Many public affairs firms, including ours, provide insights on federal policy and regulatory actions that are relevant to investor due diligence and decision-making. McGuireWoods Consulting has a distinctive capability to assist private investors in the states ̶ where investments are located. We assist on a range of subject matters and have particular depth in sectors that often are most relevant to our private equity clients, including education, energy and the environment, healthcare, and infrastructure and economic development. We provide timely and detailed information about political trends, probable election outcomes, and actual or anticipated legislative and regulatory actions that impact the potential value of private equity investments. We help investors create ESG frameworks and strategic external relations plans to ensure their funding announcement is poised for financial success and met with community support.
McGuireWoods Consulting helps private equity investors and portfolio companies understand the implications of state-level policy decisions and market trends for their investment and business decisions.
While numerous public affairs firms, including ours, provide insights on federal policy and regulatory actions that are relevant to investor due diligence and decision-making, our firm has a distinctive capability to assist in the states. With offices in multiple state capitals and deep experience representing clients in all 50 states, we can provide timely and detailed information about political trends, probable election outcomes, and actual or anticipated legislative and regulatory actions that impact the potential value of private equity investments.
We provide comprehensive state-level policy reports, including in-depth information on legislative threats, opportunities, and moves to regulate or deregulate markets relevant to our clients’ investments. Our team members meld knowledge and insights gained from firsthand political experience, historical research, regulatory and legislative trends, and industry knowledge to reliably assist private equity investors in their due diligence and portfolio management activities. Our extensive relationships with elected and appointed state officials provide rare insights into issues that impact key investment decisions and business transactions.
While we assist clients on a full range of subject matters, our team has particular depth in sectors that often are most relevant to our private equity clients, including education, energy and the environment, healthcare, and infrastructure and economic development.
Understanding key state levers impacting investments
MWC assists a national company that produces a highly regulated consumer product by actively monitoring relevant laws and regulations in all 50 states. We have identified the key elected leaders and interest groups that impact state policy decisions of interest to the client, and we evaluate political giving patterns of interest groups and the effectiveness of state association advocacy work around these issues. This program has allowed the private equity fund to better understand the key state levers impacting its investments.
Analysis of regulatory policies and political dynamics.
For private equity firms with interests in the education sector, MWC analyzes state and local regulatory policies and political dynamics on an ongoing basis, with a lens toward identifying areas primed for new and increased sales revenue. We also provide information related to state and federal funding opportunities arising from COVID-19 stimulus legislation.
State legislation and local government action tracking
MWC monitors and tracks policy decisions that impact the real estate market in specific locations around the United States.
