expertise
Special Situations & Investor Relations

Strategic counsel for the moments that shape business, capital markets, and reputation.

Edelman Smithfield is a global financial communications advisory firm that helps companies navigate complex business, market, and reputation challenges across the full corporate lifecycle.

As trusted counselors to boards, management teams, owners, communications, and investor relations leaders, we help organizations strengthen market confidence, build trust, and navigate defining moments when outcomes matter most.

Deep Industry Knowledge. Global Reach. Local Insight.

We combine deep markets fluency and a boutique approach with the reach and resources of Edelman, the world's leading communications firm. We bring together former sell-side analysts, buy-side investors, IROs, CCOs, investment bankers, and financial journalists with expertise across industries including:

Consumer • Financial Services • Healthcare • Fintech • Technology • Industrials • Energy • Retail • Food & Beverage • Aerospace & Defense • Media & Entertainment • And more

250 Financial Communications Advisors
25+ markets
1K+ transactions in the past 10 years

Embedded Partnership. Integrated Expertise.

Our team of consultants serve as an extension of our clients' teams, integrating quickly to provide senior counsel and hands-on execution across strategic investor relations, transactions, shareholder activism defense, crisis situations, and other reputation-critical events. Our holistic approach combines capital markets expertise, financial communications, corporate reputation counsel, and multi-stakeholder engagement strategies to help leaders make informed decisions, align stakeholders, and support fair valuation.

Counsel for every moment that resets the narrative

Strategic Investor Relations

We partner with public companies to build investor trust through compelling capital market positioning, earnings communications, and tailored Street engagement.

Initial Public Offerings, SPACs, and Spin Offs

Our team of experts positions companies for successful public market debuts, building confidence with analysts, investors, and media from pre-Quiet Period through Listing Day and beyond.

Mergers & Acquisitions (Public & Private)

We build stakeholder support and articulate value across public and private transactions, from pre-announcement strategy and planning through close and integration.