We consistently rank among the top M&A communications and stakeholder engagement advisors in the United States and globally. Our experienced team has advised public companies, private equity firms, privately held organizations and founder-led businesses on more than 1,000 transactions in the past decade, bringing a unique data-driven and tailored approach to each engagement. Our customisable cross-stakeholder approach helps our clients preserve value and complete transactions while successfully navigating today’s dynamic, fast-moving environment where perceptions are shaped quickly and stakeholders are pressuring companies and boards more than ever before.
The announcement of a transaction is just the beginning of the process toward approval and our proven methods secure stakeholder support and understanding through deal closing, from Wall Street to Main Street to D.C., and beyond. Our firm has worked on numerous ground-breaking transactions, including those that secured landmark regulatory approval, fought off competing or hostile bidders or marked a seminal change for founders.
Our M&A team provides strategic advice and full-service execution, grounded in proprietary research and analytics to help us see around corners. We bring deep relationships with the financial media, corporate governance, and the investment banking and legal communities, allowing us to provide clients with a steady flow of intelligence on key business developments so strategies can be adjusted accordingly. We help companies and boards reach the investors, regulators, employees and critical stakeholders across all channels, as well as provide expert media relations, innovative digital strategies, and thoughtful investor communications and stakeholder engagement.
Our firm is consistently recognized as a leading communications firms with expertise advising corporate boards and management teams to prepare for, engage with and defend against activist shareholders.
We bring a different approach to activism defense focused on achieving real business outcomes for our clients. With deep experience working against a wide variety of activists, we provide customized advice and counsel to help our clients navigate evolving approaches from activists and thoughtfully communicate to stakeholders through the moments that matter most.
In today’s dynamic environment, the best defense is a strong offense, founded on ensuring that investors understand and support the company’s strategy. We help our clients launch and support shareholder engagement programs, utilizing both traditional and innovative means to reach and engage investors, including in-depth perception studies, tabletop workshops and geo-targeted digital campaigns designed specifically for each company’s shareholder base.
We partner with companies to assess their strengths and vulnerabilities, anticipate and prepare for various scenarios, engage constructively with declared activists and maximize their chances of success in the event of a proxy contest. In a contested situation, our team leads the development of communications materials, and our experience provides us with insights into goals and tactics crucial to shaping an effective defense strategy. Our relationships with the specialized reporters and advisors who focus on activism and corporate governance help our clients counter increasingly media-savvy activists.