InterChange®
Like you, we in Ernst & Young's Transaction Advisory Services practice are proud members of today's vibrant transaction community. All of you — corporate development officers, corporate counsel, private equity investors, professional services providers — bring the knowledge, skills, and energy that make the transactions markets go.
We believe it is important to build networks within the transaction community. With your input, we hope to develop a forum that reflects your interests and needs. In each issue of InterChange, we cover key corporate development issues, transaction trends, industry insights, and global perspectives, as well as provide a list of Ernst & Young events for the transactions community.
We invite you to read select articles from InterChange online, or download it for offline reading.
InterChange: October 2009
Any business model, no matter how good, will some day need to be tweaked, revised or scrapped. The October issue (pdf, 520.5kb) of InterChange focuses on strategies for reshaping your business including how entrepreneurs are using innovation to capitalize on opportunity, how waiting on the deal sidelines can be costly and how some companies are looking to India for deals.
InterChange: July 2009
It has become a truism that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. And organizations that take risks in bad times are recognized as heroes when success comes their way. In this edition of InterChange (pdf, 589.4kb) you will find insights on sustaining your future, valuation in turbulent times, private equity middle market deals and our cross-border article addressing due diligence on corrupt practices.
InterChange: April 2009
Today’s volatile economic environment continues to change the way CDOs operate. Deal preparation has intensified and valuation protocols are being scrutinized.The April issue of InterChange (pdf, 700kb) focuses on the dynamic role of the CDO and how they are managing issues such as supplier risk and increasing working capital.
InterChange: March 2009
Today’s economic pressures and uncertainties spare no business enterprise, no matter how strong and well-capitalized. Executives are worried about falling consumer demand, tight credit markets, rising unemployment and the prospect of a long(er) recession. Companies face specific challenges, depending on where they fall on the spectrum, from healthy cash flow to dangerous cash burn. The March issue of InterChange (pdf, 705kb) focuses on what we call the “stress pendulum" -- and how to turn adversity into opportunity.
InterChange November 2008
As the financial crisis continues to seize up the credit markets and the Americas fall into what could be a prolonged recession, PE firms face many challenges – from economic uncertainty and its impact on their holdings to putting money to work in difficult credit conditions. The November issue of InterChange (pdf, 172kb) looks at how PE firms are managing downside risk and creating portfolio value today.
InterChange October 2008
Industry knowledge and insight have never been more important than they are today. Corporations and investors are rethinking strategies, financing options, and revising business models. In a nervous and uncertain landscape, find out how industry knowledge helps clarify opportunities, issues and risks.The October 2008 issue of InterChange (pdf, 2mb) looks at the role due diligence is playing in the infrastructure industry, shares insight into Sovereign Wealth Funds, reviews the PE industry in light of the current market environment and looks at deal prospects/trends in China.
