A&M honors Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Celebrated on June 19th of every year, it marks the day that the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom in 1865. In recognition of the day, A&M will close early in the US on Friday, June 18th to reflect on the significance of the day. How will you celebrate #Juneteenth?
Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Ali Anwar as a Managing Director and Middle East Practice Leader of A&M's Global Transaction Advisory Group, based in Dubai, UAE. Mr. Anwar’s appointment aligns with the firm’s strategic growth plans and its ongoing commitment to meet the market’s evolving needs.
A&M is pleased to announce the official launch of our new ESG Services practice. A&M Managing Director Julie Hertzberg will lead the new practice, bringing the firm’s financial, operational and industry expertise in an integrated approach that meets the needs of private equity (PE) firms, their portfolio companies, corporate clients and organizations across multiple industry sectors and geographies. Bolstered by the hiring of ESG veterans, Managing Directors Vic Svec and Rich Goode, the practice will focus on assisting clients with ESG assessments, disclosures, strategies, diligence and initiatives that enhance ESG ratings and performance.
The A&M Consumer and Retail Group has set out to understand how customer beauty preferences and behaviors have changed, and which of these changes may be here to stay.
On this podcast, Larry Kaiser, MD, FACS, Managing Director, A&M's Healthcare Industry Group, and a panel of experts discuss what they are seeing in regards to the vaccine roll-out in their own organizations and across the country. They also discuss the legal aspect of employers mandating vaccines and/or rewarding employees to take them, while trying to balance safety, efficiency and a lack of disruption to daily operations.
Although many industrials companies are aware of the need to secure machinery and systems, management teams may not be sure which steps to prioritise. When scoping cyber preparedness, it is sensible to work alongside sector-specialist partners to define an appropriate end-state system architecture.
The airline industry faces a long, arduous path to recovery in the wake of the unprecedented disruption to passenger travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In early 2020, the COVID-19 virus quickly spread around the globe, devastating demand for air transportation and compelling governments to mandate travel restrictions. As airlines ramped down their business, most of them had no more than two or three months of liquidity, according to the International Air Transportation Association (IATA), but have since secured loans, bailouts and other funding options, while numerous international carriers have filed for bankruptcy protection.
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to rage on with surges across the nation, health systems are faced with similar challenges from the height of the crisis in the spring. As the cases subsided during the summer months, health systems were able to ramp back up to mostly “normal” operations, only to be faced with a fall filled with rising COVID-19 cases. On the bright side, hospitals have had time to prepare, knowing potentially they may have had to face again.
At A&M, we have been successfully virtually recruiting and on boarding new hires, virtually and we will continue to use technology to meet with candidates until it is safe for us to return to the office. Given our restructuring and turnaround heritage, we have seen an increase in work opportunities for our people and encourage all candidates to apply to our current openings. Visit our press room for updates on A&M's latest new hires, service offerings and geographic expansions.
