2023 M&A Overview – North America The 2023 M&A landscape has been influenced by economic uncertainty driven by rising interest rates, geopolitical issues, and growing recession concerns, all of which have been the main forces behind the increasingly hostile dealmaking environment in North America....

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a tool used to automate processes/workflows using software bots, which can be used to cut down on repetitive, boring tasks a firm may face in day-to-day operations. Robotic process automation is not an “intelligent” form of technology like AI...

Consolidating your business data, from many different systems, could be a laboursome task. Thankfully, this task is becoming simpler with cloud services. Cloud services, like Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure, allow you access to IT components like servers and databases for your business using...

Interest rates, inflation, stock prices, bond yields – you’ve probably heard many of these mentioned in the news over the past year. Consumers and businesses alike track these signals to gain a picture of the current health of the economy. Economic indicators are not...

Introduction Large LLMs (LLMs) like ChatGPT have revolutionized the field of natural language processing, enabling machines to understand and generate human-like text. While they have found extensive applications in various domains, one intriguing and practical use case is their ability to assist in writing...

When it comes to building FP&A reports, users often desire two distinct views of operational data. On one hand, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) should reflect the natural cadence of business operations, following the working week from Sunday to Saturday. These KPIs provide the user...

Exhibit A: A PowerBI dashboard with: A.1 Matrix Visuals; A.2 Donut Chart; A.3 Bar Chart; A.4 Combo Bar-Line Chart; A.5 Slicers Microsoft’s Power BI platform is an efficient tool for data visualization, allowing users to have a more “hands on” approach when working...

The Ottawa Senators are making headlines with reports suggesting that a group of high-profile celebrities, including The Weeknd, Snoop Dogg, and Ryan Reynolds, are interested in buying the team. This news comes as the Senators’ valuation is at an all-time high, with Forbes recently...

Since the popularization of ChatGPT in December, the availability and adoption of deployable AI models has increased dramatically. While the value derived from such algorithms most certainly extends to financial modelling in the form of improved speed, accuracy, and insights, it is important to...

Budgeting is an essential process for any organization, be it a business, government agency, or non-profit. It involves creating a financial plan that outlines expected income and expenses for a specific period. The budgeting process includes various steps, such as forecasting revenue and expenses,...