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Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – July 17, 2026
Malware Activity Emerging Threats Highlight Growing Risks from Trusted Platforms and AI Automation Recent cybersecurity research highlights how threat actors continue to exploit trust in both traditional software and emerging AI technologies to gain access to sensitive systems and data. In one campaign, a Russian threat group distributed the Starland Remote Access Trojan (RAT) through ...
Structuring JV Deals to Manage Commercial Conflicts
Disney’s full buyout of Hulu in 2025 is a recent reminder of a broader pattern: Joint ventures (JVs) often begin as strategic solutions to shared opportunities — but unresolved commercial conflicts between shareholders can ultimately force fundamental restructuring or consolidation.
Full Throttle: How Finance Functions Unlock Value Creation Speed
Momentum is the return in high-growth, sponsor-backed environments — lose it, and value does not disappear, it just ends up in someone else's pocket. Everyone knows this going in.
Ankura Parcel Delivery Spotlight: The Case for Alternative Carriers
Shippers relying on a single national carrier are likely overpaying and losing negotiating leverage. Alternative carriers are no longer optional, but provide a core lever for cost, service, and margin protection.
Inside the Isle of Man TT: Racing, Risk, and Reinvention with Paul Phillips
In this episode, Paul Phillips, Head of Motorsport at the Isle of Man Government, joins Jonny Gray to explore how the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy (TT) has evolved from an event in decline into a globally recognised sporting platform.
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – July 15, 2026
Malware Activity AI-Assisted Threat Actors Accelerate Active Directory and Cloud Attacks Cybersecurity researchers have documented separate intrusions demonstrating how threat actors are increasingly using artificial intelligence as a force multiplier to accelerate established attack techniques rather than develop entirely novel capabilities. In an early June 2026 incident, an unknown attacker used pre-compromised credentials to establish ...
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – July 13, 2026
Malware Activity Advanced Evasion and AI Supply Chain Threats Reshape the Modern Attack Landscape Cybersecurity researchers have identified two emerging threats that highlight how attackers are evolving their tactics to target both enterprise defenses and modern development workflows. The newly observed GodDamn ransomware leverages a malicious kernel-level driver called PoisonX to disable endpoint security tools. ...
Insurance Industry Outlook: U.S. and Canada M&A Activity Q1 Review
Ankura actively monitors insurance asset acquisitions and divestitures across the market to identify emerging themes, track the most active participants, and surface insights for insurers and investors. The tracker is intended to provide a concise view into the United States and Canada market activity using publicly available information and S&P Capital IQ Pro[1] data of the Q1 2026[2] landscape.
Oil Price Shocks and the Road to Margin Recovery
Global manufacturing systems are being reshaped by recurring geopolitical, energy-market, and supply-chain shocks. The current petrochemical industry is especially exposed because its cost base depends on crude oil, natural gas liquids, naphtha, ethane, propane, power, freight, and risk premiums embedded in global trade.
The New IPO Playbook | How Private Markets Reshaped Going Public
For most of modern corporate history, going public was the natural next step for a successful company. You built something valuable, you scaled, and at a certain size you ran an initial public offering (IPO): the first sale of a private company's shares on a public exchange, usually to raise growth capital and give early investors a path to liquidity. That was the playbook.
