Alvarez & Marsal | Research

An overview of Alvarez & Marsal research worldwide:

Saudi Arabia

Alvarez & Marsal charts Saudi Arabia’s path from defense localization to sovereignty Saudi Arabia faces a clear opportunity to capture significantly more value from its defense spending by moving beyond assembly-led localization and building indigenous engineering capability, accordi
28 July 2026
United Kingdom

Geopolitical turbulence puts Europe’s businesses under strain as earnings drop Deteriorating earnings are the key driver of financial distress, according to a new study from Alvarez & Marsal.
22 July 2026
Europe

European private equity firms place greater emphasis on value creation to improve returns As geopolitical conflict, high valuations and slow exits disrupt traditional business, European private equity firms are changing their focus on how they generate returns.
15 June 2026
United Kingdom

Europe’s private equity firms hasten value creation plans amid geopolitical volatility Private equity investors are throwing funds at acquisitions more and more quickly, as they try to realise value creation in a constantly changing market, research from Alvarez & Marsal shows.
11 June 2026
Spain

Spain’s hotel sector poised for expansion in the budget and economy segment The budget hotel segment might be the next star in Spain’s hospitality industry, with current offerings well below other European countries.
02 March 2026
United Kingdom

Close to 10% of UK businesses in corporate distress Corporate distress in Europe has risen 10% year-on-year, with the UK and Germany remaining among the most distressed markets in Europe.
24 July 2024
United Arab Emirates

Major UAE banks improve financials after year of high returns The financial position of major banks in the UAE improved last year, with the outlook for 2024 also favourable, according to the annual Banking Pulse report from Alvarez & Marsal.
26 February 2024
Middle East

GCC business leaders forecast more financial distress ahead Seven out of ten CEOs and business leaders in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) believe there will be more businesses experiencing financial distress in the next 12 months.
11 September 2023
United Kingdom

More than 100 European activist investor campaigns sweep market Momentum is building for activist investors across the continent of Europe, according to a new study.
11 July 2023
Middle East

Financial distress in the GCC on the rise, finds Alvarez & Marsal Business leaders across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region are expecting more pressure to transform or restructure their businesses in a market likely to turn volatile in the short term.
27 May 2023
United Kingdom

One-in-ten European companies in financial distress Nearly one-in-ten European corporates are in distress and in need of a turnaround, according to new research.
22 February 2023
United Kingdom

Retailers face looming 'profit crisis' as inflation bites With the cost-of-living crisis and stagnant wages eating away at the spendable income of most consumers, retailers may be about to witness an alarming slump, according to new research.
21 June 2022
United Arab Emirates

Profitability of top 10 listed banks in the UAE recovers significantly The profitability of the UAE’s banking sector recovered significantly last year, according to a new report by Alvarez & Marsal, on the back of continued economic recovery and a raft of effective meas
21 March 2022
United Kingdom

Five ways private equity firms quickly realise transformational value The number of merger and acquisitions deals by private equity firms has fallen during the pandemic – but the total estimated deal value has exploded.
13 December 2021
Middle East

Investors and private equity lift deal activity in UAE healthcare industry The number of deals in the UAE’s healthcare industry has jumped in the first half of 2021, as providers consolidate to meet changing market conditions and investors flock to the sector in search of h
16 November 2021
United Kingdom

Online retail and e-commerce model runs on thinner margins As the trend to digitalisation inevitably ramps up competition in the ecommerce space, retailers will have to learn to live with the tighter margins online shopping brings.
10 November 2021
United Kingdom

UK remains high on activist investor agenda UK corporates are highly attractive to activist investors, according to a new study.
07 June 2021
Europe

Europe’s biosimilars market set for a major transformation The European biosimilars market is set to transform in the next few years, according to research by Alvarez & Marsal. The firm outlines four key trends sweeping through the industry.
15 April 2021
United Kingdom

Indirect procurement a key lever for private equity value creation Indirect procurement could be the value-creating talisman for private equity firms in an uncertain economy – capable of saving up to $25 million for a $1 billion revenue portfolio company.
17 March 2021
Germany

German industrial businesses adapting models for new normal A willingness to change and adapt has helped German industrial companies sustain their competitiveness through an ongoing economic crisis – according to a new Alvarez & Marsal report.
15 March 2021
United Kingdom

How Covid-19 is shifting retail supply chains dynamics The Covid-19 pandemic looks set to transform many retailers’ supply chains, with firms set to on-shore more than £4 billion of products in the UK over coming year, as the pandemic sees them adapt the
10 March 2021
United Kingdom

Investor activism continues to spike amid pandemic Flagging environmental, social and governance factors are attracting the attentions of activist investors to a growing UK companies, something which has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
16 December 2020
United Kingdom

16 consulting firms awarded government coronavirus contracts The UK Government has once again come under fire for its spending on private consulting contractors, after it emerged the industry had received contracts worth £56 million to help with the national r
24 August 2020
United Kingdom

Activist investors more likely to target poor ESG performers Flagging environmental, social and governance factors are attracting the attentions of activist investors to a growing UK companies, a new report has found.
17 December 2019
United Kingdom

UK banking faces higher levels of capital depletion than Europe An analysis of the European Banking Authority’s annual Stress Testing has found that UK banks are behind their European counterparts when it comes to capital depletion and capital flexibility.
19 December 2018
United Kingdom

UK companies most at risk of investor activism Investor activism saw a double digit rise in the UK over the past 12 months, according to a new report.
27 June 2018
United Kingdom

US energy companies in crisis as continued low oil prices take their toll The US fracking boom may, with continued oil prices below breakeven levels, give way to fracking bust. Volatile oil prices, coupled with high debt levels, have left many companies in distress.
14 September 2016

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