Transaction Advisory Services - Ernst & Young - Global

The US technology industry has experienced rapid evolution in recent years and technology organizations are now more global, portfolio offerings have expanded and operating models are more efficient. Discover how a renewed focus on working capital has been critical to this transformation and how increasingly complex supply chains leave room for further improvement.

While there is evidence of progress in some areas of working capital, we see significant opportunity for improvement across the entire working capital value chain for the automotive industry. Learn how the industry is overcoming challenges such as intense competition, volatile raw material prices and globalization.

Significant changes face the consumer products industry. Increased competition and consolidation in retail and volatile commodity prices have forced the industry to intensify its focus on cash, cost efficiency and working capital. As these changes sweep the industry, is consumer products prepared to reduce their need for working capital even further?

Our latest report indicates that while companies in the US and Europe have managed to improve working capital performance, the level of improvement remains marginal. Learn why companies still have over US$1.1 trillion in cash unnecessarily tied up in working capital.

When a business has a highly skilled corporate development officer (CDO) and corporate development team that is committed to continually improving strategy, strong deal value and satisfaction can result. Read our new report to learn more 

Our fourth Capital Confidence Barometer reports that confidence in the global economy has almost doubled in the last six months. Learn what has caused this surge and how external factors such as political instability in the Middle East, natural disasters and inflation are contributing to longer term uncertainty.