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  • Client Story

    July 19, 2023
    Finance Transformation Sets Course for Future Success
    A U.S.-based global skincare company was unable to provide timely financial reporting and performance analytics to its key stakeholders and private equity sponsor. Protiviti partnered with the company’s CFO, VP of Finance, Controller, and key stakeholders to assess and redesign the book close, reporting, and forecasting processes.

  • Newsletter

    July 10, 2020
    Is Your Board Digitally Savvy?
    As global markets continue to address the COVID-19 pandemic, practical digital know-how is becoming more than a desirable attribute that directors aspire to embrace. A compelling study asserts that companies could be falling behind if they lack a digitally savvy board. Boards and business leaders are well aware of the digital revolution taking place across the globe and how digital leaders were…

  • Newsletter

    September 10, 2020
    Operational Resilience Gets a Makeover in the “New Normal”
    Churchill said he strived “to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year — and to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.” His acknowledgment of the futility in predicting the future is especially apropos today as markets transition to the eventual “new normal.”The business model is akin to a finely tuned machine requiring the coordination…

  • Infographic

    June 3, 2024
    Infographic | SIFMA’s Quantum Dawn VII
    Quantum Dawn VII is the latest iteration of SIFMA's biannual cybersecurity exercise focused on the outage of a critical third-party service provider (CTP). The simulation and concluding survey found many financial institutions are already experienced with the loss of CTPs, with protocols established for managing the outage. With such outages increasingly commonplace and regulators holding firms…

  • Newsletter

    October 15, 2020
    10 ESG Reporting Questions Directors Should Consider
    Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting has come into its own as a discipline, with most public companies now issuing sustainability reports. What’s the board’s role in ensuring these reports are responsive to investors’ needs?

  • Whitepaper

    September 13, 2018
    Guide to Public Company Transformation - Frequently Asked Questions, Fourth Edition
    Initial public offerings (IPOs) often generate a great deal of excitement and can give new luster to company brands. It is easy to forget that IPOs can only thrive in the right business climate - and for organisations that have undertaken the business transformation necessary to reach this stage. As this Guide to Public Company Transformation makes clear, preparing to become a public company is…

  • Flash Report

    February 12, 2021
    Executing Successful Transactions: Key Considerations for Buyers
    According to Harvard Business Review research, 70-90% of M&A deals fail. Poor planning and execution at all stages of the deal (the deal zone, transaction zone, and post-close zone) contribute significantly to this high failure rate. Further, Protiviti research has shown that the most common mistakes an organisation can make during a transaction include improper planning, poor due diligence,…

  • Whitepaper

    October 6, 2020
    Back to Basics for Private Equity – Four Longer-Term Areas That Warrant Renewed Focus Post-COVID-19
    October 2020  As the global economy slowly emerges from COVID-19 lockdowns, it is important for companies to focus once again on some of the longer-term challenges that may have taken a backseat in recent months. Private equity managers can partner with their portfolio companies to ensure these areas are receiving appropriate attention.  Recently, we have published a number of resources…

  • Survey

    June 21, 2022
    Get Your Portfolio Ready for ESG Reporting
    Sustainability reporting is not window dressing, nor is it a marketing exercise. Similar to financial reporting, ESG reporting needs to be a data-driven process.By Protiviti Managing Directors Sean Gleason and Rob GouldArticle originally appeared in Buyouts on 24 March 2022.

  • Whitepaper

    June 11, 2020
    The Impact of COVID-19 – A Guide for Private Equity
    June 2020 The COVID-19 global pandemic is forcing organisations everywhere to confront challenges never before considered – and private equity firms are no exception. Given that private equity firms have investments in a wide variety of companies, it’s critical for them to understand the many challenges that have surfaced in this new COVID-19-driven landscape and gather the proper information to…
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