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Tod Donhauser Joins H/Advisors Abernathy as Managing Director and Head of the San Francisco Office
Tod Donhauser has joined the firm as Managing Director and Head of its San Francisco office, strengthening the firm’s stakeholder communications and engagement advisory offering for CEOs, board directors, and senior executives. Additionally, Managing Director Sheila Ennis has been named to the newly created position of Head of Investor Relations to help grow Abernathy’s world-class financial communications offering.
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Dealmaking, Investor Relations, M&A, Shareholder Activism
Trends, Tales and Tidbits from Tulane
At the 36th Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute, H/Advisors Abernathy discussed market trends and gleaned M&A insights through a series of panels and events across the Big Easy. Here are our key takeaways from the conference:
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Investor Relations
AI in the Pantry? IR Communications Insights from CAGNY 2024
From CAGNY 2024 - The world’s leading consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, and home and personal care companies are ramping up IR communications to highlight the opportunities they have to leverage AI as a means to drive growth and profitability.
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Dealmaking, Firm News, M&A, Research
H/Advisors Abernathy Releases 2024 M&A Leaks Report
In H/Advisors Abernathy’s fourth annual Leaks Report, we analyze announced M&A transactions in the North American market to showcase the key trends that shaped leaks reporting this past year. In our 2023 report, we focus on valuation and industry-specific trends, the accuracy of media leaks and the impact of phenomenon, such as a rise in divestures and a slowdown in private equity-backed dealmaking.
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Crisis Communications, Issues Management, Perspectives
Proactive crisis management for organizations facing misinformation
In today’s environment, it is a matter of “when” not “if” you or your company will be faced with false claims and misrepresentation of the facts. Generative artificial intelligence (A.I.) continues to permeate everyone’s day-to-day, creating opportunities for advancement while simultaneously contributing to the pervasive spread of distorted narratives that make it increasingly challenging to decipher what is real (and can be verified) and what is fabricated. It is important for organizations to be even more preemptive in identifying, mitigating, and responding to false claims. The proactive management of these issues can prevent a small issue from escalating to a crisis with long-term reputational impact.
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