Andrew Csicsila

To understand where the M&A market is heading, executives need more than a quarterly or semiannual snapshot of past deal activity. BCG’s M&A Sentiment Index fills this gap by providing monthly updates of dealmakers’ willingness to make the substantial investments required to buy and sell companies. BCG will refresh the index on the fourth Tuesday of each month, giving dealmakers crucial visibility into the M&A market’s near-term trajectory. To learn more, read our newly launched article: https://lnkd.in/eznCeF2k

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As the pace of change accelerates, business leaders must focus on pace over perfection to keep up. Our latest AlixPartners Disruption Index found the gap between winners and losers continues to widen, with companies who prioritize action over analysis often racing ahead. Our CEO Simon Freakley outlined the 4 key areas where speed is of the essence for all businesses:

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This picture says it all: work with brilliant people who are also brilliantly fun. Founding partner of our practice and now COO Kathy Iversen has built a world class training platform to teach our practitioners how to lead their teams and clients to a value-based result. Allison Earnest and I teamed up here as role players for API. Learn more about who we are in A&M PEPI at https://lnkd.in/e6NutmX #professionaldevelopment

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Just launched: BCG’s M&A Sentiment Index—a monthly pulse check on dealmakers' willingness to engage in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures over roughly the next six months. For the first time, decision-makers in corporations, private equity firms, and investment banks have a quantified and statistically reliable indication of where the M&A market is heading. The index’s interactive features allow users to view sentiment globally, as well as across individual regions and sectors. Leaders can now use the index, along with BCG’s proprietary insights on deal drivers and trends, to make informed judgments about the M&A market’s trajectory in the near to medium term. Step into the future of M&A and see what the index score is telling us today: https://lnkd.in/dNjUqd9N

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FTI Consulting's Global CFO Report has identified common challenges facing the modern-day finance function. Whether it be profitability analytics, integrated planning & reporting, forecast accuracy, or intelligent automation, CFOs must be strategic in enhancing their organizations. David White and Hector Barletta share their outlook here.

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It's never too early to start thinking about the holidays... 🎁 Congrats to my colleagues, Aaron Cheris and Kurt Grichel, on another succesful annual launch of Bain's Retail Holiday Newsletter! 📰 🥂 ~~~ With US retail sales growth slowing, how can retailers stay ahead this holiday season? Bain’s Retail Holiday Newsletter outlines five critical actions to help #retailers navigate evolving consumer behaviors and seize new opportunities. https://bit.ly/3B0UOY1

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My colleagues, David Harding, Suzanne Kumar, and I recently explored how companies orchestrated M&A deals surpassing $56 trillion in value over the last two decades—and discovered they're increasingly mastering the art. What's behind this remarkable turnaround? Dive into this insightful Harvard Business Review article to uncover four key explanations for this paradigm shift.

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