Transaction Advisory Services - Ernst & Young - Malaysia

In the second Southeast Asia issue of the Global Capital Confidence Barometer, Southeast Asian respondents once again expressed a strong vote of confidence in the economic prospects of their respective markets. Globally, several Southeast Asian markets including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand are ranked among the top investment destinations by the "Ernst & Young 1,000". Learn other key attributes underpinning this continuing confidence in this survey.

Together with Mergermarket, we surveyed 220 senior corporate and private equity executives about the challenges and risks that IT can present in the transaction process. Learn more in our latest report and video.

The global competitive landscape has shifted and a dynamic group of leading companies are now dominant in rapid-growth markets. Our analysis found that whatever short-term volatility may be ahead for businesses across the world, the longer-range trend is toward a broader geographical distribution of market leading enterprises.

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?

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.

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.