In this paper, we will discuss the various components of an effective corporate governance program that a business should consider prior to a capital raise from a private equity player or through an IPO.

Many companies and their advisors have spent the past two weeks carefully analyzing the CARES Act and determining the best courses of action in response to the new legislation.

Today’s Catholic schools face a combination of challenges including decades of enrollment decline, increased costs from the decline in religious orders operating schools, decreasing levels of Catholicity, and new waves of lawsuits due to changes in statutes of limitation.

Over the past two months, the federal government has enacted several measures to provide support and relief to individuals and companies impacted by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.

On Tuesday, April 7th, the IRS released final and proposed regulations dealing with so-called hybrid mismatches between the US and foreign tax treatment of certain items.

On Tuesday, April 7th, the IRS released final and proposed regulations dealing with so-called hybrid mismatches between the U.S. and foreign tax treatment of certain items. All global organizations should immediately review their cross-border tax profiles for the application of these rules.

Dick McAlonan’s experience includes negotiating hundreds of APAs and agreements with tax authorities in numerous countries

In this webcast, A&M leaders discuss what businesses can do right now, using the time in our current lock-down, to best prepare for the recovery into a "new normal" market and world.

In recent days press reports began to identify businesses that received loans under the new Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”).

The calculated German market risk premium (MRP) represents a real time reflection of investors’ current risk appetite reflecting German capital market data and analyst forecasts. MRP increased due to declining stock prices and consensus estimates. However, the stock market prices are more robust than expected. Analysts predict an impending recession and slump in growth including a decline in earnings for 2020.

Thanks to the "retail glitch" fix in the CARES Act one of the simpler avenues is to maximize depreciation in fixed asset intensive businesses through a fixed asset ledger "scrub." Qualified Improvement Property ("QIP") – the subject of the retail glitch fix – can be reallocated without a site visit and utilizing only a tax fixed asset ledger.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), a leading global professional services firm, is further strengthening its leadership team in Germany with the appointment of Philipp Ostermeier as Managing Director and co-leader of A&M’s corporate transformation services for Germany.