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.

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.

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.

Last year saw pharma M&A settle down into a slower pace as a result of macroeconomic uncertainty.

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.

On August 25, 2023, Treasury and the IRS released an initial set of proposed broker reporting regulations that would apply broadly to cryptocurrency transactions.

Over the last 24 months, we have seen a significant increase in the number of co-investment transactions in the private equity (PE) and infrastructure sectors globally.

A&M's Ops & Supply Chain team have shared their insights on trends in the maintenance industry and how manufacturers can achieve maintenance excellence in times of constrained resources.

In the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry, activities around the security of content have mainly focused on anti-piracy measures. These actions have included a variety of technologies such as digital rights management (DRM), fingerprinting, watermarking and take-down notice issuances, but, by and large, content piracy continues to result in multi-billion dollar losses. A&M Managing Director Edward Hanapole and Director Thomas Ohanian take a deep dive into the security risks in the M&E industry and how to implement best practices and protocols to establish a robust chain of custody. 

No company sets out with the intention to fail, but with the right mindset, it's possible to take the calculated risks required for innovation and, ultimately, triumph. Read the full article to discover thought-provoking perspective on failure as an integral part of innovation and success.

In our What’s Your Moonshot? Podcast Series, we seek to uncover big problems in Healthcare and talk to the leaders that are working to solve them.

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The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax credit that is available to employers who hire and retain individuals from certain targeted groups that have consistently faced significant barriers to employment. Employers can earn up to $9,600 per qualified employee which is taken as a federal income tax credit.

A&M’s EMEA Consumer & Retail Group have shared their insights on the rise of private labels in the current economic environment and how grocery retailers can accelerate this.

With global headwinds and unprecedented inflation a reality in our post-pandemic world, businesses must learn how to respond in these trying times.