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  • Mergers & Acquisitions (Public and Private)

Building support and protecting value through transformative transactions

Every transaction brings unique communications challenges and stakeholder expectations. We advise companies, private equity firms, and other financial market participants through every stage of the transaction lifecycle, providing strategic communications counsel that scales to the complexity of each situation to build stakeholder support.

Mergers & Acquisitions (Public and Private)

From public and private transactions to hostile situations, cross-border deals, and competitive auctions, we help clients articulate strategic rationale, build stakeholder support, and navigate heightened scrutiny. Working alongside management teams and their legal and financial advisors, we develop integrated communications strategies that support successful transactions from planning through post-close integration.

Our Capabilities:

  • Leak management & rapid engagement
  • Strategic communications planning & narrative development
  • Executive coaching & presentation training
  • Targeted stakeholder engagement
  • Deal announcement & media relations
  • Deal asset content & design support
  • Regulatory & public affairs strategy
  • Full lifecycle transaction support

 

Types of Transactions:

Public Market
  • Friendly mergers and acquisitions
  • Hostile takeovers
  • Reverse Mergers and SPAC combinations
  • Equity carve-outs and spin offs
  • Public to private transactions
Private Market
  • Private Equity buyouts
  • Growth Capital investments
  • Venture Capital exits 
  • Management-led and leveraged buyouts
  • Private Credit transactions
  • Minority investments and joint ventures
Regulatory & Cross-Border
  • Antitrust and competition approvals across global jurisdictions
  • Cross-border M&A and international partnerships
  • National security and foreign investment regulations
  • Industry-specific regulatory considerations
Specialized M&A Situations
  • Activism-driven M&A 
  • Strategic Reviews 
  • Contested or hostile M&A 
  • Auctions and competitive bidding processes
  • Crisis-driven transactions (distressed M&A and 363 bankruptcy sales)
  • Consent solicitation campaigns

Featured Insights

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Three Communications considerations that M&A teams can’t ignore

March 22, 2023
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