After leading the way as the primary home for brownfield infrastructure investors capital for much of the last ten years, a sharp reduction in U.K. transactions in 2019 drove a decrease in European volumes for the first time in five years.

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”) has launched a Debt Advisory practice in Europe with the appointment of Tim Metzgen as a London-based Managing Director, to provide clients with independent advice on accessing and managing their interactions with the international debt markets.

Alvarez & Marsal recently helped improve a business in China with significant operational issues at its manufacturing plant. The company had been hit by an employee strike along with rising concerns around fraud allegations, rapid declines in operational and financial performance, and a series of issues related to customs compliance.

A&M’s 41 newly promoted Managing Directors span the globe, demonstrate the firm’s values and its commitment to maximizing value for clients

The equivalent of improving your short game is to implement improvements that have a positive impact for the business quickly in order to reassure investors and give company leaders the breathing space needed to address the longer-term issues and necessary changes.

Managing Director Vincent Walden recently published an article for ACFE’s Fraud Magazine titled, “Demystifying AI in Anti-Fraud and Compliance Efforts,” where he discussed the implications of artificial intelligence and machine learning for fraud examiners and compliance professionals.

Alvarez & Marsal Managing Directors Nandini Chopra, Vivek Kamra, Nikhil Shah contributed to a feature article in India’s Business Standard that explains how Alvarez & Marsal, as advisor and resolution professional, helped in the insolvency proceedings of Essar Steel Ltd.

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal continues its growth in France with the creation of a Valuation and Modelling business line.

Christopher Kotarba will serve in the firm’s San Jose office, expanding West Coast offerings

As businesses face heavy pressures due to the global economic downturn, companies and their stakeholders need to remain vigilant against fraud to avoid financial ruin.

Insolvency experts join A&M to advise clients across the APAC region

Valuation of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and the accounting policies and procedures surrounding them has evolved over the last several years. Over that same time horizon, the CLO market has boomed, forcing those involved with valuation to achieve a deeper understanding of the risks of these structures and put firm valuation policies in place.

The FASB new lease accounting standards, ASC 842, replaces the current guidance, ASC 840, effective December 15, 2018 for public companies. Private companies have been given an additional year to comply, so effective December 15, 2020. The new standards introduce changes to how companies are required to account for operating leases on the balance sheet.

Retailers are in the thick of their most crucial trading period of the year, yet many face a great deal of uncertainty over how many of their stores will still be in business in years to come.

On December 2, 2019, the IRS and Treasury Department published two new regulation packages -- one on foreign tax credits (“FTC”) and the other on the base erosion and anti-abuse tax (“BEAT”). In this edition of Tax Advisor Weekly, we focus specifically on the BEAT regulation package.