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Recessions and expansions are unpredictable and their lengths vary. According to the NBER, these are the shortest and longest recessions and expansions to date: 🔴 The shortest U.S. expansion lasted only 10 months, from March 1919 to January 1920. 🔴 The longest expansion lasted 120 months, or 10 years, from March 1991 to March 2001. 🔴 The shortest recession on record lasted only 6 months, from January to July in 1980. 🔴The longest recession was over 65 months, or 5 years. It lasted from October 1873 to March 1879 and is known as “The Long Depression.” Overall, business cycles in the U.S. have varied between one and ten years. When forecasting, consider a period of five years as a starting point – and then adjust the length to account for the aforementioned factors. DM Sean O'Reilly for more on how a proper forecast can be completed.

An M&A advisor: "We found out about the target's ransomware attack during integration. Now we're spending 3x what we budgeted for just to get their security up to our standards." Here’s how you solve it: ✅ Identify hidden cyber risks before they impact the value of the target or the deal ✅ Validate security posture across critical target systems ✅ Estimate potential remediation and integration costs for negotiation leverage ✅ Build detailed post-close integration plans Our M&A Cyber Due Diligence program helps buyers and sellers protect transaction value through comprehensive diligence and advisory services. To learn more, DM Ninad Purohit and he'll tell you about our M&A cyber risk assessment approach. #Cybersecurity #M&A #CyberRisk #RiskMitigation

A cybersecurity strategy for a private equity firm should involve multiple steps, including:   ✅ Risk factor assessment: An effective assessment of risk factors will touch all areas of modern cyber risk, from hardware and software to the preparedness and training levels of employees. ✅ Guidance for portfolio companies: Every company in a private equity firm’s portfolio will have its own level of security readiness and approach to leadership. ✅ Risk remediation: Once portfolio companies have a list of risk-reduction tactics, the next step is to act. And taking the recommended actions isn’t a one-off process. ✅ Ongoing analysis: Using easy-to-interpret dashboards and trend analysis, it’s possible — and crucial — to make sure cybersecurity maturity increases among portfolio companies.   To learn more, message Ninad Purohit and also ask for our whitepaper on the subject, “Cybersecurity Resilience for Private Equity Portfolios.” #Cybersecurity #PrivateEquity #PE #portfolio

There isn’t a one-size-fits all for valuations. For example: Most businesses undergoing valuations don’t require an extraneous narrative that contains pages of information that they already know about their business, industry and the overall economy. A business should seek services that fit their specific business and challenge. To discuss valuations that make sense, DM Brett Fulesday and Sean O'Reilly.

A CISO, recently: "We have multiple enterprise security solutions, a variety of compliance audits throughout the year, and a comprehensive cyber insurance policy. But we're still not sure if we are adequately protected." It's why we provide strategic security advisory services for organizations to help with key focus areas such as: ✅ End-to-end risk-based and compliance-focused security and privacy assessments  ✅ Ongoing vulnerability management to stay ahead of emerging threats ✅ Cyber insurance qualification guidance ✅ Continuous monitoring and threat detection across the environment We've helped organizations of all sizes transform the maturity of their security programs. Want to learn more? DM Ninad Purohit for a 30-minute security consultation.

The success of a carve-out or integration requires focus and support at every stage of the transaction lifecycle. CFGI's experts will help you through every step of planning, managing, and executing a carve-out or integration transaction to maximize value for all parties involved. Learn about how we can help with your carve-out or integration: https://bit.ly/4f9Vz0j #CFGI #CFO #AccountingAdvisory #CarveOutAccounting #CarveOutManagement

Reporting processes can make enormous demands on a private equity firm's resources. The amount of manual effort that goes into quarterly fund performance reporting could be better spent on other value-adding activities. To free up employees, however, firms need to find a way to automate their reporting. That's exactly what CFGI accomplished for a global firm with approximately $350 billion in assets under management. To find out what form the solution took, and to see how it could apply to your own business, check out the full case study: https://bit.ly/3ZnFtZF #CFGI #PEfirms #PrivateEquity #PerformanceReporting #FundPerformance

Someone in this photo won a World Cup. The other two? They're Shawn and William. They head our M&E practice at CFGI. And recently? They've been busy. Just this year their team: ✅ Led BuzzFeed's $108.6M sale of Complex Networks to NTWRK, handling carve-out financials and asset assessment ✅ Implemented ASC 606 revenue recognition overhaul for GBH (formerly WGBH), transforming how they track and report revenue across divisions ✅ Executed full SOX and ERP implementation for a major digital media company during ownership transaction If you or someone you know is leading a media company right now, it would be wise to reach out to Shawn Assad and William O'Hara. Just don't ask them to take a corner kick.

Last week, a Controller said: "Our year-end inventory reconciliation process took 3 weeks longer than planned, and we still found $2M in discrepancies during the audit. I lost sleep wondering what we can do to improve our process." Sound familiar?    It's why we're hosting a free deep dive into inventory lifecycle mastery.   During it, you'll learn how to: ✅ Spot (and fix) the most common inventory close roadblocks before they derail your timeline ✅ Build SOX inventory controls that address key risks ✅ Implement best practices for performing a full cost roll up using your ERP ✅ Turn messy inventory data into clean, audit-ready reports We've helped dozens of companies transform their inventory close from a monthly headache, into a smooth, predictable process.   Join our free CPE eligible webinar on November 21 to see how.   To register and save a spot, click the link below. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eCzZWdbV

Keeping strong cash reserves is a way to keep your company strong and stable amid unpredictable economic shifts. But what's the best approach to maximizing your cash levels and working capital? CFGI's experts have the answers to this question and have put together a webinar to guide you through the process. Watch the video and download the presentation deck: https://bit.ly/46debZ9 #CFGI #CashOptimization #EconomicTurbulence #InterestRates #Inflation #WorkingCapital