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S4 Capital’s lust for whopper growth wrenches its auditor’s nerves

Accounting, Audit, M&A, Management / By

S4 Capital has all the makings of a Harvard case study. It’s a tale of a mercurial advertising scion, spurned by a business he previously founded, who in 5 years turned a shell company into a global advertising giant. It’s a tale that is still in its early chapters. S4 Capital was founded in 2018 […]

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With flat revenues and mounting losses, is Aeon scared to reform its legacy and low margin retail businesses?

Japan, Management, Strategy / By

Aeon employs over 155,000 staff across a plethora of businesses ranging from General Merchandise, Supermarket and Drug stores, plus financial services and shopping centre developments.  Although global retailers have been challenged to expand internationally (think of Tesco’s advance and retreat in the US, or Carrefour’s global pull back), Aeon has developed businesses in Hong Kong,

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