Articles from Longacre Square Partners

Longacre Square Partners, a full-service advisory firm specializing in contested and special situations, corporate relations, and crisis management, today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with AI-Powered InvestorSight. The partnership supports Longacre’s continuous integration of analytics and insights into its business, while further expanding its industry-leading advisory offerings for contested and special situations.1

Longacre Square Partners, a full-service consultancy that advises clients on corporate relations, crisis management, and contested and special situations, today announced that it has appointed Whit Clay as Partner and Head of the firm’s New York office, effective March 1, 2025. In addition to serving as a member of Longacre’s leadership, Mr. Clay will focus on continuing to grow the firm’s offerings for public companies, financial sponsors and family offices. Mr. Clay joins Longacre from Sloane & Company, where he spent nine years as the firm’s Co-CEO and oversaw the growth of its financial and crisis communications practices.

Longacre Square Partners, a full-service consultancy that advises clients on corporate relations, crisis management, and contested and special situations, today announced that it has expanded its North American presence through the appointment of Amy Freedman as Partner, Head of Canada. Ms. Freedman, who has served as a member of Longacre’s Advisory Board since 2023, has extensive experience as a C-level executive, public company director, strategic advisor and investment banker. Based in Toronto, Ms. Freedman will focus on advising issuers and investors on the public and private elements of shareholder activism campaigns, corporate governance changes, complex transactions and other material events.

Longacre Square Partners (“Longacre Square” or the “Firm”), a full-service consultancy that advises clients on corporate relations, crisis management, and contested and special situations, today announced that it has expanded one of its core offerings through the launch of a dedicated Corporate Governance and Shareholder Engagement practice. To lead the newly formed practice, the Firm has appointed Jessica McDougall as Partner and Chair and Heath Winter as Partner and Vice Chair. The establishment of the practice comes in response to client demand and reflects an unwavering commitment to prioritizing clients’ needs.