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Case study: Improving product portfolio profitability for a HVAC equipment manufacturer

September 26, 2023
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) was recently engaged by a leading European heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment manufacturer to provide visibility on EBITDA performance and 2023 outlook.

The HVAC market has recently faced a major shift in technologies, induced by energy transition. Traditional products (i.e., gas boiler) are replaced by low/no-emissions products (i.e., heat pumps). Momentum is mainly driven by state regulation and government subsidy programs.
Press Releases

Alvarez & Marsal Appoints Alessandro Gazzini As Managing Director and Country Head, Indonesia Aligned With Its Regional Growth Strategy

September 21, 2023
Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announced the appointment of Alessandro Gazzini as a Managing Director and Country Head, Indonesia within its Southeast Asia Australia (SEAA) business unit. Mr. Gazzini’s hiring aligns with A&M’s (SEAA) growth strategy, advances the firm’s regional capabilities and bolsters its ability to help local and international clients drive change.
Thought Leadership

Private Client Services

September 21, 2023
At Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”) Tax we work with international mobile individuals and families to ensure their business and personal objectives are met.
Thought Leadership

Improving Fund Manager Operations: Expanded Regulatory Requirements

September 20, 2023
In our latest Q&A series focused on helping private equity managers improve their internal operations, we asked Managing Director John Scerbo to weigh in on the private equity regulatory changes stemming from the recently announced Private Fund Adviser rules release on August 23rd.
Thought Leadership

Funding Social and Emotional Supports in K-12 School Districts

September 20, 2023
In response to the heightened need from the pandemic, many states have recently relied on Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to pay for school-based supports (SBS) dedicated to addressing students’ mental health and wellbeing. ESSER funds are set to expire in the fall of 2024, and therefore are not a long term solution. To implement robust, innovative and sustainable school-based support models, school districts must strategically assess and leverage available resources. A&M Managing Director Erin Covington, Director Mathew Smith and Manager Abigail Snyder discuss how districts can expand social and emotional supports for students.
Thought Leadership

2023 Mid-Year Insurance Industry Update

September 20, 2023
A&M’s Insurance team revisits the predictions made early this year, providing an update on how the outlook for UK and Europe insurance industry has progressed so far.

PART I: Maximising Growth and Accelerating Value Creation with Digital, Data, and AI

September 19, 2023
In the first part of the series, we will focus on the value created from digital investment, redefining “why”, “what”, “how”, and “when” to invest, spanning the use cases and exciting solutions tech has to offer, new organizational muscles including new delivery models, and effective technology partnership models with a clear case and payback.
Thought Leadership

Value Creation through Technology Investments – Guidelines for Private Equity Firms to Maximize IT Benefits

September 18, 2023
This article is the second piece in our series on Value in IT investment. In our previous article “The Right IT Investments to Speed Up Merger Integration and Unlock Value for Private Equity” we introduced the Alvarez & Marsal EBITDA approach to the valuation of IT investments. Here, having tackled and quantified the Why of investing, we dive deeper into how Alvarez & Marsal approaches the How in this article.
Thought Leadership

Latest Section 174 Guidance Slightly Assuring, Often Puzzling

September 15, 2023
On September 8th, Treasury and the IRS released Notice 2023-63 (the Notice), which showcased the rules they intend to propose regarding the mandatory requirement to capitalize and amortize specified research or experimental (SRE) costs under section 174, which became effective beginning in 2022.
Thought Leadership

Key Strike Considerations For Automotive Suppliers

September 14, 2023
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the UAW, and Detroit's Big Three — General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV — have opened labor contract negotiations for the first time since 2019.