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Holiday 2026 Outlook: From Cautious Optimism to Consumer Fragmentation
As retailers enter the 2026 holiday season, the question is not whether consumers will spend, but which consumers will spend and where that demand will materialize.
Developing JV Deal Options
How should I structure my JV deal? Our approach uses the “deal wheel” to drive five core analyses and develop a robust set of options backed by case examples, templates, and checklists.
AI in Finance | Notes From the Field, What We Are Seeing With Our Clients: October 2026
Across the finance organizations we have worked with, we have found that interest in AI is real, but practical adoption is uneven. The clearest benefits come from bounded tasks with a named owner and a human checkpoint.
Reimagining the Delivery of Nuclear Power: From One-Off Megaprojects to Orchestrating an Ecosystem of Partners
Rising electricity demand driven by AI, data centers, electrification, and industrial decarbonization is reshaping national energy strategies, and nuclear is returning to the center of them.
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – October 23, 2026
Malware Activity LiteLLM Release Compromised, Turns Python Environments into Credential-Stealing RAT LiteLLM, a widely used Python proxy library for LLM providers, suffered a supply-chain compromise on October 21, 2026, when attackers pushed a malicious release (v1.107.0) to PyPI and official Docker/GHCR images for about two (2) hours. The poisoned build added three (3) files (cook.pth, ...
Reasonable Control: Verification and Documentation of Machine Assisted Work in Architectural Practice
As AI becomes increasingly embedded in architectural practice, firms face growing pressure to balance innovation with professional responsibility, regulatory expectations, and risk management.
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – October 20, 2026
Malware Activity Fake “Apex Accelerator” Uses Malicious npm Packages to Backdoor Web3 Startups A fake Web3 venture accelerator called “Apex Accelerator” (REF8801) is distributing Windows and macOS malware via malicious npm packages that claim to offer free AI credits, coding tools, and security audits for crypto startups. Two (2) core packages, @apexacc/cli (Apex Copilot CLI) ...
The Missing Link in Healthcare Capital Projects: An Integrated Owner’s Perspective
Healthcare capital projects bring together clinicians, architects, contractors, facilities teams, equipment planners, vendors, and executive leaders. Each participant may be highly capable within their own area, yet the owner remains responsible for ensuring that hundreds of interconnected decisions support the organization’s strategic, operational, financial, and clinical objectives.
Healthcare Capital Strategy in an Era of Constraint: The Targeted Yes, and Acceptable No
The healthcare market remains dynamic. Some health system leaders anticipate a future where the same or higher volumes generate significantly less margin. Providers are being squeezed from all sides, while consumer expectations continue to rise. Facilities capital planning has always been about prioritization, but soon it will be about finding the small number of investments that truly move the needle on growth and return.
What Are We Seeing in Cost Segregation Since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act?
Cost segregation has been around for a long time. It is a tax strategy that accelerates deductions into the earlier years of ownership and frees up cash for reinvestment. It works by reclassifying portions of a building from 39-year or 27.5-year real property assets to five-, seven-, or 15-year personal property assets.
