A Sophisticated Approach to Shareholder Activism
Activist investors that effectively communicate their value message to the market have a much greater chance of gaining institutional investor support and persuading their target company to take appropriate action. We provide activist investors with the messaging and with media access to communicate their investment thesis as well as with detailed media plans that anticipate target company responses.
FTI Consulting Improves Your Success Rate
We provide activist investors with the messaging and with media access to communicate their investment thesis as well as with detailed media plans that anticipate target company responses during shareholder activist campaigns.
Investment
theses need to be based on correct financial, operational and commercial understandings in order to maintain credibility with investor bases
Missteps are costly
in the face of what will likely be challenging arguments from the target company, missteps are costly.
FTI Consulting business analytics are world class and our industry expertise is broad and deep for almost any target acquisition
Industry and operational know-how provide activist investors with “fuel” to fire their arguments
Assistance
our public affairs experts can help activist investors not only diminish a target’s “advantage” in Washington but also assist in developing federal and state regulatory strategies
FTI’s Activist Tool Kit
FTI provides a variety of services to assist activist investors in pursuing their targets.
Operational Activism
Supplement their analytics and communications plans with granular detail on the changes it would make to yield value for the shareholders
Does an in-depth analysis of former targets reveal poor accounting or reporting practices?
Provide detailed analysis of SG&A changes from an outside perspective that can yield immediate value
Provide investigative services on both boards and management to flush out related party transactions and back-grounds
Balance Sheet Activism
Provide supporting analysis for leverage ability
Analyze past company capital allocation decisions for real time errors in judgment
Provide true cash flow analysis to determine the true ability of a company to return cash to shareholders
Transaction Oriented Activism
Provide valuation services of the company’s various divisions, products, real estate and intellectual property
Provide analysis of proposed transactions and, using valuation and benchmarking, provide support for a potential under-valued offer