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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Alvarez & Marsal rose to prominence during the credit crunch; the firm was even dubbed “The Hottest Business on Wall Street” by Fortune Magazine, but don’t let that fool you: Alvarez & Marsal didn’t show up out of nowhere and get lucky. The firm’s first turnaround client was the household brand, Timex Corporation.

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Business Buy-Sell and the Business’s Status – #3

Martinka Consulting

I like to say (especially to business buyers with stars in their eyes) that, “turnarounds make headlines because they are rare.” These five things present in a company make that company as rare as a successful turnaround and cause headlines to be written about them in business journals and magazines.

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Bad News: You Have to Grow to Pay Your Debt

Martinka Consulting

billion) and even the Private Equity deals (where Mergers & Acquisitions magazine regularly reports groups paying up to 14 times EBITDA). Sears was in the headlines because they are running out of cash as their turnaround is failing. Let’s step back from the large corporate acquisitions (the Beam deal was $13.6

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A Simple Way to Map Out Your Career Ambitions

Harvard Business

You’ve not only been a great marketer in one region, but proven that you can lead marketing when you have a new team, in a turnaround situation and in a different geography. from their articles in trade magazines, on lists of speakers at relevant conferences, or from referrals of leaders in your company. Request an interview.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. companies by Fortune Magazine. Restructuring/Turnaround Services. Honored with Seven M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards. These include: Disputes Advisory Services.