Corporate Finance — ThinkSet Insights

With Liability Management Transactions on the Rise, Borrowers Need a Risk Mitigation Strategy

Rob Shapiro examines the resurgence of liability management transactions in the face of looming bankruptcies.

Corporate FinanceThinkSetJuly 23, 2024risk, debt, mitigation

Commercial Real Estate’s Debt Maturity Wall Is Unprecedented. Is It Disastrous?

Will Russo, Andrew Manley, and Ian Mackie discuss the debt maturity wall in the CRE sector.

Corporate FinanceThinkSetJuly 23, 2024debt, CRE, loans

Avoiding Retail Bankruptcy: Overloaded with Debt, Retailers Must Focus on Cash Management and Cost Takeouts

Five best practices for retailers to manage cash, cut costs, and stay afloat as debt comes due

Performance Improvement, Corporate FinanceThinkSetJuly 23, 2024debt, retail, management

Banks Face a $2 Trillion Commercial Real Estate Debt Maturity Wall. What Should They Do Next?

Assessing the CRE debt risk facing today’s US banks—and how to mitigate it.

Corporate FinanceThinkSetJuly 23, 2024banks, debt, regulatory

“Don’t Panic”: An Economist’s Take on the Debt Maturity Wall

Albert Metz discusses navigating the debt maturity wall while avoiding refinancing risk.

Corporate FinanceThinkSetJuly 23, 2024risk, debt, policy

Maturity Wall Takeaways: Infographics

Mark Renzi and Brett Witherell illustrate key statistics related to the debt maturity wall.

Corporate FinanceThinkSetJuly 23, 2024debt, risk, loan

Corporate Finance Outlook: High Interest Rates, Fluctuating Demand, and Labor Pains

Mark Weinsten writes about the difficulties of projecting demand, the need to reevaluate expense structures, and labor market challenges.

Performance Improvement, Corporate FinanceThinkSetDecember 19, 2023covid, consumer, competition

Blockchain for Business: Applications, Implementation, and Innovation

Blockchain for business has billions in potential—if organizations can embrace the right applications and successfully manage implementation.

Mid-Year M&A Dealmaking and Disputes Update

Dan Galante discusses the state of current M&A activity and disputes, the impact of present economic headwinds, and the dealmaking outlook for the rest of 2022.

How Companies Can Be Smart about New UK Capital Allowances

Ian Mackie explains what your business needs to know to take advantage of the UK's business-friendly capital allowances measures.

Disputes & Investigations, Corporate FinanceIan MackieJanuary 20, 2022brexit, covid, economy, investment

Six Ways the Retail Industry Is Preparing for Consumer Demand This Holiday Season

Keith Jelinek and Elizabeth Arnold write about how retailers are preparing for the busy holiday shopping season.

Rising COVID Cases Could Impact the Holiday Shopping Season. Here’s How the Retail Industry Should Prepare.

As consumer confidence plummets with the rise of the Delta variant, retailers need to stay flexible and ready for the busiest time of the year.

Corporate FinanceKeith JelinekOctober 13, 2021retail, covid, holiday, shopping

How the Fitness Industry Can Recover from COVID-19

Fitness operators struggling to make sense of their business models amid COVID-19—and now the Delta variant—should embrace hybrid models.

Corporate FinanceMark LaberSeptember 2, 2021retail, digital, covid, consumers, Q and A

Your Appetite for M&A Risk Has Changed. Should Your Process Change Too?

M&A volume is back to record levels, but buyers—after a year-plus of pandemic uncertainty—are more cautious about risk evaluation.

Corporate FinanceAlex NeyJune 22, 2021M&A, risk, healthcare, covid, Q and A

Lessons from a Legend: A Conversation with Gloria Steinem

Robin Cantor and Chau Hoang recount lessons from the legendary Gloria Steinem, who spoke at the 2021 BRG Women’s Leadership Conference.

The LIBOR Transition Continues, but Is Asia Ready?

Despite recent delays, the LIBOR transition continues. But Asia is behind in terms of selecting, preparing for and implementing new benchmarks.

What Lessons Did Retailers Learn from the Pandemic?

With COVID-19’s hold on retail easing, in-store purchasing will return—but online sales will keep growing.

Corporate FinanceKeith JelinekMay 5, 2021retail, covid, technology, consumers, Q and A, economy

Starting a New Job during COVID

Christina Pitts writes about transitioning careers and cultivating workplace relationships in a pandemic.

Corporate FinanceChristina PittsFebruary 25, 2021covid, employee, technology

What to Expect from the Biden Administration

BRG experts make predictions about the incoming Biden administration regarding financial markets, the energy sector, labor and employment laws, telehealth, trade issues, healthcare and financial regulation.

Are Bankers’ Decisions Rooted in Hard Data—or Hope?

The banking industry outlook and CECL reserves are hard to assess as COVID plays havoc with economic data.