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| Speed of integration improves M&A success: PwC M&A integration survey report 2008
The period from deal announcement through the first 100 days post close proves to be crucial to deal success, with higher levels of deal performance achieved when certain integration tasks were started and completed within that timeframe. When organizations understand the interdependencies of integration initiatives—and speed up the execution of these activities—they can stop leaving deal value on the table and start delivering greater return to their stakeholders.
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| Fair value: Clarifying the issues
This whitepaper accompanies PwC's 10Minutes on fair value. It clarifies the issues and provides PwC's point of view on the use of fair value as a measurement basis. Fair value is the best available method for financial instruments, however, its limitations and challenges should be carefully evaluated before expanding its use beyond where it is applicable today.
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| Technology Forecast, Summer 2008
This new quarterly journal takes its cue from the well-known annual PwC Technology Forecast books published for over a decade. The inaugural issue considers how IT is evolving within the context of an emerging management model focused on creating enterprise agility. As authority is pushed out to the edge, what IT enablers will facilitate faster decision making? How will companies manage continuous change and the complexity that results from it? What kinds of collaboration and other Web 2.0 tools can help? What's the next software suite?
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| What you need to know about the coming debate on tax reform: Risks and opportunities for US business
Individual tax issues will drive tax reform, but corporate tax issues will be an important element as policymakers consider the best growth strategy of the US economy and the international competitiveness of US business.
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| Insights into the food, beverage and consumer products industry
In this 12th annual financial performance benchmarking report, The food, beverage and consumer products industry: Achieving superior financial performance in a challenging economy, developed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), we highlight operational and financial performance measures for manufacturers and retailers of varying sizes as well as for select food, beverage and household products segments, while, additionally, examining several key issues relevant to manufacturers in the industry.
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| Point of view: Fair value accounting
Is it an appropriate measure of value for today's financial instruments? The use of fair value accounting for measuring the value of financial instruments has been a source of controversy.
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| Point of view: Regulatory overhaul
Assessing Treasury's blueprint for modernizing financial regulation. Maintaining US leadership in the capital markets demands a modernized system that is streamlined, agile and fair.
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