The “Monthly Recap” is A&M’s monthly newsletter providing a concise overview of EU and Dutch tax developments.

Alvarez & Marsal’s analysis shows that revenue growth accounts for roughly two thirds of the difference in valuation multiples among leading consumer packaged goods companies. Growth-led earnings are valued at twice the level of cost-driven gains.

HMRC’s Business Risk Review Plus (BRR+) is the framework used to assess the tax compliance risk profile of large and complex businesses.

The UK IPO window is beginning to reopen. However, it is not reopening into a balanced or neutral environment. Instead, global markets are evolving into a distinctly two-tiered structure, shaped by capital concentration, supply-side pressure, and increasingly selective investor behaviour.

A&M Tax Policy Insights covers Pillar Two GIR filing, side‑by‑side safe harbors, DST developments, transfer pricing updates, CBAM, crypto and capital gains reforms, treaties, tariffs, and controversy trends impacting multinationals.

Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) team just released the 2026 North America Value Creation Report: Operational Alpha in North America: Closing the Diligence-to-Execution Gap, based on input from 100 private equity investors, operating partners, and PE-backed executives across North America.

In this Raising the Bar article, Amita Kancherla, Senior Director, and Jason Ksanznak-Redmon, Manager, break down how experts assess reasonable royalty damages in trade secret disputes. They show how valuation and negotiations shape outcomes in today’s litigation landscape.

This edition of the Automotive Industry Spotlight will focus on trends in the electric vehicle (EV) market.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), a leading global professional services firm, today announced the appointment of Val Philippe as a Managing Director within its Global Transaction Advisory Group (Global TAG), continuing the expansion of the firm’s Financial Services capabilities amid growing demand from private equity sponsors and strategic investors for integrated transaction and operational advisory support.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) India has announced the appointment of Sushil Zaregaonkar as Managing Director within its Business Consulting practice. Based in Mumbai, he will focus on driving business and digital transformation initiatives for financial services organizations, with an emphasis on operational efficiency, customer experience, revenue growth and AI-led innovation.

In March 2026, the Australian Institute of Professional Investigators held its annual conference in Melbourne, Australia. Three interconnected themes shaped discussions across the conference and emerged as critical to the effectiveness, credibility, and resilience of modern investigations: maintaining investigative objectivity, protecting witness and whistleblower welfare, and addressing the growing complexity of insider threat and cryptocurrency enabled money laundering.

Enterprises are moving beyond traditional automation and AI copilots toward Agentic AI systems capable of making decisions, executing actions, and adapting dynamically in real time. Unlike earlier AI models that operated within fixed workflows, Agentic AI enables outcome-driven execution with minimal human intervention.

On May 19, 2026, the Upper Tribunal (UT) released its decision in the case of Queenscourt Ltd, [2026] UKUT 00195 (TCC).

Private markets, led by private equity and private credit funds, have grown significantly in size and scope. Limited partner (LP) investors and their managers need to take a more active role to ensure their interests are protected.