Montieth & Company

What Montieth & Company does

Montieth & Company is a specialist global communications consultancy founded in 2007 by Montieth M. Illingworth, a former journalist. The firm serves enterprise clients across six core practice areas: marketing communications and PR, corporate and financial communications, issues management and crisis communications, public affairs and government relations, litigation communications, and branding and website development. Its primary verticals are financial services, professional services (including AMLaw100 law firms), technology, clean energy and sustainability, and litigation support, with clients ranging from early-stage startups to multinational corporations.

The firm differentiates through a cross-border hub-and-spoke delivery model anchored in three global headquarters: New York (Americas), London (EMEA), and Hong Kong (APAC, via the Montieth SPRG joint venture with Strategic Public Relations Group). Additional offices in Washington D.C., São Paulo, Mexico City, Frankfurt, and Paris extend coverage to 25+ media markets across 7 time zones in 10 languages, with 75% of revenue generated cross-border. The firm's technology stack includes proprietary AI-powered tools for predictive stakeholder sentiment analysis and media optimization, developed in partnership with external technologists, and the M&Co Litigation Intelligence platform launched in 2026, which automates legal risk, media dynamics, and reputational impact assessments for law firm and corporate legal clients.

Montieth & Company generates revenue through professional services engagements structured as monthly retainers, project-based fees, or hourly rates, with cross-border programs offered under a single integrated flexible budget. New business is driven primarily through referrals (70% of clients come from business partners), direct outreach, and thought leadership events such as webinars on litigation, crisis communications, and public affairs. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the firm has no disclosed institutional funding or parent company, operating as a privately held LLC and UK Ltd entity controlled by its founder and senior management team.

Name

Montieth & Company

Legal name

Montieth & Company LLC

Website

https://montiethco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Montieth & Company is a specialist global communications consultancy founded in 2007, serving enterprise clients across financial services, professional services, technology, and clean energy through cross-border PR programs delivered from hubs in New York, London, and Hong Kong.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Relations and Communications Consultancy

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Affiliate & Partner Marketing (Performance Partnerships) (BPAFACAE)

Keywords

• Public relations services
• Crisis communications
• Financial communications
• Litigation communications
• Media relations

Headquarters

HQ city

New City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PR and Communications Professional Services: Monthly retainers, project-based fees, and hourly rates for integrated PR and communications services including marketing communications, corporate and financial communications, issues management, crisis communications, public affairs, litigation PR, and branding and website development. Cross-border and multi-market programs are structured with a single integrated flexible budget.
2. Flexible Pricing Models: Monthly retainers, project-based fees, or hourly rates. For cross-border or multi-market programs, a single integrated and flexible budget is structured. Full transparency and accountability on deliverables and resource allocation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Montieth & Company is a specialist communications consultancy that sells integrated public relations and communications services across six practice areas: Marketing Communications & PR, Corporate & Financial Communications, Issues Management & Crisis Communications, Public Affairs & Government Relations, Litigation Communications, and Branding & Website Development. Services are delivered through global hubs in New York, London, and Hong Kong with multilingual teams covering 25+ media markets, augmented by proprietary AI-powered analytics and the M&Co Litigation Intelligence platform.

Product overview

Montieth & Company is a specialist global communications consultancy offering an integrated set of six core service practice areas: Marketing Communications & PR, Corporate & Financial Communications, Issues Management & Crisis Communications, Public Affairs & Government Relations, Litigation Communications, and Branding & Website Development. These services are delivered through a cross-border model with global hubs in New York, London, and Hong Kong, spanning 25+ media markets. The firm has developed a proprietary analytics platform called M&Co Litigation Intelligence that complements its litigation communications services by providing AI-powered stakeholder sentiment analysis, media dynamics tracking, and reputational impact assessment for legal teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Montieth SPRG: Joint venture between Montieth & Company and Strategic Public Relations Group for Asia-Pacific operations

Products and services

• Marketing Communications & PR Integrated marketing communications and PR services including strategy and planning, brand positioning, media relations, content development, thought leadership, social media, event planning, and paid media delivered to enterprise clients across global markets.
• Corporate & Financial Communications Expert advisory on critical corporate events including CEO and C-suite transitions, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, investor relations, quarterly reporting, regulatory disclosures, and strategic sales/liquidity events for public and private companies.
• Issues Management & Crisis Communications Strategic crisis preparedness, action planning, and global response services including issues and stakeholder mapping, crisis scenario planning, dynamic media monitoring, and 360-degree stakeholder communications support for clients facing high-stakes situations.
• Public Affairs & Government Relations Holistic stakeholder engagement, legislative analysis, government relations, regulatory navigation, coalition building, grassroots organizing, and community relations services across federal, state, and local levels.
• Litigation Communications Specialized litigation PR for AMLaw100 firms and corporate clients covering IP, corporate, white collar, civil matters, securities litigation, regulatory investigations, bankruptcies, class actions, and appellate cases including US Supreme Court matters.
• Branding & Website Development End-to-end brand development including logo design, brand books, business cards, investor deck templates, website design and development, SEO optimization, animated videos, b-roll, graphics, and marketing collateral production for enterprise clients.
• M&Co Litigation Intelligence Proprietary analytics platform providing data-driven reputational and stakeholder analysis for law firms and corporate legal teams. Integrates legal risk assessment, stakeholder sentiment analysis, media dynamics, and reputational impact considerations across every stage of litigation. Automates and systematizes stakeholder analysis and media assessment that traditionally required weeks of research and coordination across legal, communications, and advisory teams.
• Cross-Border Communications Programs Integrated, flexible, and efficient cross-border PR and multilingual corporate communications programs delivered through global hubs in New York, London, and Hong Kong, reaching 25+ media markets across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific through a single integrated flexible budget.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of clients referred by business partners, indicating high client satisfaction and trust
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• SchillingscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2025Montieth & Company and Schillings frequently work together combining expertise in litigation, crisis, and media relations. Schillings has the largest team of defamation, libel and privacy lawyers in the world, advising on protection and enhancement of reputation, privacy and security. They co-hosted a webinar on Litigation vs. Arbitration (June 2025) discussing how to navigate high-stakes disputes.
• SPRG (Strategic Public Relations Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Montieth SPRG is a joint venture between Montieth & Company and SPRG, Asia's leading PR network with 15 offices in APAC. SPRG is the only independent PR agency to have won the Asia Pacific Network of the Year title from PRWeek. The collaboration stretches back over 20 years and provides M&Co with a platform to serve clients across the Asia-Pacific region through the Montieth SPRG brand.
• Best-in-Class TechnologistssupportingTechnology or IntegrationMontieth & Company has partnered with best-in-class technologists to use AI to evaluate and optimize the impact of earned, owned, paid, and contributed (social) media. These partnerships enhance the firm's proprietary AI-powered analytics capabilities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kekst CNC: International strategic communications consultancy with deep M&A, crisis, and investor relations expertise. Comparable to M&Co in senior-led model, cross-border capability, and financial-services client base.
• Brunswick Group: Global communications advisory specializing in financial services, M&A, crisis, and litigation communications with offices across major markets. Closest direct peer to M&Co given shared financial-PR heritage, cross-border model, and senior-led engagement style.
• Prosek Partners: Independent financial communications and marketing firm with strong financial-services and professional-services verticals. Direct peer given shared boutique positioning, financial-services focus, and senior practitioner model.
• FGS Global (formerly Finsbury, H/Advisors Abernathy, Sard Verbinnen, and The Glover Park Group): Global strategic communications and advisory firm focused on critical situations, M&A, shareholder activism, and crisis. Competes directly with M&Co for AMLaw100 litigation PR and high-stakes financial communications.
• FTI Consulting (Strategic Communications): Strategic Communications segment of FTI Consulting delivers financial communications, crisis, litigation PR, and public affairs services globally. Direct competitor for cross-border financial and litigation communications mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Edelman: Largest global independent PR firm with broad financial, technology, and crisis practices. Competes for the same enterprise clients as M&Co, particularly in financial services and technology, but with a much wider service portfolio.
• BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe): Global communications agency formed by the merger of Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe, with strong financial, technology, and public affairs practices. Competes for cross-border enterprise communications RFPs alongside M&Co.
• Hill+Knowlton: Global strategic communications firm with established public affairs, crisis, and financial communications practices. Overlaps with M&Co in crisis, public affairs, and cross-border mandates, especially for global enterprises.

Regional players

• Hudson Sandler: London-headquartered strategic communications firm with strong financial services, crisis, and capital markets communications. Strong overlap with M&Co's London-based financial and crisis practice, but primarily UK/EMEA in focus.

Emerging players

• Teneo: Global advisory firm spanning strategic communications, management consulting, and financial advisory. Increasingly competing with M&Co for CEO-level crisis, restructuring, and special situations communications mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/montieth-&-company
• Xx.com/MontiethPR

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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