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In February, McKinsey asked if last year's big wave of M&A deals would arrive in 2025. For now, the answer is unlikely. The S&P 500 and DJIA are almost at fault as they question the Trump administration's tariff uncertainty, business and economic forecasts for 2025, but tariff policy is questioning. This is a disgust for both buyers and sellers.Investment Bank Evercore founder Roger Altman told CNBC on Monday that the “huge uncertainty” that arises from the tariff flip-flop will curb business executives from “triggering” transactions. “What does business do during uncertainty?” Altman said. “It says, 'Let's wait until the dust…
Dive into the exciting world of CAVA, the fast-casual restaurant taking the Mediterranean by storm. Join Jack McCullough as he sits down with CAVA CFO Tricia Tolivar.In this Rockstar CFOs episode, she shares her incredible journey from a childhood fascination with numbers to leading the financial charge at CAVA. Tricia reveals the secrets behind CAVA’s innovative approach to menu creation and customer experience that keeps their guests coming back. She opens up about how she has navigated the challenges of motherhood, handled a demanding career and dealt with an IPO while staying true to her values.To book a demo with…
A quiet but surprising trend is rising throughout the industry. This is a record increase in CEO replacements, resignations and retirements. In 2024, around 1,991 chief executives left their positions in 2024, representing 16% departures from 2023.Forced departures in troubled businesses that include well-known exiles from Intel, Starbucks, Boeing, Nike, CVS, Hertz, Stellantis and Peloton Interactive. However, the number of CEOs voluntarily making unscheduled departures has also increased, according to executive placement company Russell Reynolds Associates. “You could call it 'premature inheritance', but you can see evidence that CEO frequency and acceptance have resigned from their role, citing pressure, choice…
The Twin Star of Accountability and Responsibility rules the lives of all CEOs and directors of public companies every day. But how do leaders move forward and own the outcome when everything around them changes?Geopolitical and trade policies have changed in unprecedented ways in our lives, with technology evolving at a fierce pace and navigation becoming tricky and progressively elusive. All of these create new kinds of challenges in environments where partnerships, supply chains and vendor selection are even more important.AI presents a special taste for these new challenges for decision makers: the confusion and opportunity that will surely strain…
In a surprising move, the US announced a suspension on the implementation of new tariffs for most businesses. Still, the fundamental threat remains. If enacted, the proposed tariff hike could push the effective tariff rate (ETR) to about 20% for EU goods and about 20% for Chinese imports to 104%, according to Fitch ratings. Other Asian economies, including Vietnam, remain exposed.According to Fitch, the result is “up consumer prices and reducing US corporate profits.” “Higher prices squeeze consumer spending and narrow down actual wages, whereas lower profit and policy uncertainty serve as a resistance to corporate investment.”Prof. Aswath Damodaran, a…
Since joining LiveView Technologies in 2019, CFO Andy Gale has sought to bring about the level of financial discipline that mostly grow companies pursue. Gale, who first joined a security systems company as a consultant, portrayed 20 years of experience at C-Suite, upgrading the organization's accounting process and solidifying its banking relationships. As a full-time CFO, Gale aims to manage resources to fund rapid growth and do so as efficiently as possible. Based in Utah, American Fork has expanded to 600 employees and serves very large US companies with SaaS and hardware platforms for video surveillance. Also, there are two…
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Even before the latest wave of tariff escalation sent shockwaves through the global market, CEOs were brave for a year defined by disruption. Guarded just before the US presidential election, the 2025 Alixpartners' disruption index has captured ongoing anxiety and strategic readjustment among global business leaders. And while these findings go beyond today's tariff volatility, they provide an incredibly accurate blueprint, rather than how well-performing CEOs are weathering. “The disruption in all outfits shows no signs of decline,” said Simon Freakley, executive chairman of Alix Partners. “In a continuous, chaotic environment, it's no longer just weathering the storm. Instead, it's…
Today's rapidly changing risk environment places new pressure on companies and their boards to successfully manage the organization's evolving risk profile. Increasingly, the committees are playing a greater role in ensuring the executive team, particularly the Chief Risk Officer (CRO), is a high standard for risk practices and outcomes.To identify practices essential to CRO and risk excellence, McKinsey has engaged more than 30 former Chief Risk Officers of high-performance current and former global institutions. Below we share excerpts of insights from that study. This can be used to build a resilient organization and to deepen your understanding of what is…
As the tariff wars exploded in these weeks in recent weeks, there was good reason if they had flashbacks to the early days of Covid-19. Simon Freakley, executive chairman of Alixpartners Consultancy, certainly had the feeling of numbing Déjà Vu.He says that the global scope, deep uncertainty about the future, a sudden, uncertainty in the market that makes history, and ultimately, we are somewhere unknown, are experiencing a lot of people he talks about, not being so aware of those dark days.”I think it was a dry run for this early in the pandemic. I think they were dry runs…