AI is rapidly reshaping how private equity portfolio companies drive growth, but its impact on sales and marketing functions depends on more than just technology adoption. Firms must assess their existing sales and marketing functions to tailor AI investment for its unique business needs.

Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement team is featured in the AIRA Journal for its article on corporate real estate in M&A and divestitures.

The evolution of artificial intelligence is reshaping how organisations derive value from their data and operations. This strategic playbook demonstrates how business leaders can move beyond traditional cloud-centric approaches and instead harness real-time intelligence at the edge.

Faster rails alone will not solve institutions payment problems. Industry investment has been significant, yet the expected outcomes, such as lower operational costs, reduced exceptions, and leaner liquidity buffers, have not fully materialized.

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A&M accelerates applied AI at scale combining operator expertise, senior hires, and firm-wide governance to drive measurable client results.

Like many industries, the education landscape has undergone dramatic changes over the last few years. From early education to universities, a “new normal” has not yet surfaced as the sector continues to experience shocks to the system, with 2026 expected to be another year of transition.

Global Tax Policy Q1 2026 outlook: Pillar One/Two updates, treaty abuse trends, GIR MCAA expansion, regional reforms, and controversy highlights across jurisdictions.

Cybersecurity and finance usually speak different languages. Chief information security officers (CISOs) think in vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and controls. Chief financial officers (CFOs) and boards think in risk, capital allocation, and returns. This disconnect can have real consequences.

In this article, Managing Directors Leonardo Florencio and Rodrigo Mattos analyze why expert evidence in Brazilian arbitration often departs from international best practices, how excessive reliance on tribunal-appointed experts increases cost and delay, and what the ICC Brazil Task Force recommends to improve efficiency and credibility.

Health systems often look to buildings or rates for growth, but the strongest lever is frequently overlooked. This perspective reframes the physician enterprise as a scalable growth platform, and shows how leaders can unlock margin, resilience, and long-term value.

The FTA’s clarification (CTP010, issued 29 April 2026) significantly refines the interpretation of “Connected Persons,” reinforcing that deductibility is contingent on market value and genuine business purpose.

In this article, Managing Director Rahul Gosain and Director Vikesh Bhartee examine why content compliance and digital content diligence have become transaction-critical in digital media investments, how gaps around NSFW content, licensing, and moderation create regulatory and valuation risk, and what investors should assess before those risks surface post-close.