Kim Lisa TaylorSecurities Attorney, Founder, Syndication Attorneys, PLLC · Corporate Securities Attorney, 2x Best-Selling Author, Nationwide Speaker | Private Placement

Boost Investor Relations in Tough Times: Essential Tips for GPs

1 May 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker advises general partners (GPs) facing challenging investment environments to dramatically improve their communication with investors. Rather than relying on infrequent quarterly updates that merely convey bad news, GPs should engage investors regularly, provide transparent updates on the situation, detail the specific actions being taken to address problems, and actively solicit investor feedback. The speaker emphasizes that investors may offer valuable ideas or even additional capital that can help rescue a deal, making proactive, two‑way communication essential for navigating tough times.

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Now, my advice to the people that are in that situation as a GP is you better step up your communications with your investor. No longer— this is not a time to have quarterly meetings and, you know, just tell them bad news and wait another 3 months and then tell them more bad news. You better be talking to them regularly on what's going on and all the different— showing and telling them all the different things you're doing to try to fix it and listening to their advice because they may have some ideas you haven't thought of. Or be able to put some money into the deal that would help you pull it off.