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Alvarez & Marsal's Corporate Performance Improvement Group Expands Dedicated Media and Entertainment Practice

June 21, 2023
A&M announces the expansion of its dedicated Media & Entertainment (M&E) practice. The expansion demonstrates A&M’s strategic commitment to serving clients whose industries are at the forefront of driving and reacting to the next wave of digital transformation, which will require all industries to build new capabilities to remain competitive and success in coming decades.
Thought Leadership

IES SLDS Grant Considerations: Interoperability and Infrastructure

June 15, 2023
As state education agencies look to build out their longitudinal data systems (SLDS), interoperability and data linking remain major barriers to effectively acquiring, integrating, and leveraging new data sets that can provide the insights they need to improve education outcomes.
Thought Leadership

IES SLDS Grant Considerations: State Policy Questions

June 15, 2023
The 2023 IES grant awards for statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS) is an opportunity for state education agencies to build out the ability and capacity for state and district-level users to explore policy questions that will inform their efforts to improve pre-school, K-12 and post-secondary outcomes.
Thought Leadership

IES SLDS Grant Considerations: College and Career

June 15, 2023
In order to make important connections between investments in learning and improved living outcomes, it is imperative for statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS) to provide better insights on the student journey from K-12 to college and career.
Press Releases

Alvarez & Marsal Appoints Keith Verville Managing Director in its CFO Services Group

June 14, 2023
A&M’s Private Equity Performance Improvement practice welcomes Managing Director Keith Verville to its CFO Services group. Mr. Verville’s appointment furthers A&M’s ability to help private equity (PE) and corporate clients capitalize on the chief financial officer’s (CFO) expanding role and develop high-level finance functions to drive change and maximize value.
Thought Leadership

Board Effectiveness

June 14, 2023
The expectation of Boards and board directors is increasing – from regulators to activist investors, and the nature of governance is evolving. Boards are not always prepared to address these headwinds, which can lead to governance failings and associated costs.
Thought Leadership

Rapid Cost Diagnostic

June 14, 2023
70% of businesses intend to undertake cost reduction initiatives within the next year. This is driven by either macro-economic challenges, rising inflation, new competition or a combination thereof. Unfortunately, cost reduction initiatives are often short-term and unsustainable, with only 11% of organisations able to sustain cost cuts over a three-year period. A&M’s targeted and proven cost diagnostic identifies rapid cost reduction opportunities and highlights operating model changes required to support long-term sustainability.
Thought Leadership

Target Operating Model Diagnostic

June 14, 2023
A combination of legacy challenges, changing business demands and evolving strategic intent has left many organisations with a business operating model that is no longer fit for purpose. A&M’s TOM diagnostic aims to rapidly assess the effectiveness and efficiency of your operations, identifying value levers and providing actionable recommendations.