MZ sponsors the largest IR event in Latin America

Brazil - Português

The 16th National Investor Relations and Capital Market Meeting will take place on July 22 and 23 in Sao Paulo

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Jul 15, 2014, 11:30 ET

SAO PAULO, July 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MZ, an Attitude company, the world's largest independent investor relations company and the leading consultancy firm in financial market communications innovation, is sponsoring the 16^th National Investor Relations and Capital Market Meeting, which will take place on July 22 and 23, at Fecomercio, in Sao Paulo.

The meeting is being held by the Brazilian Association of Publicly Held Companies (ABRASCA) and the Brazilian Institute of Investor Relations (IBRI). The presentations will be divided into six panels, which will discuss the macroeconomic and capital market outlook for Latin America, crisis management and Institutional Relations intelligence, among other issues.

"The higher number of companies listed on the stock exchange has fueled demand for services that improve communications with investors. In this scenario, the meeting has become an excellent opportunity to discuss the role of the IR area in companies and assess the sector outlook and trends," says Marcio Verissimo de Moraes, MZ's COO.

The event opening will take place on July 22, at 8:30 a.m., with the presence of Leonardo Pereira, president of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), Antonio D. C. Castro, president of ABRASCA and Geraldo Soares, chairman of the Board of Directors of IBRI.

Andre Dorf, CEO at CPFL Renovaveis; Caio Marcelo de Medeiros Melo, Capital Market Supervisor at the BNDES; Luiz Fernando Rolla, Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer at CEMIG; and Barbara Gasper, Vice President of Investor Relations at Mastercard are some of the executives that will attend the event.

Information:

16^th National Investor Relations and Capital Market Meeting
Dates: July 22 and 23
Place: Fecomercio
Address: Rua Dr. Plinio Barreto, 285 – Bela Vista – Sao Paulo – SP
Further information: www.encontroderi.com.br

About MZ (www.mzgroup.com): MZ, a Grupo Attitude company, is the world's largest independent investor relations company and a leading consultancy on innovation in the financial communications market. Founded in 1999, it has become a Brazilian multinational with headquarters in Sao Paulo and offices in Austin, Chicago, Hong Kong, New York, Rio de Janeiro, San Diego, Sydney, Taipei and Vancouver. MZ's services include activities related to strategic consulting, such as market perception diagnostics, IPO preparation, capital market relationship coaching for executives and board members, the planning and operationalization of global financial communications programs, identification of shareholder bases and debt holders, investor targeting and non-deal roadshows, among others. MZ also has an innovative technology and content generation platform composed of websites, webcasts, applications for tablets and smartphones, CRM and online meetings, as well as the creation of content for annual, sustainability and corporate reports, legal and financial translations, and legal disclosures. Additionally to being a leader in Latin America, MZ was recently ranked as the seventh favorite IR consultancy worldwide, and the fourth in Asia, by IR Magazine.