Our Experience
A proven track record
across the highest-stakes situations.
Over two decades of collective experience advising companies through contested transactions, shareholder activism, corporate crises, and restructurings.
SELECT MERGERS & ACQUISITIONSMore than $3.7T in Friendly & Contested M&A
M&A Advisory$6.6BNCR Atleos / Brink’s
Advised NCR Atleos on its sale to Brink’s, which combines two leading financial technology infrastructure providers.
M&A Advisory$9.6BSubway / Roark Capital
Advised Subway on its sale to Roark Capital, marking the company's first ownership change.
M&A Advisory$1.5BSun Country Airlines / Allegiant
Advised Sun Country Airlines on its merger with Allegiant, bringing together two complementary carriers focused on affordable leisure travel.
M&A Advisory$4.9BSekisui House / MDC Holdings
Advised Sekisui House on its acquisition of MDC Holdings, a leading U.S. homebuilder.
M&A Advisory$3.9BMasonite / Owens Corning
Advised Masonite on its $3.9B sale to Owens Corning, which added Masonite's market-leading doors business.
M&A Advisory$23BExact Sciences / Abbott
Advised Exact Sciences on its $23B sale to Abbott, which added a new growth vertical in the fast-growing U.S. cancer screening segment.
M&A Advisory$19BChart Industries / Baker Hughes
Advised Chart Industries on its $19B sale to Baker Hughes, adding a complementary set of products and services.
M&A Advisory$2.8BUSA Rare Earth / Serra Verde
Advised USA Rare Earth on its $2.8B acquisition of Serra Verde, the only scaled producer of all four magnetic rare earth elements outside Asia.
SELECT Shareholder Activism Defense Mandates400+ engagements · Public & private
Proxy Contest · Win2025Matthews International
Successful proxy contest vote against Barington Capital.
Proxy Contest · Win2025Dynavax Technologies
Successful proxy contest vote against Deep Track.
Settlement2026Genuine Parts Company
Settlement with Elliott Management
Settlement2026True Blue International
Shareholder vote win against Barington Capital.
Settlement2026Teradata
Settlement with Lynrock Lake
Engagement2026Align Technology
Engagement with Elliott Management
Engagement2025Solventum
Engagement with Trian Partners
SETTLEMENT2025AGCO
Governance and commercial disputes with TAFE
SELECT RestructuringS80+ restructurings
Chapter 11Ch. 11Red Lobster
Advised Red Lobster through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, managing communications across all stakeholder groups.
Chapter 11Ch. 11Marelli
Advised Marelli, multi-national automotive supplier, on its $4.9B Chapter 11 case, managing external media relations and all stakeholder communications.
363 SaleCh. 11Vice
Advised Vice Media on its 363 sale, helping to navigage external media challenges.
Pre-Packaged Chapter 11Ch. 11Curo Group
Advised Curo Group on its prepackaged Chapter 11 filing.
League Tables & RankingsBloomberg · The Deal
#3Bloomberg · Full Year 2025IR/PR Advisers for U.S. Companies Facing Shareholder Activists — 20 public engagements, including proxy contest wins at Matthews International and Dynavax Technologies.
Power ListObserver · 2026
Named to the Observer PR Power List in 2026, earning the recognition after just 2.5 years in business.
#5The Deal · Q2 2025
PR M&A League Table — ranked among the top PR firms for deals announced in Q2 2025, advising on 13 deals with announced values of at least $100M during the period.