The story
1946 - Mr Alexander "Alec" Proudfoot founded the Alexander Proudfoot Company in Chicago, USA. He led the business until his death in 1968, when the company was bought from his widow by senior management.
1960s - Proudfoot began its expansion from Chicago, first in the USA and then in collaboration with Unibanco in Brazil.
1970s - Proudfoot began operations in Europe, and opened a London office.
1980s - To expand its global scope Proudfoot opened a Singapore branch, followed by one in Sydney shortly afterwards. By the late eighties Proudfoot had offices across the Asia-Pacific region.
1989 - Alexander Proudfoot PLC purchased Philip Crosby Associates, then a US Stock Exchange publicly traded company. This company deteriorated in the mid-1990s, closed in 1996 and partially resold in 1997 to its original owner.
1991 - Alexander Proudfoot PLC took over from Indevo, a strategy consultancy with its Stockholm head office. Part of the business was sold and the remainder closed in 1993.
1993 - Proudfoot PLC changed its name to Proudfoot PLC.
2000 - IMR Europe, a Proudfoot clone with significant presence in France and Spain, was bought by Proudfoot PLC.
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2001 - The name of Proudfoot PLC was changed to Management Consulting Group PLC.
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