Investor Relations
A different perspective on Investor Relations
Strong capital markets communication starts with understanding how investors and analysts evaluate your company.
Unlike traditional investor relations advisers, our perspective is shaped by years spent analysing companies, building valuation models and advising investors on investment decisions. We assess corporate communication through the same lens investors and analysts use when making decisions.
Investor perception studies
Through confidential discussions with investors and analysts, we provide independent insight into the strength of your investment case, your positioning versus peers, investor concerns, communication effectiveness, and perceptions of management credibility — helping you identify where to improve.
Stratetic capital markets communication
We refine investor communications from an investor’s perspective – earnings releases, annual reports, investor presentations, Capital Markets Days, guidance, and earnings calls – improving clarity and credibility, and identifying blind spots.
Valuation & capital market positioning
We help you understand why you trade at a premium or discount to peers, how investors assess your risks and opportunities, which factors drive your valuation multiples, and what initiatives may support a re-rating over time.
Capital Markets Day strategy & preparation
We support management and IR teams in preparing Capital Markets Days – providing an investor perspective on content, messaging, agenda design, presentations, and the questions investors are most likely to ask.
IPO & M&A readiness
We support companies before, during and after an IPO, and through the M&A readiness process — advising on equity story development, investor expectations, positioning, management preparation, and post-listing engagement.
Special situations & market-critical events
Profit warnings, management transitions, capital raises, M&A, activist situations, governance or ESG challenges — we provide an independent market perspective on how investors are likely to interpret events and respond to management actions.
Meet the advisor
Thomas Steen Hansen.
Thomas brings more than 25 years of experience from equity research, investor engagement, IPO advisory and IR advisory. Before founding NORD advise, he served as Global Head of Research at Danske Bank, working closely with institutional investors, analysts and listed companies across the Nordic capital markets.
Having spent much of his career viewing companies through the lens of investors and analysts, Thomas helps management teams, IR professionals and boards understand what drives valuation, investor confidence and market perception. His advice combines analytical rigour, investor insight and practical capital markets experience.
He is frequently engaged as a trusted adviser to management teams and boards on investor perception, capital markets positioning and communication strategy.
Ready to talk?
Whether you run an audit firm or lead a finance function - we'd like to hear from you.