I was delighted with the quality of comment and insights in Emma’s recent Shareholder Perception review. Interestingly, I also received significant positive feedback from major shareholders who were impressed and supportive of the Board’s initiative. A worthwhile process which has helped to crystallise some strategic change in investor relations.

The session with Emma provided me with very valuable insights on the UK listed companies environment and regulations. She has a very focused approach while putting all aspects in perspective. I really enjoyed her professional and approachable style. I would definitely recommend Bendon Advisory to help Executives interact with Boards and Investor Communities.

Bendon Advisory has provided invaluable guidance and assistance to GYG since 2017. As a newly listed small cap on AIM, we sought, and found in Emma, comprehensive support on investor relations and wider stakeholder management. Emma's insights have greatly helped the Company not only on building relationships with existing investors but also widening the investor base and managing market and industry communications. Her ability to communicate and work with other advisors and the executive team has also made the process very efficient for the Board

Emma has once again done a super job for the Board in quickly and efficiently providing a throughly researched and clearly described Perception Audit of shareholder opinion. As ever she grasps the issues and leverages her excellent relationships with investors and fund managers to achieve extraordinary access and timely results.

Having spent most of my working life working for private companies, Emma’s 

Board Director Programme was a very good introduction into the world of the 

public company Non-Executive Director. Emma was both clear and succinct

and her tutelage will stand me in good stead.

Emma provided an excellent tailored introduction to the workings of the public markets, role of advisors and communication expectations of shareholders. Emma’s knowledge, professionalism along with her approachable style makes her well suited to the training provision. I’m sure it

will help me navigate through the city over the next months.

I can highly recommend the firm for both new NEDs and even those of us 

who have been around for a while.  The whole process is thought provoking 

and provides answers to some questions it felt too late to ask.

Our session with Emma was extremely helpful.  We covered a wide range of 

topics and it was great to have the benefit of her knowledge and experience to 

learn more about our obligations as Directors on the Board of a public 

company.

Bendon Advisory worked with us on our pre-IPO presentations together with our bankers. Emma brought clarity and focus to our key messages and meant that when we hit the investor roadshow, we were well prepared both in our pitch but also for Q&A. I would have no hesitation in recommending Bendon Advisory to prospective IPO management teams or those needing to understand better how to convey their message to the investment community.

We found working with Emma very enjoyable and she was able to bring a wealth of experience and in-sight which we found very helpful

Ensuring communications are consistent and relevant is an important part of 

becoming a PLC. Emma’s experience in this area can be invaluable for 

companies to ensure their investor messaging has the right impact.

I have become a fan of independent Investor Relations because a company is told what investors really think and what is concerning them. Because it is done through a third party, potential confrontations are avoided, the fund manager gets their point across and the company gets to hear what investors

really think rather than a few sycophantic comments. I would recommend this firm to anyone.

Alignment of different vested interests and stakeholders is increasingly recognised as one of the greatest challenges for publicly listed companies. Emma has repeatedly combined experience, insight, tact and charm to navigate these competing interests and views represented to management teams. In this game, trust is a rare commodity and we trust Emma to think, act and behave like an owner in the advice she provides. In our experience the outcome has not only been enhanced Investor Relations, but improved capital allocation and that holy grail… of less volatile and more efficiently (higher!) priced shares.

Building a trusting relationship between a company and its shareholders can 

be important to strengthen a business. Emma Bendon has great experience 

in helping companies improve their Investor Relations and representing 

shareholder views to company management and the Board.

Communication between management teams and investors

is hugely important but typically relies on brief, infrequent ‘roadshow’ meetings. When companies have important strategic decisions to make they need something more effective. Well informed and experienced intermediaries

have an important role to play here, especially in helping management to ask the right questions and make sense

of a range of views. Independence, both from the company

and other interested parties (such as brokers), is beneficial

in fostering openness and clarity. My experience of Bendon Advisory, is that Emma brings these attributes to each engagement along with a positive and collaborative

style that helps gets the best out of discussions.

I have known Emma for over 10 years with my initial contact when I was 

involved in shareholder activism with the Hermes Focus Funds. Board 

engagement with directors and through other shareholders was a vital part of 

our engagement process and we encouraged several Boards, including 

UMECO and E2V, to take advantage of the Perception Audits to understand

the issues their shareholders had with the business. These were enormously 

helpful with our campaigns to drive value for the companies concerned. 

Having widened the range of services further to include Board introductions and advisory and other consultations I can highly recommend Emma’s

Emma’s services are a welcome wakeup call for companies to take 

ownership of their story. I have found her clarity and directness resonates 

very quickly with management teams giving them the wherewithal to charter 

the new waters of high regulation and low research output”.

In the new regulatory environment, smaller companies should have a proactive investor communication strategy. Bendon Advisory provides management teams with an effective capability to target and engage with institutional investors