LHA’s transaction support services provide clients with specific plans to maximize outcomes and minimize risks related to a borad range of transactions.

• Initial public offerings (IPOs)
  We partner with our clients throughout the IPO process, from selecting the underwriting syndicate to pricing. We support management with activities including formulating investor positioning and the road show presentation; establishing IR infrastructure and the IR website; preparing management and employees for their responsibilities as a publicly traded company.
• Follow-on equity raises and debt offerings
  LHA leverages its extensive capital markets expertise to advise clients on raising capital at the right time with the most appropriate underwriter(s). We work closely with our clients to ensure that the right messages are communicated during the capital raising process, and that appropriate expectations are set.
• Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
  Our M&A support experience is extensive, supports either side of the transaction and features communications strategies and action plans to articulate deal benefits to various stakeholders. When shareholder votes are required, we provide further support through the proxy solicitation process in order to gain the backing of investors and proxy advisory firms.
• Restructuring and emerging from bankruptcy
  For clients contemplating a restructuring or possibly a bankruptcy filing, LHA provides strategic counsel and designs and implements communications plans that address the needs of all audiences, maintain credibility and transparency and instill confidence in the long-term prospects of the business. For clients emerging from bankruptcy, we work closely with management to re-launch the company in the public equity market with a view toward properly establishing a new investment thesis and setting expectations for debt and equity investors.