United States: Strategy

In an era of unprecedented global uncertainty—from tariff upheavals to AI-driven transformation—AlixPartners identifies 90 supergrowers that achieved industry-leading organic growth exceeding $2 billion in revenue. What strategic positioning, organizational versatility, and execution mastery enabled these companies to thrive while others struggled in disrupted markets?

The Benesch Dental/DSO Industry Newsletter provides comprehensive coverage of consolidation trends, AI adoption, regulatory changes, and workforce challenges reshaping the dental support organization sector. This edition examines how DSOs are prioritizing operational strength through strategic mergers, financial restructuring, and enterprise-wide technology deployments while navigating tighter lending conditions and evolving compliance landscapes.

Lindsey Reighard examines the current slowdown in mid-market M&A activity, exploring how summer timing and geopolitical uncertainty are creating a choppier deal environment. The analysis reveals which factors are causing businesses to delay market entry and when activity might resume.

Finance organizations facing leadership transitions, acquisitions, or transformations need experienced guidance without the delays of permanent hiring. Interim Management has evolved into a strategic solution that maintains momentum and accelerates value creation during critical periods of change. Discover how this approach differs from fractional roles and why breadth of experience across industries creates more effective finance leaders.

Aurelia Edwards, co-founder and general partner of Edin Capital, discusses her transition from startup founder to venture capital fund manager and explains why not every startup should pursue unicorn status. She shares insights on supporting founders with investment strategies that align with their actual business goals rather than forcing them into a Silicon Valley mold, while emphasizing the importance of understanding regional markets and generating both financial returns and community impact.

Private equity portfolios are leaving material savings unclaimed because traditional approaches can only surface opportunities one company at a time. New AI-enabled techniques now allow sponsors to identify and capture savings simultaneously portfolio-wide, with results in weeks rather than months, addressing the industry's challenges of higher interest rates, elongated holds, and narrow exit windows.

Litigation teams often rely on verbal arguments, but strategic visual thinking can transform complex facts into compelling narratives that jurors understand and remember.

Finance organizations facing leadership transitions, acquisitions, or transformations need experienced guidance without the delays of permanent hiring. Interim Management has evolved into a strategic solution that maintains momentum and accelerates value creation during critical periods of change. Discover how this approach differs from fractional roles and why breadth of experience across industries creates more effective finance leaders.

Explore insights and analysis from Sheppard Mullin's legal professionals through their comprehensive collection of blog posts and podcasts covering current legal developments, industry trends, and practical guidance across multiple practice areas.

Explore insights and analysis from Sheppard Mullin's legal professionals through their comprehensive collection of blog posts and podcasts covering current legal developments, industry trends, and practical guidance across multiple practice areas.

As artificial intelligence tools become embedded in enterprise workflows, organizations face a critical challenge: managing the information these systems create, retain, and delete. This article examines how AI-generated prompts, outputs, logs, and metadata create complex records management obligations that span privacy, compliance, litigation holds, and regulatory requirements, often conflicting with AI systems designed for ephemerality.

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