Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”) today announces the findings of its latest analysis and predictor of shareholder activism in Europe, the “A&M Activist Alert”, or “AAA”. The study shows that Industrial companies are now predicted to be most in demand from activist investors.

Alvarez & Marsal’s (A&M) Global Transaction Advisory Group has established a North America Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions practice as part of its U.S. growth strategy. Paul H. Barry and Faisel Hussein join as New York-based Managing Directors and will co-lead the practice.

Jessika van Veen appointed to lead the Private Equity Performance Improvement team in Amsterdam.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announces the continuing expansion of its Middle East team with the appointment of Saudi national Dina Abo-Onoq, who is recognized as one of the first Saudi women to reach executive status as a director of a number of global financial services institutions.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has strengthened its presence in the U.K. by opening its first regional office in Birmingham to help business leaders across the Midlands.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) will expand its offerings for financial services and corporate clients in France with the appointments of Philippe Dupont, as Senior Advisor and Nicolas Taufflieb, as Managing Director.

Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, LLP (A&M Taxand), an affiliate of leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), has strengthened its tax advisory practice with the appointment of Keith Thomas as a Managing Director.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is pleased to announce the addition of Michael V. Balistreri as Managing Director to its Corporate Finance practice in New York. Mr. Balistreri specializes in providing investment banking and financial advisory services to corporations, creditors and shareholders across all industry lines in growth, storied, complex, distressed and special situations.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announced the addition of Paulo Mota as a Managing Director to its Global Transaction Advisory Group in Brazil. Mr. Mota’s international experience and deep understanding of Brazilian private equity (PE) firms and corporates will augment A&M’s regional offering in Latin America while meeting clients’ cross-border M&A needs.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has expanded its global footprint with the opening of a new office in the Cayman Islands and three senior on-the-ground professionals.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) Managing Director Brian J. Fox and a team of industry-leading specialists are the recipients of the Large Transaction of the Year award from The Turnaround Management Association (TMA) ‏for their recent work with Performance Sports Group.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announces the addition of Managing Director Ben Hope to its Corporate Performance Improvement practice in Los Angeles.

Practitioners and commentators hope Treasury will bypass expense allocation rules as they pertain to global intangible low-taxed income, but a Treasury official’s comments suggest that the department may take a different approach.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) today released its latest UAE Banking Pulse for Q2 2018. The report shows that UAE banks’ profitability continued to increase, with operating income and net interest margins significantly higher than in the previous quarter.

The last year saw an unprecedented rise in the number of token issuances (also referred to as initial coin offerings (ICOs)) held worldwide. Broadly speaking, companies have two main goals when issuing tokens.