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The Hanover executive committee with Avenir Global’s International Managing Partner Ralph Sutton. (Left to right) back row: Jonty Summers, Michael Prescott, Katie Blower, Christian Hierholzer, Ian Chapman, Claire Sherry (Left to right) front row: Lorna Jennings, Andrew Harrison, Charles Lewington, Ralph Sutton, Gavin Megaw, Laura Roberts (Photo credit: Paolo Ferla)
Hanover has a Dublin presence since 2016 and offices in Brussels, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Montreal-based holding and management company of public relations and communications firms, Avenir Global, has acquired Hanover, a top 10 independent U.K. public relations consultancy with offices in London, Brussels, Dublin, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
With the acquisition of Hanover, Avenir Global will place in the top 15 worldwide public relations agency ranking, with an annualised revenue of £125 million and 1,000 employees in 25 locations across North America, Europe and the Middle East.
History of Hanover
Founded in London in 1998 by CEO Charles Lewington, Hanover’s clients include Goldman Sachs, Airbus, Microsoft, Apple, Warner Media, Sky, Lucozade Ribena Suntory, Premier League, Tata Steel, Lilly, Novartis, BMS, Roche and Takeda. The company reported £19 million in revenues last year, and employs 163 people. The Hanover Group also includes creative communications agency The Playbook, and Multiple. The company plans to double in growth by 2022.
“Hanover is hugely respected as one of the best and fastest growing agencies in the world and this transaction showcases our ambitions. In addition to an enhanced geographic footprint, there is a strong cultural alignment, which is critical to our teams working well together,” said Ralph Sutton, International Managing Partner of Avenir Global.
Hanover Dublin
Hanover Dublin was established in 2016 under the leadership of Managing Director Lorna Jennings. Since then it has experienced rapid growth working with multinational clients in the fields of corporate affairs, government relations and strategic communications.
Lorna Jennings said:
This marks a significant milestone in the evolution of Hanover Dublin. As the only Irish office in the network, we see substantial growth opportunities for the business here as well enhanced capabilities to deliver the highest level of strategic support for our clients on a truly global scale. I’m delighted to be part of the international scale-up and look forward to the exciting times ahead for the team and the business.
