APCO Worldwide, which has already launched a couple of things in the past few weeks, has launched something else: the Material Issues & Events offering, which will help companies as they proceed through various business situations like a merger or change in leadership.

The new service analyzes the possible outcomes to these situations, serving as an aid to messaging, outreach, and other strategic communications. Advisors working on the group include Jennifer Millerwise Dyck, former director of public affairs at the (CIA) and Ellen Mignoni, SVP in the firm’s global corporate responsibility practice.