# Burson Buchanan

> Burson Buchanan is a London-headquartered strategic communications and financial-markets consultancy that advises public and private companies on investor relations, transactions, reputation, crises, sustainability disclosure, public affairs and corporate creative work. Founded as Buchanan in 1984, bought by longtime client WPP in 1997 and integrated into Burson in 2024, it combines a specialist advisory model with access to Burson's global network and technology.

- **Founded:** 1984
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Tim Anderson (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Financial public relations, Corporate public relations, Sustainability consultancy, Crisis and risk management, Litigation and government investigations
- **Notable:** Built a retained client base reported at more than 90 companies by 2025., Acquired by WPP in 1997 for up to £15 million after WPP had been a client for more than a decade., Joined Burson in April 2024 and expanded into the United States under CEO Matt Reid, adding senior hires in New York and San Francisco in 2025.

## Products & services

- **Financial public relations** — Investor and analyst relations, IPO and capital-raising support, transaction communications, financial calendar work and capital-markets positioning.
- **Corporate public relations** — Corporate narrative, executive positioning, media relations, internal communications and stakeholder engagement.
- **Sustainability consultancy** — Materiality assessments, ESG strategy, disclosure frameworks, KPI development and annual or sustainability reporting.
- **Crisis and risk management** — Preparedness and live counsel for high-stakes threats, change, cyber incidents and corporate crises.
- **Litigation and government investigations** — Communications strategy around complex litigation, regulatory scrutiny and investigations.
- **Policy communications and public affairs** — Regulatory and policy communications, advocacy, antitrust, CFIUS, foreign direct investment and cross-border M&A support.
- **Creative engagement** — Brand identity, investor presentations, annual reports, corporate websites, events, video, photography, animation and social media.
- **Reputation Capital** — Access through Burson to an AI-enabled consulting platform that connects reputation drivers with outcomes such as stock returns, sales and purchase intent.

## Achievements

- Built a retained client base reported at more than 90 companies by 2025.
- Acquired by WPP in 1997 for up to £15 million after WPP had been a client for more than a decade.
- Joined Burson in April 2024 and expanded into the United States under CEO Matt Reid, adding senior hires in New York and San Francisco in 2025.
- Advised Adriatic Metals during a four-year period that culminated in a US$1.3 billion takeover by Dundee Precious Metals in 2025; the firm says shareholder value quadrupled over the engagement.
- Supported OEG's positioning and integrated communications before Apollo-managed funds agreed to acquire the business in a transaction valued above $1 billion.
- Advised Predictive Discovery through its merger with Robex Resources, announced at an approximate US$3 billion combined valuation and approved by 95% of voting Robex shareholders.
- Produced integrated sustainability, annual-report and digital communications for clients including Rank Group, Altrad, Meren and Staatsolie.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Henry Wilson was announced as moderator of an LSEG Investment Funds Conference panel on performance, scale and investor confidence.
- **2026-07** — The firm published its work with Staatsolie on the company's 2025 sustainability report.
- **2026-04** — Burson Buchanan detailed its work on Predictive Discovery's US$3.1 billion merger and accompanying sustainability positioning.
- **2026-01** — The mining team reviewed its 2025 transaction work, including Adriatic Metals and Predictive Discovery, and set out its 2026 outlook.
- **2025-12** — The London team moved from Cheapside to Burson's Rose Court office near Southwark Bridge.
- **2025-06** — Burson launched Reputation Capital, an AI-enabled platform available through WPP Open for linking reputation drivers to business outcomes.

## Links

- Website: https://bursonbuchanan.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bursonbuchanan/

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Last updated: 2026-09-23