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Strategic Investor Relations

MCI is a boutique investor relations and capital markets advisory firm helping clients of all sizes access and manage global markets

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We provide investor relations, corporate communications, and capital markets advisory to

Clients at Every Stage

Private Companies

We help private companies position themselves for success through sound corporate communications, enhanced stakeholder engagement, and access to private funding options with the help of our sell-side partners.

Initial Public Offerings

We help companies looking to go public deploy investment grade communications, systems, and collateral. Then we help them identify and engage the relevant relationships they need on both the sell-side and buy-side of the capital markets to ensure their first public financing is a success.

Public Companies

We provide a full suite of modern investor relations and strategic communication services to public companies interested in unlocking their full potential in the capital markets. We help management teams meet the varied and complex challenges and regulatory demands they face as a public entity.

Investor Relations support for Stracon's initial public offering
Railstate Investor Presentation and Fact Sheet for Private Raise
Stantec Investor Relations
Delivered award winning investor relations for Parkland during their dramatic capital markets turnaround involving the launch of the Penny Plan
Pengrowth Investor Relations
Rocky Mountain Equipment - Investor Relations - 5 year strategy
UFA - Strategic Communications
Pristine Power - Investor Relations - Perception Audit
Decision Dynamics Investor Relations
Canadian Energy Services - Investor Relations - Annual Report
Interpipeline Investor Relations - Investor Perception Audit
peer1 Investor Relations
Black Diamond Investor Relations
Gran Tierra Investor Relations
Our Services

Our services integrate seamlessly with your existing team, forming direct connections with your finance, legal, marketing, and operational groups.

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Corporate Communications

Corporate Communications
Crisis Communications
Design & Branding
Digital Technologies

Capital Markets

Capital Markets Strategy
Market Coaching
Market Connect
Investor Perception Studies

Investor Relations

Investor Relations
Investment Grade Events
ESG & Sustainability
Financial Reporting

Strategic Developments

Activist Resolution
Debt & Equity Offerings
Initial Public Offerings
Transaction Communications
We do more than talk about unlocking shareholder value, we create

Investor Relations Success Stories

Our proven investor relations process has helped companies across the TSX, NYSE, and NASDAQ.

250% Oversubscribed Financing

We supported the 2024 transformation of Western (TSXV:WI) into an insurance and investments holding company. By targeting and engaging early with relevant investors, we helped support a 250% oversubscribed financing.

IR Impact Magazine Awards

Best Investor Relations

Ranked eighth overall, Stantec (NYSE/TSX:STN) received IR Impact Magazine’s 2022 award for best investor relations in the mid-cap category after successfully navigating a hostile investor, the launch of their growth plan, COVID, and the acquisition of Cardno.

IR Impact Magazine Awards

Best Sustainability Communications

Ranked first overall, Stantec (NYSE/TSX:STN) received IR Impact Magazine’s 2022 award for best sustainability communications following our changes to their reporting framework. Specifically, we started regularly communicating objective ESG rankings and reporting revenue related to UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Stantec Investor Relations

155% Share Price Improvement

Evaluating and addressing market misperceptions, addressing the concerns of a hostile investor by launching a sound capital allocation strategy, managing investor expectations through COVID, and clearly communicating the company’s track record of sustainability success drove a 155% gain at Stantec (NYSE/TSX:STN)

Delivered award winning investor relations for Parkland during their dramatic capital markets turnaround involving the launch of the Penny Plan

197% Share Price Improvement

Articulating and executing a clear growth strategy through the Parkland Penny Plan, adding the coverage of eight sell-side analysts, managing communications for nine acquisitions and $1.2 billion in corporate actions, while measuring and reporting progress against the Penny Plan helped drive a 197% improvement in share price during our mandate.

IR Impact Magazine Awards

Top 50 Placement

Parkland (TSX:PKI) rose 112 places (from 143 to 31) in IR Impact Magazine’s ranking of investor relations programs based on spontaneous responses from capital markets professionals in their annual perception study.

Oilweek magazine annual report awards

Annual Report Awards

Grantierra Energy (TSX:GTE) won OilWeek’s 2012 award for best annual report following a complete redesign of their investor presentation, annual report, and reporting materials.

Investor Relations Accolades

‘They helped their client make progress reaching out to investors, and better tailoring a message that really resonates’

Buy Side Participant in IR Impact Magazine's 2022 Perception Study

‘Overall, they have a good approach to IR. They always find time to follow up and have supported senior management in providing the big picture.’

Sell Side Participant in IR Impact Magazine's 2022 Perception Study

‘A combination of their in-depth conference calls, detailed presentations, events between quarters and the new IRO has brought them to the forefront in terms of IR this year’

Sell Side Participant in IR Impact Magazine's 2022 Perception Study

‘The best investor relations professional I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.’

Mike Lambert, Previous CFO for Mark's Work Wearhouse, Canadian Pacific, The Forzani Group, Parkland Fuel, Black Diamond Group

‘Introduced a very helpful monthly investor newsletter that looks at key business drivers. I’m not sure anyone else does that.’

Sell side participant in IR Magazine's 2013 Top 50 perception study

‘We get regular presentations and email updates which really keeps us in the loop. They send out monthly information on business drivers and other external factors that affect its business which is also very helpful’

Buy side participant in IR Magazine's 2013 perception study

‘Produces events that are top-notch, more like something you’d expect from a mega-cap company.’

Buy Side Participant in IR Magazine's 2012 Perception Study
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Access Our Insights

Investor email news alerts are part of a larger investor communication system meant to capture, collect, and manage your company’s pool of engaged investors.

Investor Email News Alerts

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Many capital market professionals and investors rely on your email news alerts to stay up-to-date on your company’s current events. Unfortunately, many news alert systems leak away your pool of engaged contacts and compromise essential relationships.

Investor Relations Website Design Guide | IR Website Best Practices

Investor Relations Website Design Guide

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The investor relations website (IR website) is your company’s flagship digital property for the capital markets. Your IR team’s ability to attract investors and other key professionals depends on it!

The Quality of your ownership data directly impacts the quality of your investor engagement and investor targeting

Ownership Data Quality

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The quality of your ownership data will dictate the success of your investor targeting initiatives, your ability to detect share movements in a timely manner, and your understanding of the return on investment of your marketing activities.

Investor Relations: European Marketing with Broker Dealers

Institutional Marketing in Europe

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Institutional marketing in Europe has been forever changed by MIFID II. You can use this methodology to identify the broker-dealers that are best positioned to arrange a European roadshow now.

Investor relations professionals must understand market regulations, and excel at financial analysis, writing, design, digital technologies, and more

Building A Competent Investor Relations Professional

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Most companies have to build a competent investor relations professional. Finding one is like finding a needle in a haystack. True competence requires a rare blend of regulatory knowledge, financial analysis, writing, and design.

Sustainability and Investor Relations

Sustainability and Investor Relations

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In 2021 there were 3,404 investment firms managing $121 trillion that had signed on to the UN’s Principles of Responsible Investing. Sustainability is now inextricably linked to investor relations, yet few management teams are prepared for or understand the risks

Effective Investor Relations and Capital Markets Strategy Requires the Fair Valuation Framework

The Fair Valuation Framework

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Companies that see a disconnect between their performance and their valuation are missing a component of the Fair Valuation Framework. Enhance shareholder value by ensuring your company’s story is credible, clear, compelling, and connected to the right people in the capital markets.

Investor Relations - Clear Communication is required to achieve a fair valuation

Clear – People only invest in what they understand

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Investors only buy what they understand. Clear communication, a key component of the Fair Valuation Framework, ensures investors understand your company’s story, and their expectations are aligned with reality.

Compelling investment grade investor communications are key to grabbing the market's attention, share of mind, and share of wallet.

Compelling – Attract investor share of mind

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Compelling investment grade investor communications are the key to grabbing the market’s attention, share of mind, and share of wallet. This requires superior branding and design.

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The capital markets can be bewildering, even to the most experienced management teams. We believe that most executives are committed to maximizing shareholder value, but poorly executed investor relations can lead to valuation loss, reputational damage, employee attrition, deal failure, and even shareholder revolt.

MCI has helped its clients unlock billions of dollars in market value through a proven system that delivers sound messaging, branding, and engagement strategies. Over the past two decades our team has been involved in $5.7 billion in corporate actions that include $3.1 billion in acquisitions and $2.6 billion in financings-all successful.

MCI can help you resolve unfair valuation discounts and get the most out of your company’s public listing. Contact us today to engage our data driven, results focused process to unleash real progress.