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Alvarez & Marsal: Ma Activity
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The leadership read
Consolidation of this kind shifts demand toward integration and transformation leadership bench strength in the sector.
“We're in the process of making some alliances with leading institutions. We've recruited on campuses before, more in the US, less so in Europe. But I think that's where we're going to need to go. I'm hiring more junior people — I actually need grads”
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 111.1 (Hot), up 5.2 month-on-month — shows Americas signal flow rising (+6.3pts).
Alvarez & Marsal: 3 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 3 tracked across 23 days.
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