May 5, 2026

A&M Featured in AIRA Journal: Exploring Corporate Real Estate in M&A Divestitures

Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement team was featured in the most recent issue of the AIRA Journal for its article, “Exploring Corporate Real Estate in M&A and Divestitures.”

Corporate real estate is often one of the largest controllable cost categories in a business, yet it is frequently brought into deal planning too late. In integrations and divestitures, real estate decisions can directly affect timelines, costs, and business continuity.

In the article, the team explores:

Why corporate real estate is often overlooked during deal planning
How late stage real estate decisions can delay transactions and increase costs
Practical considerations for integrating real estate earlier in M&A execution

The article appears on pages 40–44 of the journal.

View the AIRA Journal feature

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