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About Us

 

Theseus Advisers is a strategy and communications consultancy working with clients in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and beyond. Theseus Advisers supports its clients to succeed in an environment of high demands and complex challenges.

We develop strategic advice and propose solutions based on precisely researched information for boards and other executives so that they can make the right decisions in important situations. Our aim is to empower decision-makers in crucial scenarios, ensuring that they make informed decisions. We know how to get tailored messages to the right audience. Our team has highly specialised expertise, decades of journalistic and business experience and an extensive network spanning business and politics, capital markets and media.

We join forces with a discerning clientele encompassing a diverse range of entities, including publicly traded and privately held corporations, law firms, commercial and investment banks, as well as their boards of directors and senior management.

Services

Financial Communications & Transactions

Across capital markets and beyond, we assist our clients in achieving impactful outcomes by crafting clear messages and compelling narratives.

  • Equity Storytelling

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

  • IPOs & Corporate Actions, Investor Relations

  • Shareholder Activism and Defense

Research & Corporate Advisory

We offer our clients meticulous data and strategic counsel to facilitate informed decision-making in crucial situations.

  • Corporate Strategies

  • Business Development

  • Non-financial Due Diligence

Public Relations & Communications Consulting

We support our clients with communication strategies to spread their messages, build public legitimacy and focus on what matters most.

  • Corporate Communications

  • Change & Realignment

  • Crisis and Reputation Management

Stakeholder Management & Public Affairs

The regulatory and social demands on companies are greater today than ever before. We therefore develop effective strategies for our clients that meet these increased requirements and involve all stakeholder groups - journalists, politicians and NGOs.

  • Stakeholder Research & Analysis

  • Stakeholder Mapping & Communication

  • Public Affairs Communication

Team

Matthias Wabl

Managing Partner

  • After almost 20 years in financial journalism at Bloomberg in New York, Vienna, London and Zurich Matthias embarked on his consulting career. His broad network among senior professionals and his deep understanding of capital markets, corporations and communications helps our clients get things done or avoid that unexpected hurdle.

    EDUCATION

    • Master’s degree in European Law/Studies (Sciences Po, Paris)

    • Master’s degree in International Affairs with focus on Politics, Economics and Journalism (Columbia University, New York City)

Sergej L. Schunk

Director

  • Sergej is a communications expert with over six years’ experience working at global communications consultancies. With a primary focus on corporate and financial communications, positioning and reputation management as well as public affairs, Sergej advised clients from a variety of industries on complex special situations such as cross-border M&A transactions and IPOs as well as during crisis situations. Furthermore, he supported clients from the financial, energy, insurance, transport, and pharmaceutical sectors on a range of political issues on German national and European level.

    EDUCATION

    • Sergej studied Communication Science and Law at LMU Munich and Political Science with a focus on European and International Politics at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. In addition to his native German, he is fluent in written and spoken English and has a basic working knowledge of Russian.

Lara Brehmer

Head of Operations & Project Manager

  • Lara is responsible for research, project and office management. She is involved in numerous client projects, ensuring efficient communication and execution, smooth workflows and project monitoring.

    EDUCATION

    • Master’s degree in Digital Media Management (University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten)

    • Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Communication Science (University of Vienna)

Thomas Huemer

Associate Partner

  • Thomas Huemer, owner of www.thomashuemer.at, has more than twenty years of experience in strategic communications, crisis communications, litigation PR and corporate communications. Thomas knows the world of politics and business from the inside and as an external consultant.

    EXPERIENCE

    • Political communication (Austrian Parliament)

    • International experience in the context of a listed oil and gas company (OMV AG)

    • Challenging litigation PR in the course of his work for a bank facing a large number of investor lawsuits

    • Head of Corporate Communications at Schweighofer Group (today: HS Timber Group)

    EDUCATION

    • Master’s degree in History and Political Science (University of Vienna)

Contact

office@theseusadvisers.com
+43 (1) 93 46 221

Theseus Advisers GmbH
Gußhausstraße 3/5
A-1040 Vienna

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