§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Energy what companies are involved in giving advice on, or in the promotion of, the sale of the British Gas Corporation; and what functions they are performing.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerMy Department has involved the following organisations in giving advice on, or in the promotion of, the sale of British Gas:
Company Function N. M. Rothschild and Sons Ltd. Merchant bank adviser Slaughter and May Legal adviser Touche Ross and Co. Accountancy and Tax adviser Price Waterhouse Reporting accountant Cazenove and Co. Lead broker Wood Mackenzie and Co. Ltd. Specialist brokers James Capel and Co. Energy Resource Consultants Ltd. Petroleum consultant National Westminster Bank PLC Registrar and receiving bank Dewe Rogerson Limited PR consultant Young and Rubicam Ltd. Advertising agency Goldman Sachs International Corp. US financial adviser Swiss Bank Corporation International Ltd. European financial adviser Nomura Securities Company Limited Japanese financial adviser Wood Gundy Ltd. Canadian financial adviser Sullivan and Cromwell US legal adviser Anderson, Mori and Rabinowitz Japanese legal adviser Blake, Cassels and Graydon Canadian legal adviser