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Dealmaking, Investor Relations, M&A, Shareholder Activism
Mardi Gras, M&A and Market Movers: On the Ground at Tulane 2025
The day after Mardi Gras, a sea of M&A lawyers, bankers, proxy solicitors, and communications advisors arrived for New Orleans’ second-biggest party of the year: the 37th annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute. The H/Advisors Abernathy team spent three productive days on the ground discussing the trends shaping the deal environment in 2025.
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Dealmaking, Financial Communications, H/Advisors Abernathy News, M&A, Research
H/Advisors Abernathy 2025 M&A Data and Insights: More Than 60% of the Largest Transactions Announced in 2024 Leaked Before Announcement
In its fifth annual edition, our proprietary research – ‘When Deals Spring a Leak Volume V’ –provides corporate leaders, Boards of Directors and M&A advisors with key insights and trends from the past year of dealmaking. Building on the firm’s proprietary database of M&A transactions, our Research & Insights team analyzed announced transactions valued at $1 billion and greater to understand the frequency at which deals leak as well as how a leak may affect perception of the transaction among media and digital audiences.
Read moreCrisis Communications, DEI, Digital Strategy, Perspectives, Research
What CEOs Should Consider Before Addressing Sensitive Topics on Social Media
While social media has made it easier for CEOs to weigh in on sensitive issues, many companies rightfully question whether their leaders should contribute to the chorus of opinions online. H/Advisors Abernathy explored this quandary in its second annual “Social in the C-Suite Report,” by looking at how CEOs used their social voice to opine on an array of sensitive issues, offering some key insights that can help CEOs, and their communications teams determine how to best use executive channels amidst a critical news cycle.
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Crisis Communications, Issues Management
Five Major Communications Mistakes to Avoid in a Crisis
Technological advances, employee activism, and citizen journalism have given everyone a figurative microphone and round-the-clock platform to become active players in companies’ make-it-or-break-it moments. Using these five principles to guide your decisions can mean the difference between destroying company value and reputation — or emerging with an enhanced brand and stronger stakeholder relationships.
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Antitrust, M&A, Perspectives, Public Affairs
M&A Antitrust Expectations for a New Administration
The ongoing scrutiny of the technology sector, following the tenure of outgoing Democratic FTC Chair Lina Khan, coincides with M&A markets that appear to be anticipating a more lenient antitrust stance from the incoming administration. Technology companies need to take a proactive approach to potential mergers and acquisitions. They should clearly explain their reasons early in the process and show how these deals will improve market competition.
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