Month: March 2022
Two of Michigan’s top public relations and communications agencies today announced that they are joining forces. Van Dyke Horn Public Relations (VDH) and Lambert (“Lambert”) are pleased to announce they have entered a strategic partnership, combining VDH’s award-winning public relations and community engagement expertise with Lambert’s leading integrated communications and investor relations practice. VDH is…
By Scott Worden, Senior Director I was recently part of a lively exchange of ideas on the topic of capitalization and when it’s needed or not, and a colleague remarked, “I think these rules are weird and rarely followed.” I’ll admit this stung a bit. We all have our little gifts or talents, and for…
By Bailie Moore, Manager The past two years have been increasingly difficult for educators and school administrators. The pandemic brought a host of challenges with it for school districts, board members and teachers. Add in frustration of virtual learning, racial tensions, political unrest, conflicting messaging about masking vs. not masking, and you can see why…
By Mike Houston, Managing Partner, Capital Markets The public markets have been very active the past two years. As of October 2021, the NYSE had a combined total of 2,434 listed domestic and international companies, while the Nasdaq had a much higher 3,566, according to Statista. With more than 6,000 publicly traded companies listed today…
By Mike Houston, Managing Partner, Capital Markets What appeared to be a fad in 2020 turned out to be one of the most utilized ways to go public over the past two years. According to SPACInsider, there were 805 SPACs in 2021, all of which in differing stages of searching, announcing a business combination or…