On January 25, 2018, Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) was a sponsor and participant at the 2018 Skytop Strategies conference focused on shareholder activism.
While speaking on a panel alongside an activist, Managing Director Pamit Surana spoke about the appropriate timing for bringing on a consultant to drive transformational change in front of prominent players in the ecosystem. “We are most effective when we have strong relationships and open communication with the CEO and the Board,” he explained.
In this edition of From the Inside Out, A&M’s Corporate Transformation practice further analyzes the ways that shareholder activism impacts an organization’s ability to prosecute substantial change
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