once again delighted to sponsor the "Best Performing Share" award.