Navigating Capital Markets and the Macroeconomic Landscape

Investor relations professionals often serve as guides to both management teams and investors, helping interpret market trends and the economy. In this webinar, you will learn how financial experts are navigating capital markets and the macroeconomic landscape, as well as the implications for capital-raising strategies and investment decisions in an ever-changing environment. Panelists will discuss how trends in interest rates and currency fluctuations are influencing investors and issuers, in addition to offering real-world examples on how businesses can pivot their strategies in response to economic changes.

Panelists will also provide insights about the pros and cons of raising capital through equity versus debt. These insights will be geared toward investor relations professionals, providing valuable takeaways to help inform IR programs.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how the economic environment, including interest rates, currency fluctuations, and regulations are influencing capital markets
• Explore different capital-raising strategies, such as issuing equity versus debt
• Determine what economic variables will likely have the greatest effect on investor relations programs in the next 12 months
• Identify best practices from an IR perspective when it comes to explaining a business pivot to the Street due to macroeconomic factors.

Panelists:

• Paul Burgon, General Partner, Exit Ventures
• Alysa Craig, Managing Director, Head of SPAC Banking, Stifel Institutional
• Pavel Molchanov, Managing Director and Equity Research Analyst, Raymond James
• Rose B. Sorensen, Partner, Snell & Wilmer (moderator)