Contract Gain

30 Aug 2006 07:03

Adventis Group PLC30 August 2006 Adventis Group plc ("Adventis") Contract Gain The REITs and Quoted Property Group Appoints Adventis NMG Adventis ("ATG/L"), the full service marketing and advertising agency, announcesthat its Adventis NMG financial services agency, has been appointed by The REITsand Quoted Property Group, to develop the branding, concepts, designs and buildthe website for the launch of the Reita campaign. This includes researching,designing and building the flagship portal, reita.org, to support all aspects ofREITs and quoted property investment. The contract, for an undisclosed amount,was won in tender and the project runs from June 2006 to March 2007. The REITs and Quoted Property Group has been formed with the leading players inthe commercial property industry, both on the development side and withinfinancial services, under the auspices of the British Property Federation. The new project supports an exciting development in financial services with theintroduction of REITs (real estate investment trusts) in January 2007.AdventisNMG's experience of the IFA market and track record of brand and webdesign means it adds considerable value to the campaign to educate IFAs andtheir clients on the opportunities and benefits of REITs and quoted propertyinvestment. Said Nick Baker, General Manager-Director, Adventis NMG: "We are delighted to beworking with the group on this project, which will provide a single online pointof entry for IFAs and their clients to the world of quoted property investment.The Reita campaign will help raise the standard of advice in the market andcreate exciting opportunities for IFAs to grow their businesses." Said David Butler, Programme Director for the Group: "We chose AdventisNMGbecause of their detailed knowledge of financial services and the IFA market. Wehave been impressed with the way they use their market insight gained throughthe NMG IFA Census study to create impactful strategies and designs to supportthe campaign. By pre testing branding concepts and content ideas for the portal,we are confident IFAs and their clients will find Reita delivers real value tothe market and for our members." Enquiries: Adventis Group plcCharles Phillpot, Chief Executive Officer 020 7034 4750Nick Baker, General Manager-Director 020 7034 4787 Adventis Financial PRPeter Binns 020 7034 4760 Editor's Notes Adventis Group plc is an AIM listed, full service marketing and advertisingagency, providing services to the property, healthcare and financial servicesindustries. Through its six operating companies the company provides a complete range ofcommunication services, including corporate identity programmes, advertisingcampaigns, media planning & buying, literature, public relation, packaging,exhibitions, research and planning, interiors, signage and digital media. Adventis employs over 80 staff in London and the South East. www.adventis.co.uk Adventis NMG Ltd specialises in financial services, commenced trading inSeptember 2004 and traded profitably for the period ended 31 December 2005. Aseries of projects were concluded in 2005 for clients such as Prudential,Savills Private Finance, Lincoln Financial Group, Moneywise, and ABN Amro andthe outlook for larger projects from such clients in 2006 is positive. www.adventisnmg.com 1. The current members of The REITS and Quoted Property Group are: Quoted property companies Fund managers The British Land Company PLC AXA Investment Management Brixton Cambridge Place Grainger Trust plc Cordea Savills Hammerson Fidelity International Helical Bar Henderson Global Investors Land Securities ING REIM Slough Estates Insight Investment St Modwen Properties Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Prudential (PRUPIM) M&G Scottish Widows Investment PartnershipInvestment banks/advisers Industry bodies Citigroup British Property Federation (BPF) Credit Suisse Investment Property Forum (IPF) Deloitte Goldman Sachs Other organisations JP Morgan Cazenove London Stock Exchange KPMG Lehman Brothers Morgan Stanley UBS 2. The REITs and Quoted Property Group executive committee members are: • Patrick Sumner, Head of Property Equities, Henderson Global Investors (Chairman) • Richard Cotton, Managing Director, Corporate Finance, JP Morgan Cazenove • Peter Couch, Director, Equity Release, Grainger Trust plc • Edmund Craston, Managing Director, European Head of Real Estate Investment Banking, Lehman Brothers • John Gellatly, Chair Research Steering Group, IPF and Director, Head of Indirect Property Investment & Strategy, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers • Peter Hicks, Head of IFA Affairs, Fidelity International • Nick Jacobson, Managing Director, Head of European Real Estate and Lodging Investment Banking, Citigroup • Liz Peace, Chief Executive, British Property Federation • Nick Ritblat, President, British Property Federation • Francis Salway, Group Chief Executive, Land Securities www.reita.org This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange