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.

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.

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.

A&M welcomes Jeremy Blain as a Managing Director in the Public Sector Services practice. Mr. Blain specializes in delivering organizational transformation, process and financial improvement, and data analytic solutions to federal government organizations.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A&M welcomes Tiffany Brown as a Managing Director and North American Solution Leader for CFO Services practice based in Atlanta. Ms. Brown brings more than 20 years of experience advising on finance strategy and transformation and delivering next generation solutions.

PE Needs to Adapt Value Creation Strategies to the New Normal. A&M’s latest report explores this and other key findings from our annual survey, which interviewed C-level executives at leading mid- and large-cap PE firms and portfolio companies across 10 European countries.

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.