Pantheon International Plc appoints Montfort Communications
London, 22 July 2022: Montfort Communications, the fast-growing corporate reputation firm, has been appointed by Pantheon International Plc (PIP), the FTSE 250-listed private equity investment trust, as their strategic communications adviser.
The team, led by Founding Partner, Gay Collins, will work closely with PIP’s investor relations and investment management team, as well as PIP’s independent Board to support the company’s growth initiatives by providing strategic counsel around messaging, brand development, media targeting and investor relations.
One of the oldest listed private equity investment trusts, founded in 1987, PIP invests in a carefully selected, diversified portfolio of high-quality private companies predominantly in the technology and healthcare sectors, managed by third party managers across the world. The structure enables retail, wholesale and institutional investors to access private equity investment opportunities through the trust.
PIP is managed and advised by Pantheon, a leading global private equity, infrastructure and real assets, private debt and real estate investor, and the Lead Fund Manager is Helen Steers, a longstanding Partner of Pantheon.
Gay Collins, Founding Partner at Montfort Communications, said:
“PIP is a highly ambitious investment trust, and we are excited to be working closely with the team to enhance PIP’s image in the investment space and the private equity market and make the trust more visible to the retail investor. We are excited about delivering a powerful communications strategy to achieve the best results for PIP.”
Helen Steers, Pantheon Partner and Lead Manager of PIP, commented, “We are proud of PIP’s long-term track record and we are looking forward to engaging new audiences on the benefits and potential of private equity. We believe that PIP offers unique access to some of the best private equity managers and opportunities globally to a wide range of investors.”