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![A Shock to the System Opens New Doors]()
A Shock to the System Opens New Doors
The FTI Journal’s review of opportunities for private equity in distressed M&A in the pandemic-affected economy looks at the financial services industry.
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![The Apparel Industry: Tailored for a New Era]()
The Apparel Industry: Tailored for a New Era
How is shopping behavior expected to change in the post-pandemic world? An FTI Consulting survey of 1,000 consumers provides insights for the apparel industry.
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![Retailers in Transformation: Are You Ready?]()
Retailers in Transformation: Are You Ready?
Operating in the status quo is a death blow for retailers. To survive, companies need to evolve. Here are a few steps they can take to drive a successful transformation.
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![9 Key Sectors Ripe for Reform in the “New” Brazil]()
9 Key Sectors Ripe for Reform in the “New” Brazil
Brazil’s new president Jair Bolsonaro promised major market reforms to re-energize the world’s 8th largest economy and attract more foreign investment. As he nears the 100-day mark, here’s where the country stands.
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![Three Reasons Why Private Equity Might Want to Close the Door on Retailers]()
Three Reasons Why Private Equity Might Want to Close the Door on Retailers
Private equity had a banner year in 2017. So why did so many PE-backed retail businesses file for Chapter 11?
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![Creditors Hold the Winning Ticket in Horse Racing Bankruptcy Case That Came Down to the Wire]()
Creditors Hold the Winning Ticket in Horse Racing Bankruptcy Case That Came Down to the Wire
A unanimous decision by the Supreme Court in a case argued by FTI Consulting as trustee affects this Chapter 11 bankruptcy law.
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![Wargaming for M&A Integration Leaders]()
Wargaming for M&A Integration Leaders
How finance leaders can apply muscle to improve profitability and decision making within their organizations.
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![Understanding Profitable Sales Growth Gets a Little Easier with Price/Volume/Mix Analysis]()
Understanding Profitable Sales Growth Gets a Little Easier with Price/Volume/Mix Analysis
A simpler solution for analyzing how to grow revenue and profitability and the importance of product mix.
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![Get Well Soon, Healthcare Providers]()
Get Well Soon, Healthcare Providers
A wave of bankruptcies among stand-alone healthcare providers seems just around the corner. Here’s what distressed firms can do right now to get healthy.
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![Too Big to Fail? The Major Financial Risk We Need to Examine Now]()
Too Big to Fail? The Major Financial Risk We Need to Examine Now
This FTI Q&A explores the explosive growth of one of the safeguards of Dodd-Frank — central counterparties clearinghouses — and asks: have they become too big to protect the system?
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![The Rise of the Transformation Officer]()
The Rise of the Transformation Officer
Corporations across the planet are increasingly turning to a Transformation Officer to preserve and promote business value in times of trouble.
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![A Yank’s Take on the Rise of U.S. Style Pre-Insolvency Restructuring]()
A Yank’s Take on the Rise of U.S. Style Pre-Insolvency Restructuring
As the U.S. system of restructuring and insolvency gains popularity in Australia and other parts of the world, Carlyn Taylor, Global Co-Leader of the Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment of FTI Consulting, provides her perspective on this growing trend in a Q&A presented by the FTI Journal.
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![To Do List for a New CEO]()
To Do List for a New CEO
An FTI Consulting survey on CEO transitions reveals the key strategic milestones to success for an incoming C-Suite leader at the top.
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![Online, Offline or Both, Shoppers Call the Shots 24/7]()
Online, Offline or Both, Shoppers Call the Shots 24/7
No matter what you call the new kind of shopping—e-tailing, omnichannel, unified retail, O2O—consumers hold the power and are bending retail to their will. Adapting to that new reality is key to surviving and thriving. Here’s what to know.
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![Keeping the Peace in the Cloud]()
Keeping the Peace in the Cloud
When a software provider switches to a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) model, turf battles can boil over among internal teams. Here’s what managers can do to cut them off and maintain profitability.
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![Culture is King: Five Steps Managers Must Take to Drive Lasting Change within the Banking Industry]()
Culture is King: Five Steps Managers Must Take to Drive Lasting Change within the Banking Industry
Financial services professionals are swamped by regulation after regulation in the effort to avoid the next big scandal. But good compliance processes can only take you so far in the highly scrutinized banking sector. A focus on corporate culture is the secret sauce to creating real change. How can you alter a company from the inside out?
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![Geomarket Risk Management]()
Geomarket Risk Management
For many large corporations, forays into foreign markets have delivered mixed results. Gains in developing economies have been subpar even in periods of remarkable growth. Today, even those returns increasingly are threatened by heightened geopolitical risk, protective nationalistic economies and constrained capital markets.
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![Saving the Twinkie]()
Saving the Twinkie
Despite its iconic brand and products, Hostess Brands, which was founded in 1930 and was one of the largest wholesale bakers and distributors of snack cakes in the United States, emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 with a host of the same problems that had forced it into bankruptcy in 2004.
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![Clinical Integration: Collaborating for Value-Based Care]()
Clinical Integration: Collaborating for Value-Based Care
Bringing together physicians, hospitals and clinics under one umbrella can bring real benefits to patients, doctors and payers.
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![A Roadmap for Healthcare Convergence]()
A Roadmap for Healthcare Convergence
The U.S. healthcare industry is undergoing a wave of radical change and disruptive innovation.
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![Not Your Father's Proxy Fight]()
Not Your Father's Proxy Fight
In the energy and industrial sectors, activist funds are having more success re-making boards and influencing corporate strategies than ever before. Size is no defense; performance is no defense. The only real defense is a response plan that assumes your company eventually will become a target.
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![Calling Dr. Data]()
Calling Dr. Data
Many hospitals and physician groups in the United States are confronting new forms of reimbursement that seek to curb the upward spiral of healthcare costs. These forms of reimbursement are putting revenues at risk.
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![Angels in the Analytics]()
Angels in the Analytics
Boston Medical Center was the city’s largest safety-net provider. But with healthcare insurance reform, state funding dried up, and hospital revenue was in free-fall. Here’s how it turned a 2010 operating loss of $34 million into a $2.5 million gain in two years by deploying advanced analytics to inform decision-making at all levels.
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![A New War Plan for Defense Contractors]()
A New War Plan for Defense Contractors
With the Iraq war over and the Afghanistan conflict in its final stages, relentless pressure on government spending is creating a very different terrain for defense contractors selling to the U.S. military. If they expect to thrive in the “new normal,” contractors need to assess their situations and develop different competitive approaches and defenses.
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![2013 Life Sciences Investor Survey]()
2013 Life Sciences Investor Survey
The FTI Consulting third annual Life Sciences Investor Survey, a study conducted by the Strategic Communication practice, assessed U.S. and European investors’ outlook on the investment climate in life sciences and, specifically, their expectations for the sector with regard to transactions, drug development pipelines, subsector performance and geographic growth prospects.
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![Better Healthcare Through Clinical Integration]()
Better Healthcare Through Clinical Integration
A Discussion with Singing River Health System Facilitated by Phil Polakoff, M.D., FTI Consulting Chief Medical Executive
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![The Asian Tiger's Camouflage]()
The Asian Tiger's Camouflage
Once fraud is revealed, investor losses can be sudden and dramatic. When considering Asian investments, look beyond the audited financials.
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![A Hard Look At Costs]()
A Hard Look At Costs
As care costs rise, so does the gap between those who can and cannot afford treatment. Key industry players must come onboard to drive down fees and increase healthcare accessibility.
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![Restricted Access]()
Restricted Access
Banks are lending again, but new banking regulations, loan structures and products, coupled with more conservative bankers, make for tough going.
-
![Pressure Points]()
Pressure Points
Activist shareholders are training their sights on how businesses deploy cash and run their operations. In this roundtable, corporate directors discuss the best ways to respond and a board’s proper role in helping companies compete and prosper.
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![Ready. Aim...]()
Ready. Aim...
After three years of hunkering down, deferring unnecessary investment and cutting costs, companies around the world are sitting on record levels of cash to spend as the global economy strengthens.
-
![Risks, Riots And Rewards]()
Risks, Riots And Rewards
Diverse challenges, many of them unexpected, could slow Asia’s inexorable rise. Investors need to be wary, well informed and unafraid.
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![In - And Out Of - Control]()
In - And Out Of - Control
Private equity funds are becoming more engaged with their portfolio companies. But there’s a fine line between fostering and stifling.
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![Making 1 + 1 = 3]()
Making 1 + 1 = 3
Most mergers come up short of their goals. Avoiding these five key pitfalls can help companies realize their full potential.
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![The First 100 Days]()
The First 100 Days
Well before closing on the acquisition of a company, the sponsor should develop a 100-day plan for the acquired company that will put it on the path to achieving the sponsor’s investment goals.
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![Filling The Corner Office]()
Filling The Corner Office
When Cerberus Capital Management adds a new business to its portfolio, it knows just where to turn for management know-how.
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![A World Of Growth]()
A World Of Growth
Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, who recently joined FTI Consulting as Chairman of the Global Affairs Practice, discusses the opportunities and challenges facing private equity firms in emerging markets.
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![Why borrowers should do their homework]()
Why borrowers should do their homework
When searching for asset-based financing, it is important for a company’s finance team to understand the value of their assets and their cash flow. This involves understanding the appraised value of their fixed assets, examining their working capital assets, and ultimately understanding how those values will be viewed by their potential lender. In larger, widely syndicated transactions, another important consideration is the current market depth and capacity for other investors.
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![Don’t Run Before You Can Talk]()
Don’t Run Before You Can Talk
Realizing that you have a problem and need specialist turnaround help is the first step in seeking to re-establish your business. However, don’t overlook the impact that communications can have, both positively and negatively, on that process.
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![When Dealing With Debt, Confidence Is King]()
When Dealing With Debt, Confidence Is King
Credit rationing means there is, and will continue to be, a race to access funds. While market confidence remains fragile, a company’s ability to communicate how it is addressing the threats and opportunities created by the current climate has never been more important.
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![Dealing with the Unforeseen]()
Dealing with the Unforeseen
Great companies might not be able to predict the future, but they are ready for whatever fate throws their way. The FTI Journal examines best practices from a region familiar with crises.
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![Turning the Turnaround on its Head]()
Turning the Turnaround on its Head
In a turnaround situation, too many businesses rush to apply short-term fixes rather than diagnosing the real problem. There is only one cure: identifying the competitive advantage and transforming the corporate culture, while keeping a laser-sharp focus on the end-game.
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![The Next Wave]()
The Next Wave
A spike in maturities of corporate debt in the U.S. and other OECD countries threatens to capsize the nascent economic recovery. Falling assets prices, weak consumer demand and deleveraging by lenders means that many companies facing some $900 billion of speculative-grade debt maturities by 2014 will struggle to refinance. FTI Consulting counts the cost of going overboard during the boom years and examines the outlook for survivors.
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A Shock to the System Opens New Doors
Nov 2020
The FTI Journal’s review of opportunities for private equity in distressed M&A in the pandemic-affected economy looks at the financial services industry.
The Apparel Industry: Tailored for a New Era
Jul 2020
How is shopping behavior expected to change in the post-pandemic world? An FTI Consulting survey of 1,000 consumers provides insights for the apparel industry.
Retailers in Transformation: Are You Ready?
Feb 2020
Operating in the status quo is a death blow for retailers. To survive, companies need to evolve. Here are a few steps they can take to drive a successful transformation.
9 Key Sectors Ripe for Reform in the “New” Brazil
Apr 2019
Brazil’s new president Jair Bolsonaro promised major market reforms to re-energize the world’s 8th largest economy and attract more foreign investment. As he nears the 100-day mark, here’s where the country stands.
Three Reasons Why Private Equity Might Want to Close the Door on Retailers
Jun 2018
Private equity had a banner year in 2017. So why did so many PE-backed retail businesses file for Chapter 11?
Creditors Hold the Winning Ticket in Horse Racing Bankruptcy Case That Came Down to the Wire
Jun 2018
A unanimous decision by the Supreme Court in a case argued by FTI Consulting as trustee affects this Chapter 11 bankruptcy law.
Wargaming for M&A Integration Leaders
Jan 2018
How finance leaders can apply muscle to improve profitability and decision making within their organizations.
Understanding Profitable Sales Growth Gets a Little Easier with Price/Volume/Mix Analysis
Dec 2017
A simpler solution for analyzing how to grow revenue and profitability and the importance of product mix.
Get Well Soon, Healthcare Providers
Apr 2017
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A wave of bankruptcies among stand-alone healthcare providers seems just around the corner. Here’s what distressed firms can do right now to get healthy.
Too Big to Fail? The Major Financial Risk We Need to Examine Now
Apr 2017
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This FTI Q&A explores the explosive growth of one of the safeguards of Dodd-Frank — central counterparties clearinghouses — and asks: have they become too big to protect the system?
The Rise of the Transformation Officer
Aug 2017
Corporations across the planet are increasingly turning to a Transformation Officer to preserve and promote business value in times of trouble.
A Yank’s Take on the Rise of U.S. Style Pre-Insolvency Restructuring
Mar 2017
As the U.S. system of restructuring and insolvency gains popularity in Australia and other parts of the world, Carlyn Taylor, Global Co-Leader of the Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment of FTI Consulting, provides her perspective on this growing trend in a Q&A presented by the FTI Journal.
To Do List for a New CEO
Apr 2017
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An FTI Consulting survey on CEO transitions reveals the key strategic milestones to success for an incoming C-Suite leader at the top.
Online, Offline or Both, Shoppers Call the Shots 24/7
Oct 2016
No matter what you call the new kind of shopping—e-tailing, omnichannel, unified retail, O2O—consumers hold the power and are bending retail to their will. Adapting to that new reality is key to surviving and thriving. Here’s what to know.
Keeping the Peace in the Cloud
Aug 2016
-150x150.jpg)
When a software provider switches to a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) model, turf battles can boil over among internal teams. Here’s what managers can do to cut them off and maintain profitability.
Culture is King: Five Steps Managers Must Take to Drive Lasting Change within the Banking Industry
May 2016
-150x150.jpeg)
Financial services professionals are swamped by regulation after regulation in the effort to avoid the next big scandal. But good compliance processes can only take you so far in the highly scrutinized banking sector. A focus on corporate culture is the secret sauce to creating real change. How can you alter a company from the inside out?
Geomarket Risk Management
Apr 2015
For many large corporations, forays into foreign markets have delivered mixed results. Gains in developing economies have been subpar even in periods of remarkable growth. Today, even those returns increasingly are threatened by heightened geopolitical risk, protective nationalistic economies and constrained capital markets.
Saving the Twinkie
Aug 2014
Despite its iconic brand and products, Hostess Brands, which was founded in 1930 and was one of the largest wholesale bakers and distributors of snack cakes in the United States, emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 with a host of the same problems that had forced it into bankruptcy in 2004.
Clinical Integration: Collaborating for Value-Based Care
May 2014
Bringing together physicians, hospitals and clinics under one umbrella can bring real benefits to patients, doctors and payers.
A Roadmap for Healthcare Convergence
May 2014
The U.S. healthcare industry is undergoing a wave of radical change and disruptive innovation.
Not Your Father's Proxy Fight
Nov 2013
In the energy and industrial sectors, activist funds are having more success re-making boards and influencing corporate strategies than ever before. Size is no defense; performance is no defense. The only real defense is a response plan that assumes your company eventually will become a target.
Calling Dr. Data
Nov 2013
Many hospitals and physician groups in the United States are confronting new forms of reimbursement that seek to curb the upward spiral of healthcare costs. These forms of reimbursement are putting revenues at risk.
Angels in the Analytics
Nov 2013
Boston Medical Center was the city’s largest safety-net provider. But with healthcare insurance reform, state funding dried up, and hospital revenue was in free-fall. Here’s how it turned a 2010 operating loss of $34 million into a $2.5 million gain in two years by deploying advanced analytics to inform decision-making at all levels.
A New War Plan for Defense Contractors
Aug 2013
With the Iraq war over and the Afghanistan conflict in its final stages, relentless pressure on government spending is creating a very different terrain for defense contractors selling to the U.S. military. If they expect to thrive in the “new normal,” contractors need to assess their situations and develop different competitive approaches and defenses.
2013 Life Sciences Investor Survey
Jun 2013
The FTI Consulting third annual Life Sciences Investor Survey, a study conducted by the Strategic Communication practice, assessed U.S. and European investors’ outlook on the investment climate in life sciences and, specifically, their expectations for the sector with regard to transactions, drug development pipelines, subsector performance and geographic growth prospects.
Better Healthcare Through Clinical Integration
Jun 2013
A Discussion with Singing River Health System Facilitated by Phil Polakoff, M.D., FTI Consulting Chief Medical Executive
The Asian Tiger's Camouflage
Dec 2011
Once fraud is revealed, investor losses can be sudden and dramatic. When considering Asian investments, look beyond the audited financials.
Unite And Conquer
Sep 2011
Getting bigger is one way to cut costs and improve care, but merged hospitals often fail to achieve one or both goals. Michael Dowling, president and CEO of North Shore-LIJ Health System, discusses what it takes to integrate operations and cultures.
A Hard Look At Costs
Sep 2011
As care costs rise, so does the gap between those who can and cannot afford treatment. Key industry players must come onboard to drive down fees and increase healthcare accessibility.
Restricted Access
Mar 2011
Banks are lending again, but new banking regulations, loan structures and products, coupled with more conservative bankers, make for tough going.
Pressure Points
Mar 2011
Activist shareholders are training their sights on how businesses deploy cash and run their operations. In this roundtable, corporate directors discuss the best ways to respond and a board’s proper role in helping companies compete and prosper.
Ready. Aim...
Mar 2011
After three years of hunkering down, deferring unnecessary investment and cutting costs, companies around the world are sitting on record levels of cash to spend as the global economy strengthens.
Risks, Riots And Rewards
Mar 2011
Diverse challenges, many of them unexpected, could slow Asia’s inexorable rise. Investors need to be wary, well informed and unafraid.
In - And Out Of - Control
Nov 2010
Private equity funds are becoming more engaged with their portfolio companies. But there’s a fine line between fostering and stifling.
Making 1 + 1 = 3
Nov 2010
Most mergers come up short of their goals. Avoiding these five key pitfalls can help companies realize their full potential.
The First 100 Days
Nov 2010
Well before closing on the acquisition of a company, the sponsor should develop a 100-day plan for the acquired company that will put it on the path to achieving the sponsor’s investment goals.
Filling The Corner Office
Nov 2010
When Cerberus Capital Management adds a new business to its portfolio, it knows just where to turn for management know-how.
A World Of Growth
Nov 2010
Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, who recently joined FTI Consulting as Chairman of the Global Affairs Practice, discusses the opportunities and challenges facing private equity firms in emerging markets.
Why borrowers should do their homework
Apr 2010
When searching for asset-based financing, it is important for a company’s finance team to understand the value of their assets and their cash flow. This involves understanding the appraised value of their fixed assets, examining their working capital assets, and ultimately understanding how those values will be viewed by their potential lender. In larger, widely syndicated transactions, another important consideration is the current market depth and capacity for other investors.
Don’t Run Before You Can Talk
Oct 2009
Realizing that you have a problem and need specialist turnaround help is the first step in seeking to re-establish your business. However, don’t overlook the impact that communications can have, both positively and negatively, on that process.
When Dealing With Debt, Confidence Is King
Oct 2009
Credit rationing means there is, and will continue to be, a race to access funds. While market confidence remains fragile, a company’s ability to communicate how it is addressing the threats and opportunities created by the current climate has never been more important.
Dealing with the Unforeseen
Oct 2009
Great companies might not be able to predict the future, but they are ready for whatever fate throws their way. The FTI Journal examines best practices from a region familiar with crises.
Turning the Turnaround on its Head
Oct 2009
In a turnaround situation, too many businesses rush to apply short-term fixes rather than diagnosing the real problem. There is only one cure: identifying the competitive advantage and transforming the corporate culture, while keeping a laser-sharp focus on the end-game.
The Next Wave
Oct 2009
A spike in maturities of corporate debt in the U.S. and other OECD countries threatens to capsize the nascent economic recovery. Falling assets prices, weak consumer demand and deleveraging by lenders means that many companies facing some $900 billion of speculative-grade debt maturities by 2014 will struggle to refinance. FTI Consulting counts the cost of going overboard during the boom years and examines the outlook for survivors.
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