Should a company go private? There is no single answer to this question, it really depends on the specific situation of the company.

Tax avoidance scandals over the past decade have put international organisations’ tax affairs in the spotlight.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announced that Erick Valdes and Patrik Dyberg have joined the firm’s Corporate Performance Improvement (CPI) group as Managing Directors within its Digital and Technology Services practice.

On 27 February 2023, the Dutch Ministry of Finance launched a public consultation on a legislative proposal to abolish the real estate transfer tax (RETT) exemption for the acquisition of shares in companies that own “newly built” real estate.

Private Equity (PE) has mostly avoided the semiconductor industry for years, but a perfect storm of supply and demand trends, plus government intervention, has created an environment that better aligns to PE investors’ requirements.

A&M Senior Director Connie Wong has been selected for Women We Admire’s “Top 50 Women Leaders of Houston for 2023”. 

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) significantly extended its Global Transaction Advisory Group’s (TAG) offering across Asia with the appointment of Shanghai-based Stella Yuan, as Managing Director and Practice Co-Leader of TAG Asia.

As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), beginning with tax years after December 31, 2021, Section 174 requires taxpayers to capitalize and amortize research and experimental expenditures.

In this edition of Raising the Bar, Disputes and Investigations Managing Director Vishal Narula and Senior Manager Apurva Nikade discuss the risks that companies in the fintech industry must navigate and key considerations for risk mitigation.

Setting performance targets, for both short and long-term incentives, is one of the key activities in the remuneration committee’s annual cycle.

Faisant suite à des années marquées par de nombreux deals, les fonds de Private Equity font preuve de plus prudence à mesure que les multiples de valorisation s’ajustent entre vendeurs et acheteurs potentiels.

Ils imposent des due diligences opérationnelles poussées, aux calendriers plus maitrisés, avant d’effectuer une nouvelle acquisition. Quand elle est réalisée, ils veulent rapidement un plan de création de valeur, clair et quantifié, qui soit aligné et actionnable immédiatement, ou presque, avec l’équipe de management sous LBO.

Tesla and Ford announce and execute significant price cuts on electric models, doubling down their bets on shifting consumer behavior. Proposals for regulation on electric vehicle (EV) tax credits may significantly limit the number of vehicles eligible for tax credits. Inventory shows signs of improvement as sales mix trends toward light trucks and larger vehicles.