Financial Services
Expertise
Our experienced team helps companies manage their reputations and achieve business goals. We think strategically to transform perceptions and mitigate risk, providing our clients with a competitive advantage.
We advise financial services and investment management firms of all sizes and strategies, ranging from multi-billion-dollar enterprises to emerging managers and start-ups. Founders, partners and management teams value our ability to provide informed counsel and implement strategies that grow both mind share and market share.
Our dedicated Financial Services team has expertise in key sub-sectors including:
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Private Credit & Alternative Lenders
ETFs & BDCs
Wealth Management & Insurance
Banking & Consumer Finance
FinTech & Digital Assets
Services
We offer a full spectrum of services to inspire confidence, trust, and action among priority constituents.
In an environment where investors and other stakeholders are inundated with information and choices, it’s critical for companies to demonstrate a clear, sustainable edge. We leverage decades of experience navigating market cycles and a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to help our clients navigate complex challenges and build brand and equity value.
Public Relations & Media Strategy
Our team of veteran PR professionals and former journalists has long-standing relationships with critical media and industry influencers. We develop messaging to clarify your value proposition, influence perception, and build reputational capital.
Investor Relations
Led by former sell-side analysts and buy-side portfolio managers with unparalleled real estate and lodging expertise, our team has advised and executed IR strategies across several cycles, from capital raising, pre- and post-IPO support, earnings preparation and execution, and investor targeting and communications.
Transactions & IPO Advisory
We’ve successfully guided hundreds of companies like yours through each step of the IPO process, and we’ve advised hundreds of strategic M&As and SPACs, supporting management teams facing the full range of complex challenges these transactions can present.
Stakeholder Communications
Our team serves as a C-suite advisor, managing all forms of communication to investors, employees, the board, regulators, and other constituents, to preserve your reputation and maximize recognition of the value you create.
Product & Platform Launches
We’ll help you lay the groundwork for a successful launch—including in-depth market analysis, messaging, content creation, event support, and access to all the resources you need to reach critical audiences.
Thought Leadership
Our team works with executives to position them as industry experts and capture their share of voice among competitors. This process involves routine media engagement and content creation designed to advance key narratives and contribute to the marketplace of ideas.
Crisis & Special Situations
When you’re facing the highest stakes decisions, we are a trusted advisor. Our team is proactive and nimble in every scenario, including perception crises, special situations, and shareholder activism—communicating and protecting your value and your reputation to weather any storm.
Perception Studies & Strategic Intelligence
We’ll equip you with the actionable data and analysis you need to better understand your place in the market and in public perception. From there, we’ll develop and implement positioning that moves you forward.
Branding, Content Creation & Digital Marketing
Your brand increasingly needs to connect with your audience across new and evolving digital environments. We’ll provide full-scale content creation, SEO strategy, digital marketing support, and social media management, supported by a full creative team of designers and writers.
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