Making Your M&A Transaction a Success
By Mark Archer
One of the fastest ways for a company to grow equity value is through acquisitions. Through acquisitions, a company can realize significant value in the first year, often followed by accelerating growth in years to come. Yet according to the Harvard Business Review, an estimated 70% to 90% of all mergers…Read More
Read MoreHow Does a CFO Ensure That a Forecast Model Meets the Test?
By Greg Johnstone
As a partner at FLG Partners, I frequently begin new engagements as an interim CFO. When I begin a working relationship with a CEO, I typically put together a brief summary of my top priorities and an action plan for the first 60 days. This both helps me to organize…Read More
Read MoreOutsourcing Finance and Accounting Functions: When, Why, and How?
By Chris Cook
Outsourcing business processes continues to be a popular strategy for many companies with an eye toward value optimization through cost reduction, increased efficiency, and capability-finetuning. The advent of cloud-based software and SaaS, BPaaS (business process as a service), and PaaS (platform as a service) technology solutions over the past decade…Read More
Read MoreCFO Relationships with CEOs: Developing Critical Connections
By Ron Fior
[The first article in a four-part series about how CFOs can better manage relationships with CEOs, boards, finance teams and third parties.] As all experienced CFOs know, probably their most important professional relationships are with their CEO and with their board of directors. These key members of the leadership team…Read More
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