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Developing an Investor Relations Program for an IPO Company [Video]

By Maureen Wolff, President and Partner Companies planning to go public need to be able to hit the ground running on the day of the IPO pricing with an investor relations program.  In order to prepare, Sharon Merrill President and … Continue reading

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Investor Relations: How May I Serve You?

“View from the C-Suite: What Management Wants from Investor Relations” was the theme for NIRI Boston’s April event.  For a chance to listen to a panel of C-level executives speak candidly to a room full of investor relations professionals, I … Continue reading

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It’s Time to Face Social Media for Investor Relations

“But social media for investor relations won’t work for my company!” The use of social media is radically changing the way our society communicates – and the investment community is no exception.  But many investor relations officers still refuse to … Continue reading

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The Age of Diminished Sell-Side Research

Sell-side research has undergone profound structural changes during the past decade with far-reaching implications affecting the quality of the research and how research is generated, sold and compensated. Decimalization, Regulation FD, unbundling of trading from research and the hedge fund … Continue reading

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Winning the Gunfight at the Proxy Corral – Four Steps to Prepare for Shareholder Activism

The term “shareholder activism” can sometimes send a shiver down your spine and conjure up all kinds of unwelcome events – unhappy shareholders, proxy contests, shareholder proposals, 13D filings and withhold vote campaigns, to name just a few. I recently … Continue reading

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Getting Ready for the IPO: 10 Investor Relations “To Do” Items Before the Pricing

For months leading up to your S-1 filing, you probably have been singularly focused on creating that massive tome.  You have spent significantly more time with your lawyers and auditors than with your own family — and you cannot even … Continue reading

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