Acquisitions, disposals and divestments have a significant impact on the reputation of a company and its leaders. Clear and effective communication contributes to their success by building trust, clarifying the issues at stake and reducing uncertainty.
Financial and Capital Market Communication
Listed companies are particularly exposed and their communication is highly regulated. IRF supports them in ongoing communication with the capital market and in special projects. IRF knows the institutions and players in the financial market, along with their needs and priorities. We are financially literate and familiar with the rules of the stock exchange and financial market supervision.
Typical challenges
IPO or listing
Building a robust equity story, accompanied by PR and communication.
Acquisition, merger or sale (M&A)
Developing a communication concept, preparing ad hoc communication, stakeholder alignment.
Spin-off, carve-out or separation
Developing an independent capital market narrative and setting up investor relations.
Strategy change or new medium-term plan
Translating internal logic into capital market-ready messages.
Changes on the board of directors or in top management
Explaining the rationale and safeguarding trust.
Activist investors
Preparing lines of argument and Q&A, governance communication, media relations.
Profit warning
Credible contextualisation, protection of trust and damage limitation.
Annual reports
Overall coordination, concept and content, best-practice analyses and recommendations.
Sustainability reporting
Analyses and recommendations, concepts and content.
Undervaluation of the share despite operational strength
Sharpening positioning, visibility, and outreach to investors and analysts.
Restructuring or turnaround situation
Developing a communication concept, leadership communication, protecting trust.
Complex or difficult-to-explain business model
Simplification, storytelling and improved comparability.
Specialisations
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Companies go public to finance their growth, restructure their shareholding structure or pursue other strategic objectives. An IPO is a key moment for positioning the company in the eyes of the financial markets, investors, analysts and the media.
