Est. 2001·3,000+ placements · six offices · four regions
Ma Activitycurated sourcedetected 2026-05-08 · confidence 77%

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Alvarez & Marsal: Ma Activity

Clothing chain closing 128 stores in Canada, including 14 in Ontario. Here's the deadline for gift cards and exchanges

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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
Antonio Alvarez III, European Practice Lead, Alvarez & Marsal · City AM

Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 112.9 (Hot), up 11.4 month-on-month — shows Americas signal flow rising (+2.5pts).

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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