Private equity funds are looking for new, creative value creation opportunities in light of the tougher market conditions, according to new data from global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal.

To help private equity funds and operating partners optimize costs and drive profitability, A&M has launched the "Pathway to Profitability" Q&A series. In this edition, Managing Director Christopher Duggan shares insights on the clients' pain points related to Liquidity Management.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been on C-suite agendas for years, but it is increasingly top of mind, seen as either a panacea or an existential threat.

The Dutch lowest court ruled that a private equity investment fund is not entitled to the recovery of VAT on transaction costs. In this alert we elaborate in more detail on the situation at hand and the main takeaways.

Managing Directors Kevin M. Jacobs and Kathleen King speak with Tax Notes on the recent guidance regarding Section 174 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).

According to The Wall Street Journal, the average for a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is less than three and one-half years. Under these circumstances, new CMOs must build an agenda that drives measurable results today, while also building a lean, data-driven marketing organization for tomorrow. As the global economy slows, new CMOs should be asking: “How do I do more with less?”

Alvarez and Marsal expands digital offering with three senior hires. Lee Sankey joins as a Senior Adviser, while Frederico Teixeira and William De Ritter join as Senior Directors, bolstering our Digital and Technology Services in EMEA. Find out more and connect with Lee, Frederico and William here.

We are happy to share that A&M Disputes and Investigations Managing Director Nikki Coles has been featured in the Financier Power Players list of Exceptional Experts for International Arbitration in 2023.

The pandemic has caused great disruption in our lives and has brought about profound changes in the way we function as a society.

70% of M&A transactions do not achieve their stated targets or actively destroy value. A common pitfall is losing focus on delivering value once the deal is complete, making post-merger integration and further value realisation from the transaction ineffective.

In this article, we explore the four areas we see as being critical to ready a finance organisation to the challenges of a carve-out process.

Our latest Saudi Arabia (KSA) Banking Pulse for Q1 2023 highlights how profitability for the top 10 lenders in the Kingdom continued to be undermined by slower growth in operating income and higher impairment charges, despite improvement in the cost-to-income ratio. Download A&M’s latest report now to learn more about the key developments affecting the banking sector in the Kingdom.

Leading global professional services firm, Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), has announced the appointment of Domhnall McCormack and Keith Fisher as Managing Directors to bolster its global Software, Technology and Services (STS) offer.

A&M is proud to announce "So They Stay and Do Not Go: Navigating Recent Trends in Restructuring Compensation," originally published in December 2022, has been featured in the Best of ABI 2022.