Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), whether friendly or contested, large or small, are significant transformational events that consume vast amounts of senior management and board members time and energy, exacerbated by the ongoing need of overseeing daily company operations. 

The stakes are high, and the pressure significant to effectively communicate a substantial amount of complex information and receive positive shareholder action. A securityholder base previously comprised of long term investors can turn over 40-50% or more in a matter of days after a deal announcement, leaving management with a significant new and unknown securityholder dynamic. Even in friendly transactions, especially in contested ones, there is a critical requirement to have access to specialized and experienced advisors to achieve a successful outcome.

Other critical agenda items can be equally as complex and crucial to an Issuer including CEO and key employee compensation plans, rights plans, etc. For this reason Laurel Hill takes a similar approach with M&A to maximize the best opportunity for a positive outcome.

Whether engaged to support or defend against a transaction or agenda items, the senior advisors at Laurel Hill have a tremendous amount of transactional experience and understanding within this complex environment. We will provide detailed and timely market intelligence, combined with creative and expert tactical guidance and flawless execution to ensure your messaging is received and understood by your securityholder audience and obtains the highest level of support possible. We will partner with your other external legal and financial advisors to quickly and effectively collate and synthesize collective intelligence to develop and execute a coordinated strategy to maximize positive results while freeing up valuable time for board and management resources to focus on other important items. Learn more
 
No matter the size of your M&A transaction or nature of the special meeting, you can trust that your senior advisors at Laurel Hill have the transactional expertise, industry understanding and dedicated focus on service excellence to exceed your expectations and deliver outstanding results.