15
Oct
Brave news world: The impact of social media and news on M&A
One of the key ingredients for successful dealmaking in the age of social media is to have effective communication throughout the M&A process. However, social media and news reporting can take on a life of their own, creating a narrative (true or false) that becomes the story. For M&A dealmakers, it is imperative to develop a robust risk and media management strategy to counter the effects of rumour on a transaction to ensure valuations are not impacted, investor confidence and trust remain high, and the deal is completed. In this session, a panel of seasoned practitioners will share how they think about and act upon this key area in 2024 and beyond.
- What are the risk and real-life examples of deals being destroyed by rumour and false narratives?
- How do you develop strategies to manage the media, public opinion, and mitigate risk?
- How does confidential deal information find its way into the media, and how can you stop it?
- How do you successfully instigate internal and external communication strategies during transactions?
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SpeakersGiovanni Amodeo Chief Influencers Officer ION ANALYTICSGeoff Elliott Managing Partner, Corporate & Financial Communications GRACOSWAY
Simon Segal Director MERGERMARKET AUSTRALIARoger Newby Managing Director SODALI & CO
Delphine Cassidy Chief Communications Officer ORICA
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Giovanni sits on the executive committee of ION Analytics and is responsible for engaging with Influencers in the capital market globally and across asset classes. He organizes fireside chats and exclusive closed-door events to facilitate connectivity and knowledge among the influencers. Giovanni joined the company in 2001 where it held various roles in Italy, Germany, London including managing a global team of journalists and data analysts.
As Managing Partner, Geoff is responsible for overseeing the firm’s corporate and financial communications practice.
Geoff provides clients with insight and advice on strategic media engagement and has built a reputation for providing valuable counsel to a range of clients, across a diverse range of industries and regulatory bodies. His knowledge of newsrooms, having worked at the highest levels of editorial management, also provides great insight into opportunities and threats in any media engagement.
Geoff’s recent work includes strategic communications support to APRA and nearly a decade of providing high level strategic communications advice to Pacific Equity Partners.
Currently editorial consultant to Dealreporter and director of Mergermarket Australia, Simon Segal established the Australian bureau of Mergermarket in 2005 where he was bureau chief and Asian editor of Dealreporter (2006-2009).
He has a PhD in the relationship between stakeholders and M&A which has been converted into a book Reframing Mergers and Acquisitions around Stakeholder Relationships: Economic, Political and Social Processes (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies). He has co-hosted the weekly Dealbook on the former Sky Business channel and has contributed M&A commentary to numerous Australian publications.
Simon has some 30 years experience in researching, editing, writing and commenting on financial issues, specialising in M&A since 2005.
Roger Newby is a Managing Director at Sodali & Co, a global advisory firm ranked No.1 in Mergermarket’s M&A PR advisor league table in Australia. Based in Sydney, Roger co-heads the Financial Communications and Transactions practice focusing on M&A, equity capital markets, capital restructures – as well as major reputational issues confronting public and private companies.
As Chief Communications Officer at Orica (ASX:ORI), Delphine has a broad range of responsibilities in a highly complex and regulated global company.
She has been responsible for leading Orica through its most important equity market challenges and opportunities, media, and employee engagement environments. This has included crisis management for significant events, including the COVID-19 global crisis. She is central to the company’s most significant operational, financial, and M&A events and is well-regarded for her ability to deliver successful outcomes in challenging business environments.