Industry Knowledge

Alvarez & Marsal combines our heritage in taking on complex and challenging environments and situations with our experience in Aerospace, Aviation and Defense to help create high performing teams and deliver results. Our seasoned industry experts are called on by the highest levels of the Pentagon and the largest acquisition programs in the history of the US Department of Defense (DoD), foreign governments and partner nations. Senior executives, members of the boards of directors , operators of commercial aviation companies, suppliers, prime contractors, OEMs and the broad and diverse multi-tier supplier networks across the global defense industrial base rely on our professionals to address the current market challenges with a keen eye toward unlocking value.

The world’s love affair with the automobile shows no sign of waning. But neither does the onslaught of challenges facing auto manufacturers, suppliers and retailers.

The demand for business services continues to grow, but so do the challenges: from poorly written legacy contracts to technology that never quite met your expectations. But you don’t have to go it alone. We’ve built our reputation on refined management, cost control and a laser-like focus on the issues that matter most.

Digital media and constrained budgets have revolutionized the way today’s consumers browse and buy. Understanding their behavior and preferences — and the communications that reach and influence them most effectively — empowers your messaging and investment strategies. Armed with A&M’s advanced predictive analytics, you'll easily outpace the competition.

For over 30 years, A&M has driven results on behalf of boards, federal, state and local agencies, investors, taxpayers, parents, and most importantly students. Focused on attaining the greatest value for investment in education, we have reshaped how institutions operate and ultimately your ability to execute the mission of education.

Across every energy sector – from oil and gas wellheads and refineries to alternative energy boardrooms and the logistics networks of liquid fuel distributors – we speak your language. We arrive onsite ready to drive real results.

As new environmental regulations emerge, it’s essential that you understand your liability, minimize your risk and protect your reputation. Our comprehensive knowledge of regulatory policy enables us to provide the information you need to evaluate your exposure, limit spending and safeguard your assets.

Financial institutions today are struggling to maintain revenue growth and attractive returns on capital while addressing the twin challenges of regulatory compliance and technological change. We help clients through the mire of regulatory, performance improvement, restructuring, transaction advisory, disputes and litigation, and valuation issues.

Healthcare reform, Medicare and Medicaid funding cuts, fluctuating third-party reimbursement rates ― you’re being pressured to remain competitive and succeed like never before. We are committed to changing the business of healthcare.

With a regional and global footprint, the A&M I&CP team has over 20 years of combined experience in industries such as power, oil and gas, transportation, real estate and others. By working with the goals of lenders, investors and project leaders in mind, the team provides expert support to clients during the entire asset life-cycle and extracts the highest value from each capital investment.

Many of the miracles of modern science have been developed right in your laboratories, extending both the length and quality of lives around the world. But extreme market pressures — from the loss of patent protection and the rise of generic and counterfeit products to the downward pricing pressures exerted by governments and evolving healthcare systems — challenge you and your industry. A&M’s top-line professionals have the proven strategies to remedy these issues.

Your mission, simply stated, is to improve quality of life — to safeguard and enhance the public good. This challenge demands vision and bold leadership, especially in an age of unprecedented innovation and accountability. With A&M at your side, failure is never an option. We focus our energy, entrepreneurship and expertise on one outcome: success — for you and your communities.

From market analysis and financial feasibility studies to planning, approvals and deal structuring, we will guide you through the complexities and nuances of the real estate market. Our operational and financial experts optimize your assets throughout their lifecycle to unlock hidden value and create places of distinction.

Browse for something that just popped into your head and that you now somehow cannot live without, and ― click ― it’s yours. Drown in the sumptuous ads in the fashion glossies and, before you know it, you’re loading garment bags into your car. This is retail today, and no one makes it more profitable than we do.

Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) companies play a pivotal role in transforming and innovating the way the world works and lives, but as the lines between these sectors blur and converge, and global platforms challenge historically strong market positions, TMT companies find themselves at the center of their own disruption, forced to reevaluate their own operating models and ability to scale. Harnessing our restructuring heritage and financial, tax, transaction, and operational expertise, we keep one foot in the present to drive mission-critical initiatives that help TMT companies remain competitive in today’s disrupted market while keeping one foot in the future of the innovation and disruption of tomorrow.

The transport and infrastructure sector is highly fragmented with thousands of small to medium businesses dominated by several large market players. The industry environment is magnified by the global reach of major players that can leverage volume and add services to generate profit. The sector is also very capital intensive and often relies on the investment community for funding and growth. By advising or joining your management team, A&M can help you improve processes and controls, reduce costs, improve performance, maximize working capital and create shareholder value.