In an environment of increasing technological advancements and automation, speed of response and functionality of the product/solution are increasingly important. When it comes to lead times for solutions and business margins, engineering is the differentiator at the research stage as well as for design and development of new products and solutions.

Ray Berglund appointed to help lead A&M’s growth in the European Healthcare & Life Sciences sector

In a Tax Court petition filed October 22, 2018, Shiloh Industries Inc., a global supplier of automotive parts and a designer and engineer of precision tools, dies, welding, and assembly equipment, is disputing the Internal Revenue Service’s assertion that the company’s claimed tooling expenses in 2012 and 2013 can be treated as qualified research expenses. Will the Tax Court follow its decision in TG Missouri v. Commissioner and allow tooling costs to be treated as supplies used in the conduct of qualified research under Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 41(b)?

Several A&M Restructuring & Turnaround leaders and peers of industry-leading specialists have been named recipients of the 2019 Turnaround and Transaction of the Year Awards.

So-called global business services (GBS) are now being used to capture and analyse data from across the organisation and transform the way companies operate.

Alvarez & Marsal Managing Director and Transaction Advisory Group Asia Practice Leader Xuong Liu explains in an interview with CGTN China’s inbound and outbound deals and which sectors are experiencing headwind.

A&M's Al Liguori Featured in Bloomberg Law Article

US companies are turning to their lawyers for help in containing the costs of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods from China, looking for legal loopholes to help avoid or reduce duties without shifting production to other countries.

Behavioural economists have in recent years been examining the complex relationship between survey design and the responses that different types of questionnaires can elicit. In this issue of Raising the Bar, A&M’s Tasneem Azad discusses some of the biases that may influence how individuals respond to certain questions and explores survey design best practice tips for framing questions in order to counteract them. A&M has supported clients in the design and execution of surveys, particularly in respect of potentially emotive and polarising subjects - such as personal finances and access to banking facilities - where addressing behavioural considerations can be crucial for ensuring reliable and meaningful results.

The Trump administration’s policies toward Cuba have recently shifted, creating some urgency for U.S. firms that do business with the embattled country and its regional partners. Michael Carter and Drew Marrocco detail what American companies need to do to maintain compliance.

On Friday, June 14 (“Flag Day”), the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Treasury Department issued several pieces of guidance under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). This includes final, temporary, and proposed regulations (collectively referred to as the “Regulations”). The Regulations cover a wide variety of topics affecting U.S. based multinational organizations, private equity funds, U.S. individual owners of foreign corporations, and others.

Alvarez & Marsal Middle East Limited (A&M) is delighted to publish the Q1’19 edition of the UAE Banking Pulse (“The Pulse”). In this quarterly series, we share results from our research examining the 9 largest listed UAE banks, and highlight key performance indicators of the UAE banking industry. The Pulse aims to help banking executives and board members stay current on industry trends.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) today released its latest UAE Banking Pulse for Q1 2019, which shows that the UAE banks are generating healthy earnings despite tougher economic conditions. The fundamental theme in the three-month period ending March 2019 is a surge in profitability, underpinned by increase in loans and advances, and a stabilised yield on credit. 

Alvarez & Marsal’s P3 Infrastructure Real Estate Advisory group served as the real estate and transaction advisor to the Travis County Commissioners Court, leading the County through this innovative, $333 million public-private real estate transaction for Travis County’s new 430,000 square-foot civil and family courts facility.