We are delighted to launch the second episode of our Tax Talks Middle East podcast series, focused on UAE Tax considerations for M&A transactions. As the UAE adopts a more comprehensive tax regime, the impact to M&A transactions is significant. Tune in to our podcast for insights on navigating the evolving M&A Tax landscape.

Our expert speakers for this episode include:

• Vishal Sharma – Managing Director, A&M Tax
• Hashem Saleh – Director, A&M Tax
• Gurpreet Pawar – Director, A&M Tax

Welcome to the No Regrets Podcast series featuring Director Cailin Boulerice in conversation with Managing Directors Markus Lahrkamp and Charles Lowery. In this episode, they dive into the importance of liquidity management and fostering a cash culture. Markus and Charles share actual insights that private equity fund sponsors and portfolio company management teams should be implementing now.

From supply chain challenges to the seismic shift away from internal combustion engines to the industry’s ability to find capital to support the auto tech revolution, Alvarez & Marsal’s Chuck Moore and Rick Kozole discuss the greatest period of change in the automotive industry in the past 100 years on a podcast hosted by Reshmi Basu of Debtwire.

Monatelang musste Douglas seine Filialen schließen und trotzdem lief das Geschäft besser als erwartet. Die Parfümerie fand neue digitale Wege der Kundenansprache und viele Ideen finden nun ihren Weg zurück in die Läden. Im Podcast erfahren Sie, welche Trends im Einzelhandel die nächsten Monate bringen. Im Gespräch: Nicole Nitschke, Douglas-CEO und Bob Rajan, Managing Director und CO-Head bei Alvarez Marsal.

Alvarez & Marsal Managing Director Cody Chenault was recently featured on the Generation Digital Workforce podcast. Check out the episode to hear Cody on how intelligent automation is shaping the future of shared services.

A&M’s Mark McMahon spoke at a #webinar hosted by law firm Kirkland & Ellis on the challenges in valuing private investments amid the unique uncertainties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In this extract, Mark compares valuation in during COVID with the financial crisis of 2008.

A&M’s Mark McMahon spoke at a webinar hosted by law firm Kirkland & Ellis on the challenges in valuing private investments amid the unique uncertainties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In this extract, Mark talks about some of the headline industries most widely known to be affected and the need for nuance in considering different subsectors and business models that have been less impacted.

Q1 2020 COVID Pandemic Valuation Impact for Asset Managers by Alvarez & Marsal

Mark McMahon, Global Practice Leader and Head of Alternative Investment Services for Alvarez & Marsal Valuation Services spoke at a webinar EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, on valuation issues during COVID-19.

Mark McMahon, Global Practice Leader and Head of Alternative Investment Services for Alvarez & Marsal Valuation Services spoke at a webinar EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, on valuation issues during COVID-19.

Mark McMahon, Global Practice Leader and Head of Alternative Investment Services for Alvarez & Marsal Valuation Services spoke at a webinar hosted by EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, on valuation issues during COVID-19.

Valuation Tax expert Philip Antoon and Crown Jewel Insurance discuss why companies should do so in this “The Value in Valuation” podcast.

In this episode of Conversations With, Managing Director Peter Urbanowicz and Senior Director Jay Nagy will look at behavioral health care provision and payment at the State level. Specifically focused on how States and Medicaid have traditionally viewed payment for care provided in an “institution for mental diseases” (IMD) and new ways to pay for this care through Medicaid Demonstration projects.

They'll share their deep knowledge of IMD demonstrations, highlighting how states across the country have utilized IMD demonstrations to improve access to behavioral health services and strengthen crisis stabilization supports. They will also give a sneak peek at what’s on the horizon in this emerging area of behavioral health policy.

In part six, the final segment, of a recent discussion panel, co-hosted by Alvarez & Marsal, DealCloud and Cobalt GP entitled “Embracing Technology to Meet the Changing Needs of the Private Equity(PE) Market,” industry leaders make a few predictions about the future use of technology in PE funds. The panel comprised Cole Corbin, Head of Fund Analytics and Reporting Services at Alvarez & Marsal, Saar Menachemi, Senior Vice President of Client Development and Marketing at DealCloud and Drew Pearson, formerly a Managing Director at General Atlantic. The panel was moderated by John Blaine, Vice President of Sales at Cobalt GP.

In part five of a recent discussion panel, co-hosted by Alvarez & Marsal, DealCloud and Cobalt GP entitled “Embracing Technology to Meet the Changing Needs of the Private Equity(PE) Market,” industry leaders discuss management of systems and their impact on PE funds. The panel comprised Cole Corbin, Head of Fund Analytics and Reporting Services at Alvarez & Marsal, Saar Menachemi, Senior Vice President of Client Development and Marketing at DealCloud and Drew Pearson, formerly a Managing Director at General Atlantic. The panel was moderated by John Blaine, Vice President of Sales at Cobalt GP.

In part four of a recent discussion panel, co-hosted by Alvarez & Marsal, DealCloud and Cobalt GP entitled “Embracing Technology to Meet the Changing Needs of the Private Equity(PE) Market,” industry leaders discuss how PE firms can work smarter by leveraging technology. The panel comprised Cole Corbin, Head of Fund Analytics and Reporting Services at Alvarez & Marsal, Saar Menachemi, Senior Vice President of Client Development and Marketing at DealCloud and Drew Pearson, formerly a Managing Director at General Atlantic. The panel was moderated by John Blaine, Vice President of Sales at Cobalt GP.

In part three of a recent discussion panel, co-hosted by Alvarez & Marsal, DealCloud and Cobalt GP entitled “Embracing Technology to Meet the Changing Needs of the Private Equity(PE) Market,” industry leaders discuss some of the ways PE funds, of different size, are utilizing technology. The panel comprised Cole Corbin, Head of Fund Analytics and Reporting Services at Alvarez & Marsal, Saar Menachemi, Senior Vice President of Client Development and Marketing at DealCloud and Drew Pearson, formerly a Managing Director at General Atlantic. The panel was moderated by John Blaine, Vice President of Sales at Cobalt GP.

In part two of a recent discussion panel, co-hosted by Alvarez & Marsal, DealCloud and Cobalt GP entitled “Embracing Technology to Meet the Changing Needs of the Private Equity(PE) Market,” industry leaders discuss the trends they have seen over recent years. The panel comprised Cole Corbin, Head of Fund Analytics and Reporting Services at Alvarez & Marsal, Saar Menachemi, Senior Vice President of Client Development and Marketing at DealCloud and Drew Pearson, formerly a Managing Director at General Atlantic. The panel was moderated by John Blaine, Vice President of Sales at Cobalt GP.

In part one of a recent discussion panel, co-hosted by Alvarez & Marsal, DealCloud and Cobalt GP entitled “Embracing Technology to Meet the Changing Needs of the Private Equity(PE) Market,” industry leaders discussed how PE funds can leverage technology to counter the squeeze on margins. The panel comprised Cole Corbin, Head of Fund Analytics and Reporting Services at Alvarez & Marsal, Saar Menachemi, Senior Vice President of Client Development and Marketing at DealCloud and Drew Pearson, formerly a Managing Director at General Atlantic. The panel was moderated by John Blaine, Vice President of Sales at Cobalt GP.

On this episode of A&M Conversation With, Senior Director Maria Nizza, from Alvarez & Marsal’s Valuation Services, discusses changes in the collateralized loan obligation market over the last 12 months, and what we should consider when valuing of CLOs.

On this episode of A&M Conversation With, Managing Directors David Riviere and Keith Browning, as well as Senior Directors Matt Stanfield and Art Hall sit down to discuss the growing digital presence within the supply chain.

On this episode of A&M Conversation With, Senior Director Art Hall in our Corporate Performance Improvement practice sits down with Managing Director Geoffrey Pollak and Eric Wang from our Corporate Performance Improvement practice to discuss steel tariffs and its implications on supply chain.

A&M Conversation With: Valuation Issues for Private Equity Funds (Part III) by Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal's Director of Relationship Management Kate Netinho and Managing Directors Wayne Jephson, Jay Moody and Jason Clatworthy join GIIA's Head of Communication Matt Dickinson to discuss shifting portfolio priorities, growing clean tech investment and current tax considerations.

On this episode of A&M Conversation With, Senior Director Art Hall in our Corporate Performance Improvement practice sits down with Managing Director Jill-Marie Harding from our Taxand practice to discuss tax reform and pending M&A activity.

This is the second excerpt from a webinar on valuation issues for private issues. The moderator, Ian Blance of Voltaire Advisers, talks to Richard Bibby and Mark McMahon about recent developments. On this episode of A&M Conversation With Managing Directors Richard Bibby and Mark McMahon converse with Ian Blance of Voltaire Advisors to talk about selecting valuation methodology.

On this episode of A&M Conversation With, Senior Director Art Hall in our Corporate Performance Improvement practice sits down with Managing Director Jill-Marie Harding from our Taxand practice to discuss tax reform and its implications on supply chain executives.

A&M Conversation With: Valuation Issues for Private Equity Funds (Part I) by Alvarez & Marsal

On this episode of A&M Conversation With, Senior Director Art Hall in our Corporate Performance Improvement practice sits down with Trent Bonnell, Chief Operating Officer of GardaWorld Cash Services for North America, to discuss how cash logistics impact supply chain transformation and will continue to evolve in 2018.

A&M Conversation With: Actionable Intelligence by Alvarez & Marsal

A&M Conversation With: Payment Reform Risk Management by Alvarez & Marsal

On this episode of A&M Conversation With, Senior Director Art Hall in our Corporate Performance Improvement practice sits down with President of Global Supply Chain Solutions Steve Sensing from Ryder System to discuss how technology in the digital supply chain is disrupting the industry.

A&M Conversation With: How Critical is Patient Engagement? (6 Part Series - Part IV) by Alvarez & Marsal

A&M Conversation With: PCPs in a Value-based Reimbursement System (6 Part Series - Part III) by Alvarez & Marsal

Cloud 9fin Katharine Hidalgo sits down with Managing Director and EMEA Head of Debt Advisory, Tim Metzgen and Senior Director, Thomas Paterson to discuss their expectations for 2023 and give some insight into how borrowers are managing a more challenging environment and what lenders are demanding.

With credit committees hearing new investment stories and assessing workouts, borrowers are being put through their paces. They should expect diligence a lot earlier in the process and need more prep to get the story right.

Tim and Tom go on to discuss how different sectors have fared post Covid. Consumer-facing businesses have fallen out of favour while tech, healthcare and business services continue to prove a magnet for new capital.

The discussion then takes a look at whether the era of loose docs is over and the challenges around liquidity. With a much more diverse debt market, can borrowers tap into these different pockets of capital?

A&M Conversation With: What You Really Need to Know About Pop. Health (6 Part Series - Part II) by Alvarez & Marsal

A&M Conversation With - U.S. Healthcare Delivery System (6 Part Series - Part I) by Alvarez & Marsal

For more information: Art Hall: https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/our-people/art-hall Brian Smith: https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/our-people/brian-smith

On this episode, Senior Director Art Hall from our Corporate Performance sits down with Managing Director Mike Simoncic to discuss what is going on with traditional retailers and how they can avoid disruption.

In this third episode, Managing Directors Michael O’Dowd of A&M’s Transaction Advisory Group along with Jeffrey Klein of the Private Equity Performance Improvement Group and Art Ehuan of Disputes and Investigations sit down to discuss cybersecurity during the exit stage and the technical testing that is required to identify vulnerabilities. Part 1 - https://soundcloud.com/alvarez-marsal/51195_02273_tag_cyber_security_podcast1_v1 Part 2 - https://soundcloud.com/alvarez-marsal/aam-conversation-with-assessing-cyber-during-the-post-acquisition-stage Contact: Michael O'Dowd - http://bit.ly/2yCuced Jeffrey Klein - http://bit.ly/2ydlFNp Art Ehuan - http://bit.ly/2fYR0tv

In this second episode, Michael O’Dowd, a Managing Director with A&M’s Transaction Advisory Group sits down with Managing Directors Jeffrey Klein of the Private Equity Performance Improvement Group and Art Ehuan of Disputes and Investigations to discuss the importance of assessing cyber during the post-acquisition stage. Part 1 - https://soundcloud.com/alvarez-marsal/51195_02273_tag_cyber_security_podcast1_v1 Contact: Michael O'Dowd - http://bit.ly/2yCuced Jeffrey Klein - http://bit.ly/2ydlFNp Art Ehuan - http://bit.ly/2fYR0tv

In this first episode, Michael O’Dowd, a Managing Director with A&M’s Transaction Advisory Group sits down with Managing Directors Jeffrey Klein of the Private Equity Performance Improvement Group and Art Ehuan of Disputes and Investigations to discuss the importance of assessing cyber during the pre-acquisition stage. Contact: Michael O'Dowd - http://bit.ly/2yCuced Jeffrey Klein - http://bit.ly/2ydlFNp Art Ehuan - http://bit.ly/2fYR0tv

For more information: Art Hall - https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/our-people/art-hall

Contact: David Gruber - www.alvarezandmarsal.com/our-people/david-gruber John Cox - www.alvarezandmarsal.com/our-people/john-cox

This extract is based on a talk by Brent Sloan at AICPA Engage June 12-15, 2017 http://www.aicpaengage.com/events/aicpa-engage/event-summary-26a957e722694f5eab85e8a7eaf1f5cc.aspx?utm_campaign=BrentSloan&utm_medium=marketingtoolkit&utm_source=website&utm_content=link&utm_term=ENGAGE

A&M's Global Transaction Advisory Group Managing Director, Sean St. Germain, joined the SaaShimi podcast to discuss the financial diligence process of SaaS companies, common mistakes in ARR, Gross Profit, EBITDA calculations, the effects capitalized software and capitalized commissions have on cash EBITDA, and much more. 

https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/financial-diligence-saas-companies

What do the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) new regulations mean? In this podcast episode, Corporate Performance Improvement Senior Director Art Hall sits down with John Kiger Vice President of Technology Risk Management at PHH discusses the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) self-described “first-in-the-nation ”cybersecurity regulations knows as the Rules.

Tom Teixeira - https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/our-people/tom-teixeira Ensuring Corporate Viability In An Uncertain World -https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/ensuring-corporate-viability-uncertain-world

How important is it for executives to educate themselves on artificial intelligence? In this podcast episode, Corporate Performance Improvement Senior Director Art Hall sits down with John Kiger, Vice President of Technology Risk Management at PHH to discuss rapid change in artificial intelligence (AI) and its role 3rd party risk management.

Alvarez & Marsal Forecasts the Potential Winners And Losers In “Obamacare” Repeal - https://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/insights/alvarez-marsal-forecasts-potential-winners-and-losers-obamacare-repeal Contact: David Gruber - www.alvarezandmarsal.com/our-people/david-gruber Peter Urbanowicz - www.alvarezandmarsal.com/our-people/p…r-urbanowicz John Cox - www.alvarezandmarsal.com/our-people/john-cox