IR Firm joins Financial Dynamics as exclusive Swiss partner
Zurich/London, 16 January 2007 - IR Firm (IRF), a leading Financial PR consultancy in Switzerland, today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Financial Dynamics (FD), one of the world’s largest strategic business and financial communications consultancies.
As part of the FD International network IRF’s Swiss clients will have access to many other financial centres around the world, most importantly London and New York. Through IRF, international companies seeking exposure to the Swiss financial community will have access to this important market. FD and IRF have enjoyed strong relationship over the past three years, sharing a number of client assignments, particularly international IPOs and M&A situations.
Commenting on the announcement, FD Group CEO Charles Watson said: “I am very pleased to welcome IRF to FD’s global network. We have enjoyed a successful collaboration in recent years and we look forward to working even more closely with their highly regarded team. Thanks to its status as a major global financial centre and the substantial number of global companies head-quartered there, Switzerland has always been an important market for FD. We advise a number of major Swiss corporates internationally and our international client base is frequently requiring access to high level communications counsel in the Swiss market.”
IRF partner Martin Meier-Pfister said: “FD is our partner of choice. We have a similar culture and share a common approach to advising clients.” Michael Düringer, IRF partner, added: “As an independent partner within FD’s international network we can combine FD’s sector expertise with our thorough understanding of the Swiss marketplace to offer a unique service in financial PR for both Swiss and international clients.”