A chapter 11 debtor’s executives might find little motivation to remain employed at a company as annual bonus plans become compromised and long-term incentive vehicles (e.g., stock options, restricted stock) become virtually worthless.

Co-Founder and CEO Bryan Marsal was recently interviewed in Global Turnaround’s January 2019 magazine, prospecting the U.S. restructuring market in the new year. 

This paper discusses United Western Bancorp in depth since it represents the most current thinking by the courts as to how these cases should be analyzed. It also attempts to make some sense of the rules and cases, which can be inconsistent or vary based on fine distinctions.

When there is disagreement over the activist’s demands, there are good reasons for companies to examine their board-level decision making and oversight through an activist lens.

Read this article to discover how transaction analytics helps turn customer data into actionable business insights.

Use of big data analytics in procurement can provide actionable insight that can help detect, prevent and predict fraud.

Our A&M tool and methodology converts the standard general ledger output into a new set of consumption-based metrics and then manages the joint 20-plus percent cost reduction within departments. In addition to our tools and methodologies, this requires a cultural change that our Change Management Office teams are trained to implement. Happier internal stakeholders now own their own cross-functional budget and are able to make their own choices from a menu of options.

There is no question that these are challenging times for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs).

Alvarez & Marsal's (A&M’s) Compensation and Benefits Practice is pleased to share the results of its 2019 Oil and Gas Exploration & Production (E&P) Incentive Compensation Report.

The IRS issued proposed regulations relating to hardship distributions from 401(k) plans. The new guidance implements changes to the 401(k) plan hardship provisions that were adopted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Activist investors followed a record-breaking 2017 with a record-breaking 2018.

A&M Managing Director Alexander Demuth examines the income approach and the discounted cash flow methodology.

A&M Europe announces a series of hot topics where we can provide insights to lawyers and their clients on industry, regulatory and technology trends and issues, along with practical examples on how to deal with the operational challenges these present.

Federal spending for infrastructure has remained stagnant and local and state governments have struggled to close the gap, costing the United States billions in traffic delays, congestion, wasted time and fuel. In this issue of A&M Infrastructure Insights, Managing Director Jay Moody and Senior Director Thomas Kness discuss the benefits of Public-Private Partnerships and where they can add the most value.

This month’s issue of Raising the Bar highlights the shift in our team’s activities over the past year as corporate contests supplanted global asset searching and created a different focus for our practice’s services. The work led to several key learnings as well as to the introduction of a new intelligence gathering tool for our team.