Over the past decade, the key objective of IT departments has been to reduce the costs of their operations. Managed as cost centers and under the direction of CFOs, often they were not integrated into the corporate strategy and business growth targets. Newly appointed CIOs’ complaints have largely been the same: their IT department is too slow, too inefficient, too expensive.

Corporate Transaction Support services provide organisations with integrated Financial Due Diligence, Tax Due Diligence and Structuring, Operational Carve Out, Valuation, Pre/Post-Merger Integration, and other services to seamlessly support M&A transactions globally.

Learn five best practices learned through years of standing up Performance Management Solutions.

Management Incentive Plans (MIPs) are common tools applied by private equity houses or venture capital to incentivize the management of an acquired target entity.

Financial technology, or fintech, has seen the most drastic shift this year due to market downturn. Managing Director Peter Gougousis shares insights into why this is the case in Mergers & Acquisitions.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is delighted to publish the sixteenth edition of the Spanish Banking Pulse (“The Pulse”) Q2 ’22. In this edition, we share results from our research examining the 10 biggest Spanish banks (“top 10”) with regard to their activities within Spain and highlight key performance indicators of the Spanish banking industry.

The Pulse aims to help banking executives and board members stay current on industry trends. As trending topics, we include: 1. status of moratoria and PGS; 2. wave of Cost Inflation; 3. ESG as a business opportunity.

A&M’s Global Transaction Advisory Group Managing Director & Asia Practice Leader, Xuong Liu, was featured in Source Global Research’s article on The China Consulting Market in 2022.

At Alvarez & Marsal we have been following the Disclosure Pilot Scheme (DPS) closely since its inception in 2018, whilst also helping our clients navigate their disclosure obligations in a world that is constantly evolving. 

As creditors gain greater power under Spain’s new insolvency system, shareholders should be proactive and engage at the earliest possible stage. Find out how you can prepare to use the new tools in an effective way and how we can help.

Managing Director Erin Covington recently wrote an article that was featured in Education Week, where she discusses the ESSER funds in more detail and how they can help with the teacher shortage.

2022 to date has been particularly challenging for public market investors. Central banks are increasingly determined to rein in inflation at a point where several factors (including the Ukraine conflict) have presented persistent pressures in this respect.

On 20 September 2022, the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced its intention to abolish the Dutch REIT-regime effective 1 January 2024.

Arpita Singhal, Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal’s Life Sciences division, gives EBR the inside scoop on investment trends within the biopharma industry today, addressing areas such as risk exposure, industry trends, and future growth potential.

This article outlines the key current challenges in cross-border operations and investigations and advises on how to navigate regulations in China.