IR consulting

Establishing new levels of trust with the investment community

We provide a full spectrum of services, from helping to set up IR at your company to levelling up the way your company is perceived by investors.

Why does this matter?

In order for investors to hear you, you have to speak their language. The way you engage in dialogue with the investment community has a direct impact on the value of your business today and its success tomorrow.

We will help you to formulate and properly communicate a compelling investment case to the market. This will put you in a stronger position when engaging with all stakeholders and unlock new opportunities for value growth.

What does this mean for your business?

Trust from the investment community
Stronger performance in analysts’ estimates and forecasts
Access to new sources of finance
Better credit ratings
Access to powerful investor engagement tools

Our approach

How do we do this?

We use an end-to-end approach and will be by your side every step of the way.

We run a diagnostic

We will analyse your existing business processes and current market positioning, and identify opportunities for growth

We lay foundations and set direction

We will develop an IR strategy, help set up an effective IR function, and establish KPIs

We put information to work

We will set up a system to collate information and prepare all types of corporate reports

We establish two-way dialogue

We will give you in-depth feedback on your company’s market positioning and set up crisis-response mechanisms

We boost your company’s value

We will drive effective investor communication, organising and running all types of IR events

What are we doing?

IR Consulting

Setting up IR functionality Developing an IR strategy Public disclosures Investor relations IR support

We analyse your existing business processes and the performance of your IR function, offering recommendations on how best to improve

We develop internal documents covering your IR function’s work, setting KPIs to gauge its performance

What the customer receives?

Greater efficiency and transparency in IR

We identify key investors and carry out shareholder identification

We develop an equity story and an engagement strategy for investors and other stakeholders

What the customer receives?

Goals and objectives for effective engagement with the investment community and a higher market value of the company

We build a system to collect and consolidate data while developing a methodology and drafting internal documents

We prepare annual reports, annual financial reports (AFRs) and issuer reports

We develop and enhance tools to publicly disclose information, from an IR section of your website to an analyst data book and MD&A section

What the customer receives?

A single, transparent system to collate and publicly disclose information
Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in Russia and beyond

We organise end-to-end and provide full logistical support for all types of IR events, whether capital markets days / investor days, site visits to production facilities, reporting, conference calls and web conferences

We organise and run a non-deal roadshow

We develop presentations and materials for investor events and meetings

We draft an annual IR calendar

What the customer receives?

Stronger performance in analysts’ estimates and forecasts
Access to new sources of finance
Better credit ratings
An increase in market capitalisation

We monitor analyst and media coverage, and prepare analytical reviews

We maintain a database of IR contacts

We run a perception study

We organise trainings for your management and IR team to improve their public speaking and investor communication skills

What the customer receives?

A realistic assessment of your company’s market positioning and where opportunities for further development lie, along with employee upskilling and lower reputational risks

Our achievements

We help Russian issuers build a brand image of a responsible company, as well as develop and communicate a compelling equity story, helping to boost investors’ and shareholders’ confidence.

Over time, Horizon CF has built up an extensive database of IR contacts and forged partnerships with leading investors in the USA, Europe, the Middle East, South-East Asia, and Australia, as well as with Russian and international stock exchanges and regulators.

Over 30

capital markets days

held in Russia and abroad

Over 300

non-deal roadshows

held globally

Over 70

contests won