Use of big data analytics in procurement can provide actionable insight that can help detect, prevent and predict fraud.

Our A&M tool and methodology converts the standard general ledger output into a new set of consumption-based metrics and then manages the joint 20-plus percent cost reduction within departments. In addition to our tools and methodologies, this requires a cultural change that our Change Management Office teams are trained to implement. Happier internal stakeholders now own their own cross-functional budget and are able to make their own choices from a menu of options.

There is no question that these are challenging times for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs).

Alvarez & Marsal's (A&M’s) Compensation and Benefits Practice is pleased to share the results of its 2019 Oil and Gas Exploration & Production (E&P) Incentive Compensation Report.

A&M Managing Director Alexander Demuth examines the income approach and the discounted cash flow methodology.

A&M Europe announces a series of hot topics where we can provide insights to lawyers and their clients on industry, regulatory and technology trends and issues, along with practical examples on how to deal with the operational challenges these present.

This month’s issue of Raising the Bar highlights the shift in our team’s activities over the past year as corporate contests supplanted global asset searching and created a different focus for our practice’s services. The work led to several key learnings as well as to the introduction of a new intelligence gathering tool for our team.

Read this article to discover how transaction analytics helps turn customer data into actionable business insights.

The use of technology is an ever-increasing theme in our lives, both socially and professionally, so, how can we best prepare ourselves and our businesses to make the most of these advancements?

On December 20, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Treasury Department released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) under Section 864(c)(8), a provision providing for U.S. federal taxation of a foreign partner’s gain on the sale or exchange of certain partnership interests.

A&M Europe is providing a quarterly update of the recent changes to the UK regulatory landscape, and those expected in the next period.

This issue of Tax Advisor Weekly looks at Notice 2019-1 addressing questions about previously taxed E&P (PTEP) in the post-TCJA world.

The next 18 months will see a number of changes introduced to the U.K. taxation system concerning the taxation of U.K. real estate. Two are particularly significant to the hotel industry.

In light of new guidance, many large U.S. multinationals will need to review their payment flows and refine their BEAT calculations as they prepare for year-end reporting and compliance.

Leveraged loan issuance volume experienced a decline in the third quarter of 2018, while intense competition among lenders continued to drive borrower-friendly terms.