What Citigate Dewe Rogerson does

Citigate Dewe Rogerson (now also trading as CDR Consultancy) is a London-headquartered strategic communications consultancy advising boards, C-suite executives, and organizations on corporate, financial, and crisis communications. Founded in 1987 with a heritage spanning over 50 years, the firm operates across ten service lines — Corporate Communications, Financial Communications & Investor Relations, Transaction Support, Executive Training, Crisis & Reputation Management, Digital & Social, Research/Analytics, Public Affairs, Content & Thought Leadership, and Internal Communications — and complements these with four branded packaged products: Brand Narrative Development, LinkedInfluence, Reputation Risk Audit, and Crisis Communications Preparedness. The firm claims involvement in transactions worth US$ trillions and serves clients ranging from start-ups to multinationals across all sectors.

The business is a professional services consultancy generating revenue through retainer arrangements and project-based advisory fees for high-value mandates. Its go-to-market is direct, senior-led advisory delivered through staffed offices in London, Amsterdam, Paris, Beijing, and Singapore, with a stated "Triple A Communications" framework (Access, Advice, Action). The team blends former investment bankers, fund managers, private equity professionals, in-house investor relations officers, and journalists — a talent profile that underpins the firm's positioning in financial communications, M&A transaction support, and crisis mandates. Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed; no proprietary technology platform underpins delivery.

CDR operates as a member firm of the Accordience Group, a diversified communications and advisory conglomerate, and has consolidated its public-facing identity under the "CDR Consultancy" brand while retaining the Citigate Dewe Rogerson heritage name. With 251–500 employees and global leadership including Group CEO Lorna Cobbett and regional CEOs/MDs across each office, the firm's competitive position rests on brand heritage, talent depth, and multi-region execution rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

Legal name

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

Website

https://citigatedewerogerson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Citigate Dewe Rogerson (CDR Consultancy) is a London-headquartered strategic communications consultancy advising boards, executives, and organizations globally on corporate, financial, and crisis communications across five international offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Communications Consultancy

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (541820), Public Relations Agencies (54182), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Investor Relations (IR) & Capital Markets Communications (MPAAADAH)

Keywords

• Corporate communications consultancy
• Financial public relations
• Investor relations advisory
• Crisis communications management
• Transaction communications support

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Communications Advisory Services: CDR generates revenue through professional advisory and consultancy engagements across multiple service lines including corporate communications, financial communications, investor relations, transaction support, crisis management, executive training, digital and social communications, research and analytics, public affairs, content and thought leadership, and internal communications. Revenue is derived from retainer arrangements and project-based consulting fees for high-value advisory mandates serving boards and executive leadership of companies and organisations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Citigate Dewe Rogerson is a strategic communications consultancy advising boards, executives, and management teams on corporate communications, financial communications, investor relations, transaction support, and crisis and reputation management. The firm delivers counsel-led services across capital markets events, M&A and IPOs, ongoing investor engagement, executive training, and digital and social communications for listed companies and large enterprises worldwide.

Product overview

CDR (Citigate Dewe Rogerson) operates as a strategic communications consultancy offering a portfolio of four named products alongside comprehensive service offerings. The product suite includes Brand Narrative Development (strategic storytelling), LinkedInfluence (professional network engagement), Reputation Risk Audit (risk assessment), and Crisis Communications Preparedness (crisis readiness). These products are complemented by ten service lines covering Corporate Communications, Financial Communications & Investor Relations, Transaction Support, Executive Training, Crisis & Reputation Management, Digital & Social, Research, analytics & data-led insights, Public affairs & regulatory support, Content and thought leadership, and Internal Communications. The offerings collectively form the 'Triple A Communications' approach (Access, Advice, Action), providing end-to-end strategic communications advisory from narrative development through crisis management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Narrative Development

Quantifiable outcome

• Worked on transactions worth US$ trillions globally

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Accordience Groupparent_companyOthersCDR is part of the Accordience Group, a communications and advisory group. This represents a parent company relationship where CDR operates as a member firm or brand within the larger group structure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brunswick Group: Global leader in financial and corporate communications advisory with a comparable mix of M&A, crisis, IR and public affairs services for boards and C-suites. The most direct competitor to CDR in the financial/corporate PR space.
• Kekst CNC: International strategic communications consultancy focused on M&A, investor relations, crisis and public affairs, with strong London and European presence — directly competing with CDR for the same types of board-level mandates.
• Prosek Partners: Independent financial communications and investor relations firm with strong U.S. and international presence, serving similar PE, VC and corporate clients on M&A, IPO and IR mandates — directly comparable to CDR's core offering.
• Lansons: UK-headquartered strategic communications consultancy offering corporate, financial and public affairs advisory to boards, with comparable client base and service mix to CDR in the UK and European market.
• Hudson Sandler: London-based financial and corporate communications advisor serving listed companies, PE houses and boards on transactions, IR and crisis — a closely comparable UK-focused peer to CDR.
• Maitland/AMO: Strategic communications and public affairs firm with strong European and transatlantic presence, providing financial, corporate and crisis comms to boards and executives — a comparable European peer to CDR.
• Instinctif Partners: International business communications consultancy with deep financial services, capital markets and public affairs practices, competing for many of the same mid- and large-cap board mandates as CDR.
• ICR (ICR Inc.): U.S.-headquartered strategic communications and advisory firm specializing in investor relations, IPO and transaction communications — a direct peer to CDR on cross-border capital markets and IR mandates.

Broad incumbents

• FTI Consulting (Strategic Communications): Large global professional services firm with a sizable Strategic Communications segment covering financial comms, crisis, public affairs and IR. A broader incumbent that competes for many of the same board-level advisory mandates as CDR.
• Edelman: World's largest PR firm with significant financial communications, crisis, public affairs and corporate advisory practices. A broader incumbent that increasingly competes with CDR for board-level, multi-stakeholder communications mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Citigate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/17161

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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