On 4 November 2022, the Dutch Supreme Court issued a decision that includes guidance to determine when real estate reconstruction and transformation projects lead to the creation of ‘in effect newly built real estate’ for Dutch VAT purposes (in wezen nieuwbouw).

A&M’s Asset and Wealth Management Services team evaluates the fast-developing asset class presenting investors with a new risk/return dynamic.

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal released its annual survey of use of the Swiss Debt Restructuring Moratorium [‘debt moratorium’], an in-court instrument which was significantly improved in 2014. It provides financially troubled companies protection from creditors, time and valuable means to restructure and reorganize entities or business units and to execute so called “pre-pack M&A-transactions”, rather than to face bankruptcy. The latest survey, which is an update on their comprehensive 2020 compendium, found that the number of companies using debt moratoria represented only 1.6% of corporate insolvencies in 2021 (1.5% in 2020 and 1.6% in 2019), which compared to other markets remained very low.

The current state of travel is a mixed bag and hotel companies must make up for the gap and account for the uncertainty ahead. They have to find new approaches to operating their business, and this is where embracing automation comes into play. 

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has announced a significant investment in its Software, Technology & Services (STS) corporate and private equity offering to sharpen its competitive edge in the space.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is delighted to publish the second edition of the Portuguese Banking Pulse (“The Pulse”) Q2 ’22.

What have we seen in the first half of 2022 for the top seven banks in Portugal?
This study will be a semestral report that examines the 7 largest Portuguese banks ("top 7") in terms of their activities within Portugal and highlights the main performance indicators of the Portuguese banking sector.

A&M's Travel, Hospitality and Leisure practice presents a series on Staying Power, a series on how hotels can profitably deliver outstanding service and experiences to guests as they navigate the current market. Learn more in our first article on addressing labor challenges without sacrificing service.

In the second installment of our Staying Power series, written by A&M's Travel, Hospitality & Leisure practice, we explore the power of data, analytics and AI on the hotel workforce.  

While data analytics has always played an important role in buyside and sell-side decisions, the current environment demands a laser-focused approach to drive value across the deal lifecycle.

In the latest NACD BoardTalk blog, A&M Managing Directors Adam Malamut and Michael Lawless discuss how boards can implement design-led and analytic-powered approaches to help the organizations they serve best their competition, hedge against market turmoil, and grow market share in a recessionary environment.

A&M, RCA and non-profit innovation collective Fuzzy establish platform to connect healthcare students and organisations with industry and technology specialists to tackle major UK healthcare industry challenges

A&M are pleased to announce the hire of Managing Director, Tony Woodhams to lead the FSI, Capital Markets division in EMEA.

Starting his career as a derivatives trader, before establishing his own fund, Tony’s three decades of capital markets experience will be invaluable as A&M continues to grow its practice across EMEA.

Tony will be responsible for leading A&M specialist teams to provide a complimentary range of client support services to financial services and trading clients in areas including risk and regulation, financial transformation, conduct issues and investigations and digital transformation.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has completed the next phase of its strategic South East Asia and Australia (SEAA) growth plan with the announcement of new offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, Australia. A&M Australia will provide Corporate Performance Improvement and Private Equity Performance Improvement offerings to serve our clients.