During any corporate action, including takeovers and mergers, companies are increasingly wanting to be aware of investor sentiment and any other issues that may ultimately impact the transaction.

Polling a relevant cross section of stakeholders will help gauge voting or acceptance intentions and loyalty, and detect concerns, key drivers or material issues that could affect the conduct or outcome of the corporate action. Information gathered provides vital intelligence for strategy and the conduct of the meeting or takeover process. Intelligence on investor sentiment and perceptions is on a scale more indicative than feedback gathered in the market or from media reports.

Georgeson can identify what securityholders are thinking and how they are likely to behave in relation to your offer.

Takeover Acceptance and Defence Canvassing

Canvassing shareholders during a takeover bid is often the difference between attaining the compulsory acquisition threshold or not. Conversely, it often means keeping the bidder at bay.
Through telephone canvassing you can motivate your shareholders to act within a given timeframe while at the same time identifying key issues influencing acceptance intentions - intelligence that may impact your bid or defence strategy.

Participation Canvassing

The success of any capital raising is often diluted by customary shareholder apathy, placing corporate strategies at risk. Canvassing targeted shareholders to deliver key messages and raise awareness of your offer will maximise support for your capital raising. Better understanding ultimately leads to increased participation.