Headland

Corporate Affairs teams have had to navigate a difficult 12 months. A tough economic environment played out against the ongoing disruption caused by today’s shared challenges: the climate crisis disrupting lives and livelihoods; AI changing business orthodoxy; and increasing polarisation fraying public debate.

To help clients be fit for today’s challenges, we developed and embedded a purpose which keeps us focused on what matters to them. That purpose is “to champion collaboration and a wide range of perspectives to help build reputations for a thriving world.” Everything we do is focused on this north star, helping our clients to embrace collaboration – across audiences, internal teams and channels – and deliver on their business goals. We have deliberately cemented our purpose into our ways of working and from day one built a silo-free agency structure. This has enabled us to secure a raft of new clients and - as a result - continue to grow at a faster rate than our competitors. We’ve added 40 new clients including mandates for FTSE 100 and FTSE 250s, and some of the world’s leading private companies. New retained clients include BAE Systems, Darktrace, Legal & General, Live Nation, Ocado Group and OpenAI. The highest quality counsel is in our DNA – this year we’ve advised over 207 clients, from heavily scrutinised acquisitions to CEOs appearing on Select Committees.