Michael Flaherty
Managing Director
He/Him
Life at FGS Global
Advises companies on a range of issues, including activist shareholder preparation and defense, M&A and other deals.
Life Pre-FGS Global
20+ years in journalism, the majority with Reuters, 3+ at Axios, and a strategic communications firm in between. Worked as a Reuters reporter and editor in New York (twice), Hong Kong, and Washington D.C.
Life Beyond FGS Global
Teaches part-time at Rutgers, President of Holmdel's (NJ) youth sports organization, lacrosse and football coach, sub-par suburban handyman/landscaper. Jersey Shore beach goer, Massachusetts native.
Michael Flaherty works primarily with the T&F team, focusing on activist defense and preparation work, as well as supporting clients on M&A, deals, and related financial matters. He previously covered activist investing and corporate governance as a reporter and editor. Over the course of 14 years at Reuters and more than 3 years at Axios, he reported on companies, markets, private equity, M&A, financial regulation, banks, hedge funds, private credit, the Federal Reserve, and a wide range of other news beats.