Case study

Risk mitigation for corporate acquisition

Case Study-1

By the numbers

Value of deal at risk

$4.38B

Months from time of client engagement to regulatory approval

13

States engaged from coast to coast

8

The challenge

A Fortune 50 healthcare retailer sought to acquire a competitor to expand its market share, but anti-trust concerns required divesting up to 1,000 stores. The potential impact on rural, low-income, and unionized locations triggered labor opposition and negative media coverage, creating regulatory hurdles and delaying approval.

The solution

Through hyperlocal research and strategic engagement, Eve & Co highlighted the acquisition’s opportunity to strengthen healthcare access and workforce stability.
 
The client needed to address the concerns of key stakeholders, so our team mapped labor leaders, elected officials, and community advocates against affected locations. We developed targeted messaging to reinforce the acquisition’s benefits, ensuring our narrative reached influencers as well as those impacted, and addressed workforce concerns.
 
To bridge corporate and community interests, we facilitated direct outreach to union leaders and policymakers. These dialogues eased tensions, which helped preempt and mitigate opposition, and provided insights that enabled the client to proactively engage in each city and in the press. And we enabled real-time response by monitoring media narratives and labor activism trends and providing action plans.
 
Additionally, we oversaw the client’s launch of a public policy initiative on opioid abuse prevention, which elevated their role as a healthcare leader while deepening trust with regulators and consumers.

The impact

By translating stakeholder insight into action, we helped the client secure regulatory approval with reduced scrutiny. Our success ensured business continuity, strengthened community confidence, and established long-term credibility as a responsible industry leader.
 

The different types of growth that were enabled

With a more targeted approach, the client transformed its U.S. financial inclusion strategy—gaining a competitive edge and creating lasting impact.

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Built a scalable framework for future financial inclusion initiatives.

30%

Increased merchant adoption of electronic payments.

9%

Strengthened partnerships with community leaders and organizations.

20%

Expanded market share in key U.S. regions.

43%

With a more targeted approach, the client transformed its U.S. financial inclusion strategy—gaining a competitive edge and creating lasting impact.

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Meet the team
Eric Eve

Eric Eve

Founder and CEO

Jelani Atkinson-1

Jelani Atkinson

Director

Ebony Kennedy-1-1

Ebony Kennedy

Consultant

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