Daniel Hoadley

Daniel advises clients on a wide range of special situations, as well as ongoing strategic positioning and capital markets activity, so that they can effectively communicate and build confidence with their key stakeholders. He has significant experience in investor relations, crisis and issues management, M&A, and bankruptcy and restructurings, among other areas of expertise.

Over his career, Daniel has supported publicly traded and private entities across all industries, as well as high-profile individuals, as they navigate sensitive communications challenges and opportunities. His work also includes counseling leadership and communications teams on complex change communications, including large-scale global business transformations as well as management successions and senior leadership changes.

Prior to joining Kekst CNC, Daniel worked in corporate communications and investor relations at Pearson, where he also provided chief-of-staff support to the CEO.

Daniel holds a B.A. in English from Brown University.

Experience

Transactions

• Represented Celgene in its $74B sale to Bristol-Myers Squibb; Ingersoll Rand’s $15B Reverse Morris Trust transaction with Gardner Denver and establishment of climate pure-play Trane Technologies; Amcor in its $6.8B acquisition of Bemis; Univar in its $2.2B acquisition of Nexeo Solutions; United Natural Foods in its $2.9B acquisition of SUPERVALU.
• Other representative M&A activity has included: LVMH’s majority investment into Off-White LLC, Walgreens’ equity investments into Shields Health Solutions, Third Point Re’s acquisition of Sirius Group, and Diligent Corporation’s acquisitions of Galvanize and Steele Compliance.

Restructuring and Bankruptcy

• Has provided strategic communications counsel and execution support in preparation for and in connection with numerous Chapter 11 cases.
• Significant domestic and international business reorganization and restructuring support, including Hertz, the U.S. business of L’Occitane en Provence, CraftWorks Holdings, and Jack Cooper.

Financial Communications

• Supports development of strategic communications plans and execution of investor relations activities for clients across industries, including around quarterly reporting and financial disclosures, investor days and meetings, and management succession and leadership changes.
• Refines and strengthens corporate narratives and investor messages for leading global ingredients company and leading K-12 education company to support strategy, outlook, and approach to the markets.

Crisis and Issues Management

• Works with institutions and individuals to manage a variety of special situations, including: major industrial accidents and environmental disasters, data breaches, product recalls, supply chain issues, litigation, social media-related incidents, among others.

Private Capital

• Advises a number of leading alternative investment firms on both strategic positioning and ongoing announcements, including portfolio acquisitions and personnel moves.