Will this be the year that private equity firms get back into the oil and gas game?

Black Swan Siblings: How Should Private Equity Investors in Manufacturing Companies Respond?

The current M&A boom is showing no signs of slowing down and it’s easy to forget that two years ago when Covid-19 first hit, M&A activity across several sectors came to an abrupt end (well, pause).

CFOs are feeling pressure from higher valuations and an unstable economy. In order to succeed, they must stay focused on 3 key priorities. Read the full article to learn more.

Managing Director Vincent Walden recently published an article for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)'s Fraud Magazine titled "The Seven Wonders of Fraud Detection Analytics" that explores his favorite anti-fraud techniques, inspired by the seven wonders of the world.

The 2022 interim outlook assesses the impact of geopolitical uncertainty, inflation, supply-chain disruption and the war in Ukraine on shareholder activism. While public campaigns temporarily slowed following the invasion of Ukraine, A&M argues that the underlying drivers of activism remain intact and are likely to intensify as markets regain stability and corporate underperformance becomes more visible.

This report identifies executive remuneration trends in the FTSE 350 by analysing the first 50 Directors’ Remuneration Reports published in 2022, and comparing these with the reports for the prior year, for these same companies.

On 23rd March, the Chancellor delivered his Spring Statement, and much of his speech to the House of Commons centred on taxation reform. His new ‘Tax Plan’ focuses on three key areas:

Alvarez & Marsal’s Asia Restructuring team recently advised Golden Wheel Tiandi Holdings Company Limited (“Company”), a Hong Kong listed property developer, on the successful restructuring of its three series of offshore notes totaling USD445m (“Senior Notes”).

Sean Laffere discusses inflation and supply chain relief in this podcast with Debtwire.

A&M has worked with some of the largest European and global businesses to stabilise financial performance, transform operations, catapult growth and accelerate results through decisive action. Find out more.

The demand for legal forensic technology continues to grow at a frenzied pace and the necessity of investing in those applications will increase along with it.

Although vital to MRO processes, MRO IT is characterized by underinvestment and unleveraged efficiency increase potential. Facing pandemic-strapped IT budgets, buyers need to balance cost saving measures and overdue technology investments to help their IT departments contribute to company value.

As we enter the new tax year, in our final Employer Tax Year-End Update series, we highlight some of the key employment tax and National Insurance changes that employers need to be aware of.