“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
© Warren Buffett
Growing business competition, struggle for loyalty, regulatory policy, and supersonic speed of professional market changes sometimes present potential threats to financial and industrial sectors. They can seriously damage and undermine trustworthiness of the capital markets and the loyalty of customers and investors. To overcome difficulties and diminish these threats, the companies have to adjust to the present day business realities. We help them to understand the ways and means of how to accomplish this, by either creating and promoting stronger reputation, situation foresight or establishing relations with the target groups, which may affect the company’s advancement.
In addition, relying on our large-scale partnership network all over the word, we can build up unmatched project teams to facilitate attaining exhaustive financial communications objectives, whether they are international M&A transactions or positioning in the global financial community. Kreab puts together financial and public affairs communications, including IPOs, deals requiring authority clearance or investments in publicly funded projects.
Corporate defence
Corporate defence
A hostile transaction is generally defined as one that does not have the support of the management or board. We advise management on corporate defence strategies and help fight off unfriendly overtures.
Financial reporting
Financial reporting
Reporting on a company’s financial situation is essential in maintaining or building a solid relationship with the company’s shareholders and the financial market. Developing reports, drafting financial messages, navigating strict regulations and explaining complex figures in a clear way is what we do.
Investor relations
Investor relations
Investor relations are a vital task for every management group. A long-term perspective and consistency are essential elements in communicating with financial markets. We help clients establish relations with crucial groups such as investors, analysts, regulators and the financial media, and implement road shows.
IPO/Capital raising
IPO/Capital raising
Preparing a company for a public listing is largely a matter of building an IR infrastructure including rules, codes and governance issues. New public companies face immediate scrutiny. Building shareholder value as a public company or with a new owner starts with good communications and a compelling corporate story.
M&A
M&A
An M&A process exposes a company to immense challenges. We regularly advise clients on corporate story development, relation-building activities with stakeholders, decision makers and media, while conducting extensive risk analysis including a communications due diligence. Identifying the true market sentiment is key to a successful deal.
Privatization
Privatization
Acquiring a publicly owned company requires patience, tact and skill. The level of prestige involved can be massive, risking a harsh and protracted media campaign if not managed correctly. We have the experience and understanding necessary to manage sensitive political issues such as privatisation processes.
Alternative investments
Alternative investments
We understand the challenges faced by private equity firms and have helped many of them manage communications related to their own corporate reputation and proposed deals. We assist them in identifying sensitive issues and understanding market sentiments by, for example, providing a diagnosis of the market and of political risks.