We help develop and execute integrated communications programs that advance our clients’ business objectives, all while enhancing and protecting their reputations.
In an increasingly complex and competitive environment, it is imperative that private equity firms, hedge funds, and other alternative investment platforms strategically position their organizations in the eyes of their stakeholders.
Our Approach
Kekst CNC has one of the world’s largest and most experienced private capital communications teams, with the ability to work seamlessly together to serve our clients wherever they need us. We closely advise private equity firms, hedge funds, large family offices, and other alternative investment platforms in positioning their organizations with key stakeholders in an increasingly complex and competitive global environment.
We help our clients develop and execute integrated communications programs to establish, enhance, and protect their reputations, all with a view towards advancing their business objectives. Our firm is able to support clients globally, with local expertise and networks in key money centers in the US, Europe, and Asia.
Our Capabilities
Our collective knowledge and expertise, developed over decades, is continually refined through close work with many of the private capital industry’s most active, innovative, and entrepreneurial firms. Today, our private capital clients operate across a wide range of strategies, geographies, and communications objectives. In turn, we provide strategic counsel and execution across the full spectrum – from crises and transformative events to more routine, day-to-day communications.
Kekst CNC ensures private capital clients achieve their business priorities through:
Strategic Positioning
Support around strategically defining events, such as major investments, fundraises, the launch of key new strategies and offices, and leadership successions.
Media Relations
Close assistance in engaging with traditional and emerging media around new investments and other normal-course announcements; programs to deepen relationships with journalists and generate features and other dedicated coverage; media and presentation training.
Digital Communications
Strategy and execution of digital communications platforms and campaigns that support clients in engaging with stakeholders and amplifying owned media and other coverage of the client.
Crisis Management
Preparedness planning through close support of internal and external communications in the context of an actual crisis. Advise on both GP-level and portfolio company/investment-level issues.
Investor Relations
Support around important disclosures to LPs; review of regular communications to ensure they are cogent and appropriately differentiated; management of media coverage of fundraises; support around annual investor meetings.