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The Half-Trillion-Dollar Footnote: The Joint-Venture Exposure Hiding in Plain Sight
Joint ventures (JVs) have become the load-bearing walls of the industrial economy. In mining, JVs account for over three-quarters of copper production and nearly two-thirds of lithium production across each commodity’s largest assets; in oil and gas, roughly half the production at majors like Shell, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, and Chevron comes from ventures they do not operate.
Insurance Industry Outlook: Brokerage Consolidation Drives Q2 M&A Activity
Ankura actively monitors insurance-related acquisitions and divestitures across the market to identify emerging themes, track the most active participants, and surface insights for insurers and investors.
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – August 21, 2026
Malware Activity Critical Infrastructure and Enterprise Platforms Face Rising Targeted Cyber Threats U.S. cybersecurity agencies are warning organizations about an active campaign targeting Siemens S7 programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that help run critical industrial systems across sectors such as energy, manufacturing, water, food production, and other essential services. Attackers are reportedly using AI-generated tools to ...
The DOJ Bulk Data Security Program: Why Proof Matters More Than Prevention
Most organizations are building a program that prevents the wrong thing. The Data Security Program does not ask whether you stopped the access. It asks whether you can prove, 18 months later, that it was never possible.
Key Trends in Life Sciences Transaction Allocations | Insights From 2021-2025
Ankura’s purchase price allocation study of 205 transactions involving Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and other Life Sciences companies highlights the continued importance of intangible assets in life sciences deal activity.
The Evolving Valuation Landscape
Valuation is no longer just an accounting exercise for private equity firms. It is now central to portfolio management, investor relations, fund governance, audit readiness, fundraising credibility, and transaction execution.
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – August 18, 2026
Malware Activity Emerging Malware Threats Highlight Growing Risks to macOS and Linux Systems Security researchers have identified two (2) sophisticated new malware threats that highlight the growing danger of social engineering and unpatched internet-facing systems. The first, AmnesiaStealer, targets macOS users through fake GitHub pages and deceptive ClickFix attacks, tricking victims into running malicious Terminal ...
The Leak Is Not the Beginning of the Story: Why Building Envelope Lawsuits Often Start Years Earlier
Every construction defect lawsuit seems to begin the same way. There is water where it should not be. A client asking a simple but expensive question: “How did this happen?”
Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – August 14, 2026
Malware Activity Cybersecurity Alert Misconfigured Portals and Compromised AI Tools Create Growing Enterprise Risk Security researchers have identified two significant cyber threats that highlight how attackers are increasingly exploiting trust and configuration weaknesses rather than traditional software vulnerabilities. In the first campaign, known as City-Forum, threat actors are harvesting sensitive data from Salesforce Experience Cloud ...
China Pharma Dealmaking Faces a New Era of Regulatory Scrutiny
Introduced in the House on June 2, 2026, the Biotech Investment National Security Act (BINSA) represents a bipartisan attempt to expand U.S. outbound transaction controls.
