Core Capability

Investor Relations & Capital Markets Positioning

We build and run investor relations programs directly: earnings strategy, disclosure governance, CFO scripting, and investor presentations. The work determines how the market reads a company's numbers and decisions, not just how it's announced.

What this includes

  • Fractional IR, running the investor relations function part-time in place of a full-time hire
  • Earnings strategy, CFO scripting, and investor presentations
  • Disclosure governance and reporting discipline
  • Analyst and institutional investor engagement

Who this is for

Public companies and pre-IPO companies that need an investor relations function built, run, or strengthened from the inside.

Areas of work this page covers

  • 01 Capital Markets Advisory and Investor Relations. For companies that need investors to understand them.
  • 04 IPO, Listings and Public Markets Readiness. For companies planning to list or move to a larger exchange.

How an engagement starts

  • 10 day diagnosticA review of the company's position and a written plan with options.
  • 30 day readiness programThe investment case, materials and investor list, ready to use.
  • 60 to 90 day advisory projectA defined scope, timetable and set of deliverables.
  • Ongoing investor relationsA weekly call with management and a short written update each month.
  • Transaction preparationWork plan, information requests, coordination of counsel and management preparation.
  • Approved regulated mandatesCarried out only through a properly registered firm and authorized individuals.

What a company receives

  • A written plan within ten days of the first conversation.
  • A ranked investor list, with the reason each investor fits.
  • A call plan for the first thirty days after an announcement.
  • The investment case, in a form management can deliver in five minutes.
  • Draft answers to the hardest questions investors will ask.
  • A monthly update on meetings held, feedback received and next steps.

Related services

Discuss a Mandate All services