“Bell Pottinger is in discussions with BDO about a restructuring of the business,” said a spokesman for the agency. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Phumzile Van Damme of the Democratic Alliance speaks outside the Bell Pottinger offices in London. Photograph: Neil Hall/ReutersThe FTSE 100 giant – exactly the kind of client Bell Pottinger built its business on – has used the agency for two decades. Francis Ingham, director general of the trade body, said Bell Pottinger had brought “the PR and communications industry into disrepute”. Chime had been attempting to sell the shareholding but decided to gift it to Bell Pottinger after failing to find a buyer and writing off the stake.

Source: The Guardian September 07, 2017 18:47 UTC