Bell Pottinger Sans Frontières was launched in 2003 with a worldwide remit, reflecting the globalised market. It is the successor to Lowe Bell Consultants, established in the UK in 1987 by Tim Bell, which traded as Bell Pottinger Consultants for a period until 2003. It is thus the original and first business of the Chime Group. Tim has continued to be heavily involved throughout.

Over the years, highlights have included:

• The Guinness bid for Distillers.
• The Hanson bid for Imperial Tobacco.
• Sir James Goldsmith's bid for BAT.
• The first post-apartheid general elections in South Africa.
• President Yeltsin's second election in Russia.
• The 'Yes to Europe' campaign in Sweden.
• Most of Dr Mahatir's elections in Malaysia.