Huntsworth

Clients

Graylings has lobbied for some of Britain's leading companies, like National Grid and BT, and has carried out PR work for Belarus. When working for Huntsworth, its founder Lord Chadlington personally lobbied for several clients, including the London Stock Exchange, Associated British Foods and the Carlyle Group. Chadlington would also advise private equity companies on issues being examined by the Commons Treasury Select Committee as well as prime senior figures from private equity firms such as Permira, KKR, 3i and the Carlyle Group before they appeared before the Treasury Select Committee.

Political connections

Huntsworth is a major donor to the UK Conservative Party: between them, Lord Chadlington and Huntsworth donated £77,000 to the Tories between 2005 and 2010.

References

References

1. "Huntsworth Leadership Team".
2. (17 December 2011). "Top lobbyist denies giving money to Tories – but accounts tell a story". [[The Independent]].
3. (23 November 2011). "PM's private land deal with lobbyist raises questions". [[Channel 4 News]].
4. (27 January 2009). "Peer review: Lords paid by lobbying firms". [[The Guardian]].
5. (30 January 2009). "David Cameron ally Lord Chadlington primed private equity leaders before inquiry".
6. (22 March 2011). "Tory peer's PR firm lobbies as Lukashenko crushes dissent". The Independent.