Experienced, personal, and capable advisor for your IR and PR needs

We assist our clients in building profitable and constructive relationships with key stakeholders and target audiences through both PR and capital market relations. With tailored advice, we help evaluate and design communication strategies and messages to maximize awareness, understanding, and impact among important target groups.

Some of Sweden's most experienced consultants

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IR and Financial Communication

Event-related communication and ongoing advisory
We offer IR services that encompass event-related communication, such as during financial reporting, IPOs, acquisitions and mergers, as well as capital raising. We also provide ongoing work in financial advisory, shareholder communication, and strategies for investor interaction. As consultants, we have actively participated in numerous prestigious assignments in the field of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In addition to guiding our clients through the strategic and financial decisions concerning potential transactions, we also consider how a deal will be received by investors and the media. Based on this, we tailor a powerful and concrete communication plan that contributes to successful interaction with investors and other key stakeholders.

An IPO is one of the most significant events in a company's lifetime, but it does not mark the finish line. Instead, we view an IPO as the beginning of life as a public company. Therefore, we provide strategic support to ensure that the spokespersons of the listed company communicate and manage expectations effectively to build long-term shareholder value.

Furthermore, Cord Communications has significant experience in assisting companies with various concrete and practical activities to communicate with important target groups in the capital market. Contact us to learn more about it.

PR and
Corporate positioning

PR strategies and execution of PR work
We have many years of experience in developing PR strategies and executing PR work, both in terms of corporate communications, brand building PR, market PR, and other disciplines within the field of PR, such as crisis management and public opinion shaping.

With a creative approach, we help our clients deliver the right message to their primary target audiences through relevant channels, with the goal of building or strengthening the desired image of our client that truly represents them. This is crucial for sustainable communication work.

In the work we refer to as corporate positioning, we can go beyond traditional PR and IR and create comprehensive communication campaigns with significant impact. We also have extensive experience in communication around financial products and services and work extensively with this type of offering.

Crisis management

Strategy and assistance through challenging situations
When companies need to handle potential or ongoing crises or navigate through other challenging situations, it often requires an experienced team that can effectively manage and coordinate communication both internally and with shareholders, media, authorities, the public, political decision-makers, or various interest groups.

We have extensive and deep experience in handling such situations where we can provide different perspectives and act both as advisors and in a more operational role in crisis management. Through our insights into how the capital market operates in practice, how political decisions and regulatory changes can arise, and what differentiates media successes from media storms, we can guide our clients through most types of challenging situations.

Sustainability

Sustainability communication that strengthens the brand
We help our clients initiate and develop their sustainability communication, including strategy and governance, with the aim of meeting the expectations of investors and other stakeholders. Together with our clients, we design a plan and identify the key areas that are relevant. The ultimate goal is to translate this into concrete steps forward. Cord can assist in writing sustainability reports, developing messaging, reviewing governing documents, conducting benchmark studies, or performing materiality analyses – all based on the client's needs.

The introduction of the new EU regulation, CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive), which comes into effect on January 1, 2024, has further emphasized the focus on companies' sustainability efforts. Regardless of whether or when a company will be subject to the new rules, it is wise to start looking into this well in advance. This is something we are happy to assist with.

Some of Sweden's most experienced consultants

Cord Communications, based in Stockholm's financial district, is a partner-owned communications advisor with a focus on IR and financial PR.

We are seven experienced partners who for several years have helped and supported both listed and privately owned companies with their communication with the media, analysts, investors and other stakeholders.

Team

Claes Delin

Partner

Claes has over 30 years of experience in communications, including twelve years as a journalist, four of which were spent as News Editor at Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå (TT) and one year as News Editor at Finanstidningen.

Since 1998, Claes has worked as a PR and IR consultant, gaining experience as a consultant at PR agency Rikta Kommunikation, COO at Tattoo PR, and COO at Edelman PR Nordic. From 2006 to 2016, Claes ran his own PR business under the brand 88°. He has experience working with a wide range of clients and industries. From 2005 to 2009, Claes served as a board member of what was then known as Sveriges Reklamförbund, now Sveriges Kommunikationsbyråer (KOMM).

Claes holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Economics from Uppsala University.

Email
claes.delin@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 704 102 106

Andreas Ericsson

Partner

Andreas has extensive experience in IR, financial communication, and corporate finance from various previous positions, including several within the Life Science sector. Prior to joining Cord Communications, Andreas worked as an IR professional at Diamyd Medical and Meda, as well as an IR and communication consultant, financial advisor, and responsible for Redeye's Certified Adviser operations. Most recently, Andreas held the position of CFO at a gaming company preparing for listing.

Andreas holds a degree in Development Engineering from Halmstad University, a degree in Business Administration from Lund University, and has completed a program in Financial Analysis from the Stockholm School of Economics. Andreas is also a licensed CIRO (Certified Investor Relations Officer) by SIRA/SFF and holds a SwedSec license.

Email
andreas.ericsson@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 708 53 46 09

Adam Ewing

Partner

Adam's career in communications spans from reporting for international news channels such as Dow Jones Newswires/The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News to providing communication consulting services for companies at Brunswick Group in Stockholm in recent years.

As a reporter, he covered a range of topics including technology, banking, and industry, conducting interviews with executives, investors, and analysts. At Cord Communications, he advises and supports our clients in financial PR and IR.

He holds a degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and has been living in Sweden for nearly 20 years.

Email
adam.ewing@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 739 72 78 28

Charlotte Stjerngren

Partner

Charlotte has over 20 years of experience in daily following her great interest - the stock market. Most recently, Charlotte comes from the role of editor-in-chief at the financial channel EFN, where she also served as the host of the daily program Börslunch.

She has also worked as a stock market writer for Veckans Affärer, Dagens Industri, and Dagens Nyheter. Additionally, Charlotte has over ten years of experience as a financial analyst at the investment bank Carnegie, focusing on the telecom, IT, and small-cap sectors.

Charlotte holds a degree in business administration from the Stockholm School of Economics and also has a law degree from Stockholm University.

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Email
charlotte.stjerngren@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 708 76 87 87

Lars Wahlström

Founding Partner

Lars has over 30 years of experience as a communication advisor to Swedish listed companies and financial institutions. He has been a partner at some of Sweden's leading communication agencies, including Gramma, Vero, Invivo, Springtime, and Kreab. Lars has also worked as a public affairs advisor at FIPRA and served as a board member at AMO.

He has a background in the advertising industry in New York and has held the position of Head of Marketing and Communication at a Swedish investment bank. Additionally, Lars has started and operated businesses in diverse industries such as restaurants, diagnostics, and IT (multimedia computers and digital assets).

Email
lars.wahlstrom@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 734 340 771

Mikael Widell

Founding Partner

Mikael has nearly 30 years of experience in communications, including journalism (14 years in daily and business media, including Dagens Industri), corporate communication positions at companies such as AstraZeneca, Biovitrum (Sobi), and private equity firm Nordic Capital.

Mikael also has experience as a strategic communication advisor in financial PR and IR. Over the years, Mikael has played a significant role in several major transactions, including the merger of Astra and Zeneca, the multi-billion-dollar sale of Nycomed Takeda, Nordic Capital's acquisition of Munters, as well as various IPOs such as Biovitrum, Finnvedenbulten, and most recently, Prime Living.

Mikael holds an MA in English Literature from Lund University.

Email
mikael.widell@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 703 119 960

Equal partners

At Cord, everyone is an equal partner, ensuring that our clients never have to doubt that they will always receive qualified advice and execution. Our clear commitment to each individual client engagement often fosters a more collegial relationship with our clients than the traditional consultant-client relationship.

Experience

We all have extensive experience from various contexts, such as senior positions at major communications agencies, communications and IR roles at large listed companies or private equity firms, as well as journalism.

Relationship-based

We founded Cord because we find it enjoyable and stimulating to work closely and in long-term relationships with our clients. We believe and hope that the clients who work with us feel the same way.

Contact

Claes Delin
Partner
Email
claes.delin@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 704 102 106
Andreas Ericsson
Partner
Email
andreas.ericsson@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 708 53 46 09
Adam Ewing
Partner
Email
adam.ewing@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 739 72 78 28
Charlotte Stjerngren
Partner
Email
charlotte.stjerngren@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 708 76 87 87
Lars Wahlström
Founding Partner
Email
lars.wahlstrom@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 734 340 771
Mikael Widell
Founding Partner
Email
mikael.widell@cordcom.se
Phone
+46 703 119 960

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Mailing address

Cord Communications
Box 160 55
103 21 Stockholm
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