In this issue of Raising the Bar, we present the final installment in a four-part series related to the Caesar’s Entertainment case.

Incumbents in industries as diverse as banking, retail and auto manufacturing are being left behind by disrupters whose innovative products and services are making life better for customers.

In this vein, “Corporate Germany’s” deep international inclusion, its industry structure and specific characteristics related to corporate governance makes a compelling case for an extensive investigation of German corporate leadership in disruptive times.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) published a study (“German Corporate Leadership in Disruptive Times: Corporate Playbooks, Frustrations and Challenges”) that provides valuable insights into current challenges of German corporate leadership teams. 

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has announced the appointment of four Paris-based Managing Directors, Jonathan Gibbons, Guillaume Martinez, Frederic Steiner and Donatien Chenu, to the firm’s Global Transaction Advisory Group.

From removing names on buildings to “refreshing” the board of trustees, public institutions are experiencing the risky side of accepting donations and appointing trustees.

In today’s world, the ability to move money around the globe with relative ease, combined with increasing competition among investors who require double-digit returns, has made Europe—and more specifically, Germany—an attractive venue for purchasing assets.

In this first installment in our series about PFI, we will carefully define a number of terms that appear in the accounting and valuation literature.

Companies with known underpaid taxes can accrue a significant amount of delinquent interest and penalties if the unpaid tax amount is substantial and has been increasing over a long period of time.

Global competition and a changing landscape has prompted retail companies around the world to execute a Direct Sourcing strategy. 

A&M Managing Director Phil Beckett has recently been named “Investigations Digital Forensic Expert of the Year” by Who’s Who Legal for the second year running.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has established a strategic partnership and made an equity investment in Artis Energy Intelligence (AEI), the developer of patented, real-time energy analytics software platform, RTIS®. The partnership will help clients identify and better understand their energy cost drivers, reduce costs through performance improvement solutions, and provide financing options for energy efficiency equipment investments.

Following our publication of the Dividend Recapitalization Trends Report in late 2017, we are now providing an update on trends in the leveraged loan market.