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Our Curious Amalgam

Our Curious Amalgam

#383 What's the Role of Communications Strategy in M&A? How Public Affairs Impacts Antitrust

Jun 22, 2026 · 27m

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Recently, the role of lobbying in M&A has become the talk of the antitrust bar in current administrations in the U.S. and in other jurisdictions. But what about the related discipline of public affairs? Nat Wood, Managing Director of Rational 360, a strategic communications, public affairs, and crisis management firm, joins Jeny Maier and Puja Patel to discuss what's involved in crafting a public affairs strategy to support an M&A deal and how the playbook is changing in the current administration. Listen to this episode if you want to learn more about the tools of the trade for strategic communications in merger advocacy. With special guest: Nat Wood, Managing Director, Rational 360 Hosted…