(March, 2010) - It’s no secret that for quite awhile commercial real-estate transactions, including distressed assets, have been at a standstill. But that could change in 2010, according to a paper released by AlixPartners LLP, the global business advisory firm; in fact, the firm finds that opportunities in CRE could be bigger in the months ahead than even in the heady days of the early 1990s.
(February, 2010) - The AlixPartners Monthly Retail & Economic Update is a comprehensive report that provides a detailed look at the month's reported sales and quarterly earnings for the retail industry.
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(February, 2010) - Viewpoint on Retail Peformance is a monthly publication that provides a snapshot of the current state of the retail industry along with related statistical data.
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(February, 2010) - Battered and bruised in 2009, U.S. manufacturing faces serious challenges as American manufacturers slipped from 5th to 8th in a new a ranking of cost competitiveness released today by AlixPartners LLP, the global business-advisory firm. The study shows that Mexico continues to lead as the number-one low-cost country (LCC) for outsourcing from the U.S., while China, improving considerably over last year’s study, still came in 6th.
(January, 2010) - Despite recent signs of economic recovery, the global heavy-equipment industry still has a big hole to dig itself out of, as 39% of companies in the sector face the risk of financial distress in the next two years absent aggressive restructuring actions, up from 13% a year ago and just 6% the year before that. That’s according to a study released today by AlixPartners LLP, the global business-advisory firm.
(December, 2009) - Is commercial real estate in the midst of a crisis of monumental proportions? How real and how big are distressed real estate funds? Where should you put the money today in the commercial real estate market? A panel of experts, including AlixPartners Senior Advisor Dennis Yeskey, discuss the current commercial real estate crisis. For more information on this AlixPartners sponsored webcast, visit http://www.thedeal.com/events/conflictingsignals.php
(November, 2009) - After the landmark ruling in the IMO Car Wash case, questions are being raised about the valuation of distressed assets. Did the current economic environment affect the judge’s ruling and would it have been different if times were good? What should lenders be concerned with in regards to future restructuring cases? The case sets precedence for how distressed European companies are valued. With the ruling in favor of senior lenders, it could deter junior and mezzanine investors from investing.
(September, 2009) - After an unprecedented period most in the auto business would just as soon forget, what’s ahead for this all-important, bellwether industry? Is the shakeout over, or just beginning? What macro trends are going to take hold and change the industry, and which aren’t really trends at all? What can individual companies and investors do either to make the best of today’s environment or, even better, to profit from it? All those issues, and more, are addressed in the new AlixPartners Global Automotive Review℠, long considered one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind. This year’s analysis covers 45 automakers, 275 suppliers and 23 heavy-vehicle producers from all around the world.
(June, 2009) - Downturn in the U.S. market is also affecting Chinese auto suppliers, according to AlixPartners research.
(June, 2009) - As the long arm of the US law lengthens, what does this mean for European corporations and their advisers when faced with fraud, corruption, or regulatory issues?
(May, 2009) - AlixPartners LLP, the global business advisory firm, today unveiled a unique new tool designed to give company managers and owners a much more precise understanding of which locale in the world is not just a low-cost country (LCC) for various manufactured components in today’s fast-changing global economic environment, but the best-cost country, or “BCC.”
(May, 2009) - Up to 40% of America’s restaurant chains could face severe liquidity crises within the next 12 months. That’s according to the AlixPartners 2009 Restaurant & Foodservice Review(SM), a study that looked closely at 110 restaurant chains across four main categories (fine dining, casual dining, fast-casual dining and quick-service restaurants), and surveyed 1,000 consumers about their recent dining habits and expectations for future spending. But the study also points to a brighter future for even the most battered of eateries: Restaurants that adopt manufacturing-style “lean” practices -- from minimizing energy and water use, to optimizing labor schedules, to controlling waste and inventory levels with improved demand forecasts – can enjoy bottom-line improvements of 15% or more.