Instinctif Partners

Instinctif Partners was formed in February 2014 to bring the College Group of companies together. 
It is headed by lobbyists Richard Nichols (CEO) and Tim Fallon.Alec Mattinson, College Group rebrands to Instinctif Partners, PR Week, 3 February 2014, acc October 2014
The agency employs 400 people in 20 offices across 12 countries, with specialisms spanning capital markets, corporate affairs, public policy, engagement, life sciences, content and creative, strategic insight and research.
right|thumb|280px|Instinctif London offices, 65 Gresham Street
==College Group==
College Group grew out of international financial PR specialist College Hill, launched in 1990 by Alex Sandberg. College Hill claimed to offer the services "needed to build and protect clients' reputations with their major stakeholders": Media relations, capital markets communications, government and regulator relations, internal communications, strategic research, brand positioning, design and online communications.College Hill website, accessed Feb 2009
In 2006 College Group was created, opening offices in Hong Kong, India and South Africa and Europe. In 2011 the group was sold to private equity investor Vitruvian Partners. Alec Mattinson, prweek.com, College Group sold to private equity investor Vitruvian Partners, pr.week.co.uk, 10 October 2011] The agency subsequently bought Russia and CIS investor relations specialist Shared Value, UK financial PR business Merlin Financial Communications, German-based Haubrok Investor Relations and the Middle Eastern business of the former M Communications.Alec Mattinson, College Group rebrands to Instinctif Partners, PR Week, 3 February 2014, acc October 2014
College Hill on lobbying, :
"By advising clients of political and regulatory changes that will impact their business and when, with whom and how to engage on policy issues, College Public Policy consultants help their clients' bottom lines to grow and prosper."College Hill website, accessed Feb 2009
==People==
===Lobbyists===
*Warwick Smith, College Hill's lead lobbyist, head of its Public Policy division. Prior to joining College Hill, he was chairman and chief executive officer of Citigate Public Affairs. Before joining the public affairs industry, Smith was in government service for 16 years as a policy adviser, ministerial aide, and international negotiator. He was chairman of the Association of Professional Political Consultants in the UK and is a past member of the Policy Committee of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
*Alex Sandberg, Chairman and founder. Board member of the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA).
*Robbie MacDuff
*James Nason. He joined College Hill after being Deputy Managing Director of Citigate's public affairs practice. Prior to entering the public affairs industry he worked for the Conservative Research Department.
*Chris Lowe. He set up Precise Public Affairs with Robbie MacDuff in 2002 after being Head of Public Affairs at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
*Richard Sutcliffe-Smith, Managing Partner. He has provided local government and community engagement counsel to many of the UK's leading house-builders and property development companies, together with utility companies, trade bodies, leading brand supermarkets and agencies such as Transport for London and the Homes and Communities Agency.
====March 2016-May 2016====
Vicente Biancardi Da Camara | Nick Bohane | Chris Brown (freelancer) | Melanie Chiswell (freelancer) | Alex Coleman | Gareth Cross (freelancer) | Arwyn Davies | Katharina Derschewsky | Amy Dicks | Kelly Edwards | Sarah Fetherston-Dilke | Grazia Gomis | Emma Heesom (freelancer) | John Howarth (freelancer) | Verona Hulse | Peter Lineen | Robbie MacDuff (freelancer) | Amy Mansfield | Caroline Mavuti | Lizzie McCann | Ross Melton | James Nason | Cyra Parkes (freelancer) | Robert Russell-Pavier | Warwick Smith | David Stephenson | Richard Sutcliffe-Smith | Matthew Sutton | Ania Swirski | James Worron Instinctif Partners Public Policy Practice staff Mar-May16, APPC, accessed 16 June 2016 
====December 2015-February 2016====
Nick Bohane | Chris Brown (freelancer) | Melanie Chiswell (freelancer) | Alex Coleman | Katharina Derschewsky | Amy Dicks | Kelly Edwards | Sarah Fetherston-Dilke | Gracia Gomis | Emma Heesom (freelancer) | Verona Hulse | Peter Lineen | Chris Lowe | Robbie MacDuff (freelancer) | Amy Mansfield | Lizzie McCann | Ross Melton | James Nason | Cyra Parkes (freelancer) | Simon Powell (freelancer) | Robert Russell-Pavier | Warwick Smith | Richard Sutcliffe-Smith | Matthew Sutton | Ania Swirski | James Worron Instinctif Public Policy staff, Register Dec15-Feb16, APPC, accessed 12 April 2016 
====September 2015-November 2015====
Nick Bohane | Chris Brown (freelancer)| Melanie Chiswell (freelancer) | Alex Coleman | Katharina Derschewsky | Amy Dicks | Kelly Edwards | Sarah Fetherston-Dilke | Gracia Gomis | Emma Heesom (freelancer) | Verona Hulse | Peter Lineen | Chris Lowe | Robbie MacDuff (freelancer) | Amy Mansfield | Lizzie McCann | Seb McCarthy | Ross Melton | James Nason | Cyra Parkes (freelancer) | Simon Powell (freelancer)| Robert Russell-Pavier | Warwick Smith | Richard Sutcliffe-Smith | Matthew Sutton | Ania Swirski | James WorronInstinctif Partners staff list Sep-Nov15, APPC.org, accessed 24 February 2016 
====June 2015-August 2015====
Nick Bohane | Chris Brown (freelancer) | Melanie Chiswell (freelancer) | Alex Coleman | Katharina Derschewsky | Amy Dicks | Kelly Edwards | Sarah Fetherston-Dilke | Emma Heesom | Harry Hudson | Verona Hulse | Peter Lineen | Chris Lowe | Robbie MacDuff (freelancer) | Amy Mansfield | Elizabeth McCann | Seb McCarthy | James Nason | Cyra Parkes (freelancer) | Simon Powell (freelancer) | Robert Russell-Pavier | Warwick Smith | Richard Sutcliffe-Smith | Matthew Sutton | Ania Swirski | James WorronInstinctif Partners staff list Jun-Aug15, APPC.org, accessed 24 February 2016 
====March 2015-May 2015====
Nick Bohane | Chris Brown (freelancer) | Melanie Chiswell (freelancer) | Alex Coleman | Katharina Derschewsky | Amy Dicks | Kelly Edwards | Sarah Fetherston-Dilke | Emma Heesom | Harry Hudson | Verona Hulse | Dinaz Islam (freelancer) | Peter Lineen | Chris Lowe | Robbie MacDuff | Elizabeth McCann | Ross Melton (freelancer) | James Nason | Farah Pasha | Simon Powell (freelancer) | Robert Russell-Pavier | Warwick Smith | Richard Sutcliffe-Smith | Matthew Sutton | Ania Swirski | Nicola Woollon | James WorronInstinctif Partners client list Mar-May15, APPC.org, accessed 23 February 2016
====December 2014-February 2015====
Anisa Ahmed (Intern) | Nick Bohane | Chris Brown (freelancer) | Melanie Chiswell (Freelancer) | Rebecca Colthorpe (Freelancer) | Katharina Derschewsky | Amy Dicks (freelancer) | Kelly Edwards | Sarah Fetherston-Dilke | Harry Hudson | Verona Hulse | Peter Lineen | Chris Lowe | Robbie MacDuff | Elizabeth McCann | James Nason | Cyra Parkes (freelancer) | Farah Pasha | Simon Powell (freelancer) | Cornelius Riethdorf (intern) | Robert Russell-Pavier | Warwick Smith | Richard Sutcliffe-Smith | Matthew Sutton | Ania Swirski | Emma Webster | James WorronInstinctif Partners staff list Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 23 February 2016
====September 2014-November 2014====
Anisa Ahmed (Intern) | Ian Biddulph (freelancer) | Nick Bohane | Chris Brown (freelancer) | Katharina Derschewsky | Amy Dicks (intern) | Kelly Edwards | Sarah Fetherston-Dilke | Iain Frenkiel (Intern) | Emma Heesom (freelancer) | John Howarth (freelancer) | Harry Hudson | Verona Hulse | Siobhan Lavelle (freelancer) | Peter Lineen | Chris Lowe | Robbie MacDuff | Lizzie McCann | Louise McCann (freelancer) | James Nason | Cyra Parkes (freelancer) | Farah Pasha | Simon Powell (freelancer) | Ravi Ruia (Intern) | Robert Russell-Pavier | Warwick Smith | Richard Sutcliffe-Smith | Matthew Sutton | Ania Swirski | Emma Webster | James Worron Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 20 January 2015 
====June 2014-August 2014====
Hannah Basta (intern) | Nick Bohane | Chris Brown (freelancer) | Katharina Derschewsky | Amy Dicks (intern) | Kelly Edwards | Paul Gaffney | Harry Hudson | Verona Hulse (intern) | Nadine Kawash (Intern) | Peter Lineen | Chris Lowe | Robbie MacDuff | Lizzie McCann | James Nason | Farah Pasha | Robert Russell-Pavier | Warwick Smith | Richard Sutcliffe-Smith | Matthew Sutton | Ania Swirski | Emma Webster | James Worron 1st June 2014 - 31st August 2014 APPC, accessed 16 October 2014 
===Former Lobbyists===
*Alex Sandberg, Chairman and founder. Board member of the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA). Now consultant at Averdant Limited
*Anne Schneider, head of practice, financial services sector. She advises, carries out in-depth research and implements lobbying campaigns for various clients in the financial services industry including cross-border financial groups as well as the European network of the World Council of Credit Unions. Prior to engaging in public affairs, Anne worked in PR and communications in various European countries.College Public PolicyWho we are, accessed October 2010
==Lobbying clients==
* Financial Services Authority (FSA). Sandberg coordinated much of the financial PR industry's response to scrutiny by the Financial Services Authority in 2008. The FSA was concerned about the FSA lack of control that non-regulated bodies - PR companies, for example - had over sensitive information on public takeovers. The FSA's Ruth Gevers said: 'Our review noted there were areas of weakness in terms of confidentiality. This is not about us regulating the PR industry, it is about making a difference.' The financial PR industry has committed itself to self-regulation under a new set of 'principles of good practice'.City Firms to Self-regulate PR Week, 19 June 2008.
===Health sector===
*General Healthcare Group. In August 2009, BMI Healthcare, which is owned by General Healthcare Group, commissioned a ComRes poll of 150 MPs "to help better understand what MPs thought about the future of healthcare in the UK." It revealed: "Conservatives and younger MPs are more sympathetic to the role private sector companies can play in the NHS than their older, non-Tory counterparts. Given that we can expect a relatively high turnover of MPs at the next General Election – perhaps more than a third of the House – we should expect that the direction of travel for the House is towards more support for private sector involvement in the health service.”ComRes, Survey of MPs for BMI Hospitals, August 2009
Other College Public Policy Group health sector clients in 2010 included: 
*NHS Supply Chain, a supply chain services company which in 2010 managed the procurement and delivery of over 620,000 products for more than 1000 trusts and healthcare organisations. It is operated by DHL for the NHS Business Services Authority.APPC register June to August 2010
===Registrar of consultant lobbyists===
The register of consultant lobbyists documents those clients on behalf of whom Instinctif has lobbied government ministers, and their filings since 2015 are as follows: 
====April - June 2016====
Autogas Limited | Cemex UK Materials Limited | Coventry City of Culture Trust | NCC Group Plc 'Instinctif Partners profile 2016', Register of consultant lobbyists, accessed 21 July 2016 
====January - March 2016====
Autogas Limited | SNCF | Zeal Network SE (and its subsidiary MyLotto24 Limited) Instinctif Partners profile 2016, Registrar of consultant lobbyists, accessed 3 May 2016 
====October - December 2015====
Autogas | British Generic Manufacturers Association | GLI Finance | Nanoco Group Instinctif Partners profile 2015, Registrar of consultant lobbyists, accessed 8 February 2016
====July - September 2015====
Autogas | Cemex UK Materials Limited | Nanoco Group
====April - June 2015====
Autogas
====January - March 2015====
British Generic Manufacturers Association | Certsure | Slater & Gordon | Water Industry Commission for Scotland
===APPC Register===
====March 2016-May 2016====
A2 Dominion | Abingworth | Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (UK) | Ashton Investments Fund Limited | Autogas Ltd | Automoney | Bellway Homes | British Biosimilars Association | British Generic Manufacturers Association | BYD Europe B.V. | CDG Leisure | CEMEX | Certsure | Co-Op | Cordage Estates Ltd | Cordant | Coventry City of Culture Bid | Electrical Contractor's Association | European Portable Battery Association | Faradion | GLI Finance Ltd | Hawthorn Leisure Ltd | Healix Properties | Hull City of Culture | Industri Kapital | JS Bloor | Life Property | Lightsource | Lorimer & Co | Market Operator Services Limited | Medical Defence Union | Medway Council | Millngate | Muse Developments | NCC Group plc | Network Rail Property | NHS Supply Chain | Old Oak and Royal Park Development Corporation | Peagsus Life Ltd | Philip Morris UK | Quantum Care | Rigby Group | Severn Bridge Crossing Ltd | SNCF | Southern Housing Group | Specsavers | Spen Hill Developments | Trilogy Developments | TTM Healthcare | UK Power Networks | Water Industry Commission for Scotland | Western Power Distribution | WHSmith | World First UK Ltd | Zeal Network SA 
====December 2015-February 2016====
A2 Dominion | Abingworth Developments | Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (UK) | Ashton Investments Fund Limited| Ashville Properties | Autogas Ltd | Automoney | Aviva Investors | Bellway Homes | British Generic Manufacturers Association | CDG Leisure | CEMEX | Certsure | Co-Op | Cordant | Electrical Contractors' Association | European Portable Battery Association | Faradion | Fizzy Enterprises | GLI Finance Ltd | Healix Properties | Industri Kapital | JS Bloor | Life Property | Lightsource | Lorimer & Co | Medical Defence Union | Medway Council | Moody's | Muse Developments | NCC Group plc | Network Rail Property | NHS Supply Chain | Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation | Pegasus Life Ltd | Quantum Care | Rigby Group | SNCF | Southern Housing Group | Specsavers | Spen Hill Developments | Trilogy Developments | TTM Healthcare | UK Power Networks | Water Industry Commission for Scotland | Western Power Distribution | WHSmith | Zeal Network SA 
====September 2015-November 2015====
A2 Dominion | Abingworth Developments | Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (UK) | Ashton Investments Fund Limited | Ashville Properties | Autogas | Automoney | Aviva Investors | Bellway Homes | British Generic Manufacturers Association | CEMEX | Certsure | Co-Op | Cordant | Electrical Contractors' Association | European Portable Battery Association | Faradion | GLI Finance | Healix Properties | Industri Kapital | JS Bloor | Life Property | Lightsource | Lorimer & Co | Medical Defence Union | Muse Developments | NCC Group | Network Rail Property | NHS Supply Chain | Pegasus Life | Quantum Care | Reset | Rotterdam Properties | Slater & Gordon | SNCF | Southern Housing Group | Specsavers | Spen Hill Developments | Trilogy Developments | TTM Healthcare | UK Power Networks | Water Industry Commission for Scotland | Western Power Distribution | WHSmith | Zeal Network SA Instinctif Partners client list Sep-Nov15, APPC.org, accessed 24 February 2016 
====June 2015-August 2015====
A2 Dominion | Abingworth Developments | Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (UK) | Ashton Investments Fund Limited | Ashville Properties | Autogas | Automoney | Aviva Investors | Bellway Homes | British Generic Manufacturers Association | Cemex | Certsure | Co-Op | Cordant | Electrical Contractors' Association | European Portable Battery Association | Faradion | GLI Finance | Healix Properties | Industri Kapital | JS Bloor | Life Property | Lightsource | Lorimer & Co | Millngate | Ministry of Defence | Muse Developments | NCC Group | 
Network Rail Property | NHS Supply Chain | Pegasus Life | Reset | Rotterdam Properties | Slater & Gordon | SNCF | Southern Housing Group | Specsavers | Thames Valley Berkshire LEP | Trilogy Developments | TTM Healthcare | Water Industry Commission for Scotland | Western Power Distribution | Zeal Network SAInstinctif Partners client list Jun-Aug15, APPC.org, accessed 24 February 2016 
====March 2015-May 2015====
A2 Dominion | Abingworth Developments | Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (UK) | Ashton Investments Fund Limited | Ashville Properties | Autogas Ltd | Automoney Balfour | Beatty Construction | Bellway (Thames Valley) | Bellway North London | British Generic Manufacturers Association | Cemex | Certsure | Circle Housing Group | Co-Op | Cordant | Electrical Contractors' Association | European Portable Battery Association | Faradion | Gleeson Strategic Land | GLI Finance | Healix Properties | Health CICs | HouseMark | Industri Kapital | JS Bloor | Life Property | Lightsource | Low & Bonar | Millngate Swaffham | Ministry of Defence | Moody's | Muse Developments | NCC Group | Network Rail Property | NHS Supply Chain | Pegasus Life | Rotterdam Properties | Slater & Gordon | SNCF | Southern Housing Group | Specsavers | Thames Valley Berkshire LEP | Trilogy Developments | Water Industry Commission for Scotland | Wave Dragon | Western Power Distribution | Wokingham Borough Council | Zeal Network SAInstinctif Partners client list Mar-May15, APPC.org, accessed 23 February 2016 
====December 2014-February 2015====
Abingworth | Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (UK) | Ashton Investments Fund | Ashville Properties | Autogas | Automoney | AXA Real Estate | Barratt | Bellway (Thames Valley) | Bellway North London | British Generic Manufacturers Association | Cemex | Certsure | Christs Hospital Foundation | Circle Housing Group | Co-Op | Cordant | EGA | Electrical Contractors' Association | European Portable Battery Association | Gleeson Strategic Land | GLI Finance | Health CICs | [[Herts CC] | Industri Kapital | JS Bloor | Life Property | Lightsource| Medway Council & Kent County Council | Millngate Swaffham | Ministry of Defence | Moody's | Muse Developments | NCC Group | Network Rail | NHS Supply Chain | NJOY | PDSA | Pegasus Life | Peter Brett Associates | Slater & Gordon | SNCF | Southern Housing Group | Specsavers | Thames Valley Berkshire LEP | Trilogy Developments | Volac | Water Industry Commission for Scotland | Wave Dragon | Western Power Distribution | Wokingham Borough CouncilInstinctif Partners client list Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 23 February 2016 
====September 2014-November 2014====
Abingworth | Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (UK) | Ashville Properties | Assured Guaranty | Autogas Ltd | Automoney | AXA Real Estate | Barratt | Bellway (Thames Valley) | Bellway North London | British Generic Manufacturers Association | Carlsberg | Cemex | Certsure | Circle Housing Group | Cordant | Coventry and Warwickshire LEP | Electrical Contractors' Association | European Portable Battery Association | GB Group | Gleeson Strategic Land | GLI Finance Ltd | Health CICs | IK Investment Partners | JS Bloor | Lightsource | Low and Bonar | Medway Council & Kent County Council | Millngate Swaffham Ltd | Ministry of Defence | Moody's | Muse Developments | Network Rail | NHS Supply Chain | NJOY | North Asset Management LLP | Northern Gas Networks Ltd | Novartis Vaccines | Pegasus Life Ltd | Quantum Care Ltd | Reset | Rigby Group | SNCF | Southern Housing Group | Specsavers | STV | Tesco | Thames Valley Berkshire LEP | Water Industry Commission for Scotland | Western Power Distribution | Willmot Dixon | Wokingham Borough Council
====June 2014-August 2014====
A2 Dominion | Abingworth | Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (UK) | Assured Guaranty | Autogas | Automoney | AXA Real Estate | Barratt | Bellway (Thames Valley) | Bellway North London | Bridgewood Plc | British Generic Manufacturers Association | Carlsberg | Cemex | Certsure | Christ's Hospital Foundation | Circle Housing Group | Cogent Land LLP | Cordant | Electrical Contractors' Association | European Portable Battery Association | GB Group | Gleeson Strategic Land | GLI Finance Ltd | Health CICs | Herts County Council | IK Investment Partners | JS Bloor | Lend Lease | Lightsource | Lorimer & Co | Medway Council & Kent County Council | Millngate Swaffham Ltd | Ministry of Defence | Moody's | Muse Developments | Network Rail | NHS Supply Chain | NJOY | North Asset Management LLP | Northern Gas Networks Ltd | Novartis Vaccines | Pegasus Life Ltd | Quantum Care Ltd | Redrow | Reset | SNCF | Southern Housing Group | Specsavers | STV | Tesco | Thames Valley Berkshire LEP | Trilogy Developments | University Hospital South Manchester | Water Industry Commission for Scotland | Western Power Distribution | Willmot Dixon | Wokingham Borough Council 
====College Public Policy Group 2011====
College Public Policy Group lobbying clients listed in 2011:APPC register, 1 September 2011 to 30 November 2011Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (Europe) | Automoney | BACB | British Battery Manufacturers Association | British Generic Manufacturers Association | Business Stream | Cemex | Circle | Cordant Group | DHL Express | EdVenture Partners | Electrical Contractors' Association | FSA | G15 Housing Associations | Gamesa | General Healthcare Group | Hilton Worldwide | IK Investment Partners | Lloyds Banking Group | NHS Supply Chain | Octapharma | People's Health Trust | Ranbaxy | SNCF | Solar Securities | Southern Housing Group | STV | The Health Lottery | Water Industry Commission for Scotland 
Lobbying clients listed in 2008:APPC register, to November 2008, accessed Feb 2009Altala Group | Babcock & Brown | British Battery Manufacturers Association | British Generic Manufacturers Association | Financial Services Authority | Industri Kapital | Mail boxes Etc | Moody’s Investor Services | SNCF | Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) | Trafficmaster
==Contacts==
The Registry
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Website: http://www.collegehill.com
==References==
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