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Knut Engelmann

Partner
Knut is an experienced strategic communications specialist with a focus on transactions, financial communications, and crisis situations.

He advises senior business leaders and corporates in business-critical special situations, including complex capital markets transactions such as IPOs and cross-border M&A deals, as well as in restructuring, crisis situations, and corporate communications.

He advises senior business leaders and corporates in business-critical special situations, including complex capital markets transactions such as IPOs and cross-border M&A deals, as well as in restructuring, crisis situations, and corporate communications.

Knut is one of the most experienced IPO advisors in the German-speaking market, having supported numerous high-profile listings over recent years, including Zalando, Delivery Hero, Siemens Healthineers, AUTO1, and About You. He advises founders and boards of leading high-growth companies on their strategic positioning, financial communications, and a variety of special situations. Knut has also supported some of Germany’s biggest corporates across various sectors on critical transformation projects such as complex M&A transactions, and distressed situations. 

Prior to joining Kekst CNC, Knut spent more than 20 years in leadership roles in international finance and business journalism, including at global news agency Thomson Reuters and at Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal in Germany, the United States, Switzerland, and Austria. 

Knut is a graduate of the University of London and New York University.


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Media Relations During COVID-19: Is There Room for Non-Coronavirus Stories?

One question we are getting a lot right now from clients is this: is there any appetite at all for non-COVID-19 stories in the news media? The pandemic is the focus for almost every company and organisation on the planet. However, by the same token, there are still many interesting initiatives going on inside those institutions that at any other time would be highly newsworthy.

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#TalkingDigital: Krisenkommunikation und Reputationsfragen im Zuge von Covid-19

Besondere Zeiten erfordern besondere Maßnahmen. Das gilt mehr denn je für alle kommunikativen Herausforderungen rund um die weltweite Corona-Pandemie. Aus dem Grund hat der Podcast #TalkingDigital Führungspersönlichkeiten aus dem globalen Agenturumfeld, einer Genossenschaft und einem börsennotierten Unternehmen eingeladen und dazu befragt.

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