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ASC842, IFRS16 and Estimating Incremental Borrowing Rate with LeaseSCRE

At our firm's signature annual professional development symposium, Chilakapati discussed how LeaseSCRE will greatly assist companies in calculating their IBR curve in compliance with ASC 842.

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Not Every Dollar Is a Good Dollar (Part II of a Series on Cost Optimization)

The second article in Alvarez & Marsal's (A&M's) three-part series on cost optimization, entitled “Not Every Dollar is a Good Dollar,” is written for investors and executives in private equity portfolio companies that have historically increased shareholder value through revenue growth, but are now facing challenges and lower levels of profitability.

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How to Get Ahead of Activist Demands in Proxy Season

Close to 14 percent of the 3,500 publicly-traded companies in the U.S. were targeted by activist investors in 2018, according to research by Activist Insight and the law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel.

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Alvarez & Marsal Releases UAE Banking Pulse Report for Q4 2018

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) today released its latest UAE Banking Pulse for Q4 2018.

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The Growing Reach of Wayfair and Economic Nexus for State and Local Income and Gross Receipts Taxes

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Alvarez & Marsal headcount surpasses 1000 employees in Europe

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Sprints and Standards: Taking Complex Engineering Processes Back to Basics

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The Growing Reach of Wayfair and Economic Nexus for State and Local Income and Gross Receipts Taxes

January 28, 2020

On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair (“Wayfair”), 585 U.S. ___ (2018), overturned the long-standing precedent embraced 26 years earlier in its 1992 decision in Quill v. North Dakota requiring physical presence for sales and use tax nexus.

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Alvarez & Marsal headcount surpasses 1000 employees in Europe

January 23, 2020

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) recently surpassed the 1,000 employee mark in Europe, further demonstrating the market’s growing appreciation of A&M’s integrated offering and ability to maximize value.

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Sprints and Standards: Taking Complex Engineering Processes Back to Basics

January 22, 2020

Constant, rapid innovation is often seen as essential for high-tech engineering firms.Here, we outlined how the company worked with A&M to develop a surprisingly unradical approach, which helped to simplify processes and drive better business outcomes.

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Extension Granted for the EPAct 179D Tax Deduction

January 22, 2020

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed a spending bill that included legislation to extend the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction (Internal Revenue Code section 179D) through December 31, 2020.

Key Findings of the 2019/2020 Executive Change in Control Report

January 22, 2020

This edition of Tax Advisory Weekly explores the key findings of the 2019/2020 Executive Change in Control Report.

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A&M’s Global Transaction Advisory Group Appoints Jonathan Nus as a Managing Director with Its Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Group

January 21, 2020

Jonathan Nus’ appointment aligns with the Global Transaction Advisory Group’s strategic talent expansion goals.

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2020 Trends and Core Risk Mitigation Strategies Critical to Doing Business in Asia

January 21, 2020

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) Disputes and Investigations team in Asia provides analysis of trends in Asia in 2020 to guide businesses in identifying and navigating potential risks in a year of expected growing economic uncertainty and heightened regulatory demands.

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Was 2019 a Turning Point for the Flow of Infrastructure Capital into the U.K. or Merely a Blip?

January 20, 2020

After leading the way as the primary home for brownfield infrastructure investors capital for much of the last ten years, a sharp reduction in U.K. transactions in 2019 drove a decrease in European volumes for the first time in five years.

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Alvarez & Marsal Launches European Debt Advisory Practice

January 20, 2020

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”) has launched a Debt Advisory practice in Europe with the appointment of Tim Metzgen as a London-based Managing Director, to provide clients with independent advice on accessing and managing their interactions with the international debt markets.

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Delivering Performance Improvement through Effective Interim Leadership

January 17, 2020

Alvarez & Marsal recently helped improve a business in China with significant operational issues at its manufacturing plant. The company had been hit by an employee strike along with rising concerns around fraud allegations, rapid declines in operational and financial performance, and a series of issues related to customs compliance.

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Alvarez & Marsal Announces 2020 Managing Director Promotions

January 16, 2020

A&M’s 41 newly promoted Managing Directors span the globe, demonstrate the firm’s values and its commitment to maximizing value for clients

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2019/2020 Executive Change in Control Report

January 15, 2020

Alvarez & Marsal's (A&M’s) Compensation and Benefits Practice is pleased to share the results of its 2019/2020 Executive Change in Control Report.