June 02, 2020 | On May 29, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order suspending the admission of Chinese nationals seeking entry to the U.S. with F-1 or J-1 visas if those visa holders have been affiliated with certain institutions tied to the Chinese military. According to the order, Chinese authorities “use some Chinese students, mostly post-graduate students and post-doctorate researchers, to operate as non-traditional collectors of intellectual property,” which threatens U.S. “economic vitality and the safety and security of the American...

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According to OECD Innovative Response Tracker, Portugal is the country with more innovative projects to fight Covid19, followed by the UK, Ireland and the USA. Compliments of AICEP Portugal Global - a member of the EACCNY.

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We are excited to announce today that AlixPartners has acquired Matrix Economics, a leading independent economics consulting boutique, specializing in complex antitrust litigation, mergers, and regulatory proceedings. Dr. Tasneem Chipty, Founder and Managing Principal of Matrix Economics, will lead our U.S. Economics practice, and the Matrix team will continue to be based in Boston. This combination will bolster the firm’s global Economics Consulting practice, offering significant benefits to you, our clients. Together, we strengthen our ability to respond quickly and...

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June 1, 2020 | The investment climate in June will be shaped by forces that emerged in May.  Many countries began relaxing lockdowns and various activity-based alternative data, like traffic pattern, Open Table Reservations showed improvement on the margins.  Sentiment surveys, while mostly still depressed, were better than April readings.  The long slog back has begun.  There was also optimism over several different vaccines that had been initiated or soon will begin human tests.  The hope is that with regulatory...

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TreppWire has introduced a weekly podcast that provides listeners with up-to-date information on commercial real estate, structured finance and banking by exploring how recent events have impacted the markets and the daily lives of market participants. So far, the episodes have consisted of the following: Latest Episode: The Future of CRE with Brian Stoffers, Global President at CBRE and MBA Chairman (June 23rd, 2020) Episode 16: Signs of Stress in the Corporate CLO Market, Record-Breaking CMBS Delinquencies, Exodus from Big Cities (June 18th,...

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May 22, 2020 | Why every organization should be thinking about their cyber preparedness now – even in the midst of a global pandemic. As storefronts shut down, supply chains freeze up, consumer behaviors transform, and the world’s workforce goes remote, most organizations across the globe are facing major disruptions and are currently in crisis mode.  This all means that business continuity plans and crisis communications playbooks, are likely coming off the shelf and being put to use. But what happens if,...

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April 23, 2020 | As many businesses face major business interruption and heightened cyber risk through working from home at scale, Osborne Clarke’s international Cyber team, combined with S-RM Intelligence and Risk Consulting, hosted on 8 April 2020 a webinar covering 10 key cyber security questions that companies have been asking during the current COVID-19 crisis. We have made an audio recording of that webinar available online. This document sets out a high-level summary of some of the issues discussed...

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May 13, 2020 | The Italian version of this article was first published on Wired. As partial lockdowns across Europe are extended, the coronavirus outbreak is generating an acceleration in the “going to digital” processes of companies across different sectors. E-commerce, more than others, is experiencing such acceleration. Artificial intelligence, augmented reality, digital marketing and new business models based on innovative data’s exploitation, will be key tools for offering a more efficient and reliable service to the final consumer. It...

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May 27, 2020 | After weeks of anticipation, debate, joint proposals and counterproposals, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today presented the executive’s plan for a revised long-term budget to lead the EU through its post-COVID19 recovery. The Commission today proposed a plan for a significantly beefed-up MFF of €1.1 trillion, as well as an additional so-called Recovery Instrument worth €750 billion for a combined recovery effort of €1.85 trillion. Speaking to the European Parliament, President von der Leyen stressed to MEPs that...

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May 27, 2020 | In recent years, many companies have “leaned out” their supply chains, negotiating enterprisewide arrangements with suppliers and service providers to reduce costs, turnaround time and on-hand inventory. While these changes have generated efficiencies and improved profit margins, they have also increased exposure to supply chain disruptions like the ones currently being caused by the spread of COVID-19 and the governmental responses to contain it. Examples of significant supply chain disruption are rampant in today’s news —...

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