In the midst of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, healthcare leaders have been – and will continue to be – inundated with grand proclamations: things will never be the same; you must prepare for “the new normal”; adapt or perish.

Managing Director Vincent Walden recently published an article for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)'s Fraud Magazine titled “Forensically preserving electronic evidence during a lockdown” where he discusses collecting custodian information and remote data preservation during COVID-19 lockdown. 

In this edition of Raising the Bar, A&M leaders discuss the positive correlation between a company’s corporate governance structure and its market valuation.

In April, the Treasury released proposed regulations under section 512(a)(6), enacted as part of the TCJA, which require tax-exempt organizations to calculate their unrelated business taxable income separately for each unrelated trade or business.

As businesses Pivot to RecoveryTM, a new set of liquidity risks will come into play as operations re-start. As lockdown measures are relaxed across geographies, attention will shift to recovery. It is essential that boards and management teams maintain visibility of liquidity as they develop recovery plans.

Alvarez & Marsal’s new Scotland office hosts the inaugural Scotland Asset Manager Breakfast Briefing.

A&M has strengthened its global e-Discovery capabilities in Hong Kong and Brazil with the cloud-based RelativityOne offering. The firm also launched e-Discovery services in Switzerland.

The role of a life sciences company is to develop drugs and treatments. Some treatments will prove successful and improve the lives of potentially millions of people, while others will never make it to market. This is a business model filled with uncertainty.

Last Friday, the IRS updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) with respect to the Employee Retention Credit (ERC).

After taking steps to recover and stabilise from the Covid-19s crisis, portfolio companies should prepare for growth. It is an opportune time to either re-visit an existing MIP and/or implement a new MIP. A&M's Reward & Employment Tax Solutions team can help with the design, valuation, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of an equity-based incentive plan that is aligned to your corporate objectives.

Volume 3: June 2020 -- COVID-19 Update on CJRS revisions and ERS reporting reminder for 6 July 2020