Articulate Capital Partners is an independent boutique investor relations and financial communications firm operating in South Africa and other select markets on the African continent and Indian Ocean Islands.
We have a proven and extensive track record of corporate experience and C-suite consulting on business, reputational, shareholder, capital raising and merger & acquisition related matters across a broad range of industries and geographies.
Through focused research and a thorough understanding of your business, the financial community and the regulatory environment, our valuable insights link companies with investors to enable informed decisions reflected in an appropriate cost of capital and stakeholder support.
OUR WHY
Our why comes from a deep understanding of business and the pressure on executive management and boards to perform against stakeholder expectations.
We have worked in senior positions in corporates, and understand that successful business is a confluence of appropriate decisions taken consistently at the appropriate time. Sometimes the appropriate action and outcome is binary and clear, but mostly it is a kaleidoscope of grey with incalculable permutations and outcomes.
For this reason, we only work with companies where we are fully integrated into the C-suite, where we understand and identify with the fabric and culture of your business better than most.
We are an extension of your business. We provide objectivity and interrogate the rationale for business decisions from all conceivable angles to provide context. We provide counsel on the when and how of market guidance and ensure consistent messaging that builds trust in the company’s management and board that reflects in the share price.
OUR CULTURE
As a privately-owned boutique, Articulate Capital Partners has a highly entrepreneurial, performance-oriented culture. Our core values are based on high ethical standards, a strong client-first mentality and meritocracy in the workplace.
Services are tailored to each client’s specific needs and all clients receive the full long-term commitment of our senior team. Because most of our business comes from referrals, we spend less time marketing and more time with clients. The person who initiates the business relationship continues servicing the account.
Importantly, we are true specialists because we believe this is a key competitive advantage vis-a-vis the many firms in our industry that have become “full service agencies”. By retaining our focus, we strive to be the best at what we do, collaborating with other specialists to offer cost effective, best of breed solutions.
OUR VALUES
We are differentiated by our values. It’s what we measure our own performance against, as well as those of the businesses we collaborate with. Our passion, and the keen realisation that we’re only as good as our last job are the catalysts driving our performance.
Interrogate
The dictionary definition of interrogation is “to elicit useful information.” From that foundational definition of interrogation, we are able to build a case that is a powerful tool for driving understanding.
When we interrogate, we obsess over details. We turn the spotlight on and question ideas until we have run out of questions. We ask these questions from every possible angle. We look underneath and look behind an idea, always awaiting that surprise you earn just from pushing your curiosity that extra mile.
Connect
We engage with key sell-side analysts, journalists, fund managers and regulators on a daily basis, enabling keen insights into perceptions on markets, peer groups and company strategy and management. We pride ourselves on our research and ability to engage with lesser-known funds, providing management access and a deeper pool of investors.
Optimise
Better decisions help balance costs, risks, opportunities and performance. We keep our promises, hit deadlines, we are up-front and transparent in order to deliver the best value and cost/benefit solution for our clients.
Challenge
We challenge the status quo, our clients and ourselves to find optimal solutions, mould perceptions over time and create a learning culture.
Collaborate
We are true specialists and by retaining our focus, we strive to be the best at what we do, collaborating with other specialists to offer cost effective, best in class solutions.