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424 Capital: refreshing its visual identity and digital presence

Insights — 01.07.26.

Friend has launched a refreshed visual identity and new website for 424 Capital, a Boston-based private equity firm.

Airtel Africa: exemplary digital-first reporting

Reporting — 09.06.26.

Airtel Africa’s 2026 annual report is the FTSE 100’s only true digital-first report: all content is presented in HTML, all content is AI-friendly, all content is viewable on mobile, and all content is delivered in multiple formats – digital, PDF, print and iXBRL filing. It sets the benchmark standard for ESEF compliance.

Friend’s Top Dogs 2026: Volatility, change and resilience

Events — 01.06.26.

At our webinar on Wednesday, July 8th, our annual reporting experts offer their views on how the FTSE 100 have been providing evidence of their resilience in the face of this volatility and change.

TDR Capital: launching a bold new digital presence

Projects — 19.05.26.

We’re proud to announce the launch of the new website and refreshed brand identity for TDR Capital, one of the UK’s leading private equity firms.

Three takeaways from our reporting in an AI-era event

Viewpoint — 01.05.26.

In our recent webinar, “Digital-first reporting: is your annual report AI-readable?”, we discussed reporting in the AI-era with inputs from two companies that have adopted a digital-first approach.

Relevance over repetition: how to make private company reporting stand out

Viewpoint — 01.05.26.

For a long time, annual reports from listed companies have been seen as the benchmark for high-quality reporting. And understandably so – they’ve set the standard for structure, transparency and depth.