Jan 03, 2023 Three winning strategies to combat the ever-increasing sophistication of cybercriminals By Lukas Weber Tim Roberts In the age of rapid technological evolution, cybercriminals have been one of the many benefactors of novel technology, capitalising on...
Dec 14, 2022 New EU sustainability reporting requirement offers significant opportunities By Felicity Edwards Sanjay Bailur Elaine Baluyut A new corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD) will enter into force for the 2024 fiscal reporting year. The strengthened and...
Dec 08, 2022 Pension scheme liabilities threaten cash By Marcus Fletcher As businesses recover from COVID and navigate a world of double-digit inflation and rising input costs, there is another threat that...
Dec 06, 2022 Arbitration requires greater speed, innovation, and unwavering female support in 2023 and beyond By Kathryn Britten As the year draws to a close, I was delighted to attend the AlixPartners-sponsored GAR Live: Women in Arbitration 2022 conference last...
Dec 06, 2022 Unapproved Communication Channels: Balancing ease of communication with regulatory expectations By Paul Brabant Gautam Sachdev Robert Coffey The SEC and CFTC’s recent actions against Wall Street firms that tolerate the use of unapproved communications channels has put the...
Nov 23, 2022 Why the quest for reliable energy storage is driving investment, growth, and M&A activity By Nick Wood Utsav Patel A rapid rise in reliable alternative energy supply from renewable and sustainable sources can’t come soon enough. The irreversible impact...
Nov 21, 2022 How can M&A professionals succeed now that the era of “easy” M&A is over? By Sean O'Flynn Mark Veldon Mergers and acquisitions bring huge opportunity for organisations bold enough to embark on the journey – brave expansion into new...
Nov 18, 2022 Why Case Review Meetings increasingly really matter in UK merger review By Mat Hughes Matt Hunt Case Review Meetings (CRMs) are an important stage in Phase 1 UK merger review. We were recently asked by a client what proportion of...
Nov 11, 2022 The organic nature of tech start-ups: the Scale Stage (Part 4 of 5) By Paul Fanning Thomas Morineaux No two tech start-ups are exactly alike, but those that survive and thrive have more in common than you might think. Making the right...
Nov 08, 2022 How can retailers prioritise digital investments for a downturn? By Brian Kalms Oli Freestone Inflation, energy costs and labour shortages have coalesced, putting pressure on the margins of retail businesses. Technology is often...
Nov 04, 2022 Real representation for Expert Witnesses means looking at the whole team By Kathryn Britten Panellists at the International Bar Association 2022 Conference in Miami Beach this week said that many law firm leaders are dropping the...
Oct 28, 2022 Does it do what it says on the tin? By Tim Roberts This latest, quite forceful, intervention by the SEC looks set to raise the bar significantly on the clarity and fidelity of definition...
Oct 26, 2022 Design-to-cost works – so why not use it to tighten software spending? By John Miles Sherwin Godinho Haiko Heppner Software costs continue to soar As a recent Forbes headline put it, ‘it’s a software economy’, with global spending on software predicted...
Oct 14, 2022 How to harness renewable energy and recycled materials to reduce Scope 3 emissions in vehicle production By Felicity Edwards In the race to net zero it is easy to become mired in what can be controlled, where the greatest impact can be made, and how it can be...
Oct 11, 2022 It's all going a bit 'wonky' for the Consumer Products industry – but there is a way forward By Kate Boddington In the Consumer Products (CP) sector, businesses are dealing with a perfect storm: rocketing inflation, rising energy costs and continued...
Sep 30, 2022 AlixPartners Mid-Market Debt Report H1 2022 By Alex Czerniewski Oliver Tudor Our assertion that disruption is the new economic driver couldn’t have been more vividly reflected in the events of 2022 to date....