Igor Zax CFA, founder of Tenzor Ltd, gave a new guest lecture Operational Turnaround –Focus on Working Capital and Supply Chain as part of a course “Mergers, MBOs and Other Corporate Reorganisations” by professor Paolo Volpin at London Business School 23 March 2012.

The lecture covers principles of distressed investments, corporate turnaround and operational due diligence. It also focuses on supply chain and working capital implications, use of asset backed lending, vertical integration and business model re-design.

Slides for the presentation can be seen by clicking the link below:
Operational Turnaround –Focus on Working Capital and Supply Chain

Igor Zax, managing director of Tenzor Ltd, published a new article, Designing a Corporate Credit Policy in GT News (major treasury publication by AFP).

The article discussed effects of granting credit to customers, credit origination process,credit risk management, dilutions/late payments and their effects, concentrated A/R, effect of A/R policy on return on capital.

Reprinted with permission.

Igor Zax, managing director of Tenzor Ltd, published a new article, Supply Chain Finance – a Strategic View in Supply Chain Yearbook 2011/2012, a publication by BCR Publishing/Factorscan.

The article focuses on both buyer-centric and seller centric (such as distribution finance) models from risk, route to market, impact on the supply chain structure and systems/process points of view.

Igor Zax, founder of Tenzor Ltd, delivered a masterclass on “Special Situations and Distress-Driven M&A:What Does it Take to Conduct a Successful Accelerated M&A Process”  28 September 2011 in Moscow, as part of C5 conference on M&A in Russia and CIS.

The masterclass was attended by senior M&A professionals of major Russian and CIS banks and industrial groups.

For link to English version of the presentation please click the title above.

Igor Zax, founder of Tenzor Ltd, gave a guest lecture Operational Due Diligence -Key to M&A Success as part of a course “Mergers, MBOs and Other Corporate Reorganisations” by professor Paolo Volpin at London Business School 11 June 2011.

Slides for the presentation can be seen by clicking the link below:
Operational Due Diligence -Key to M&A Success

Igor Zax, founder of Tenzor Ltd, is invited again to present at LBS (London Business School) with a guest lecture on operational due-diligence, as part of a course “Mergers, MBOs and Other Corporate Reorganisations” in June 2011.

The lecture would focus on the role of operational due diligence, core areas investor needs to focus, and typical mistakes made by investors (private equity and others) in accessing their targets.

Igor Zax, managing director of Tenzor Ltd, published a new article, Supply Chain Finance- is there mid-market opportunity for factors? in BCR Factorscan, major factoring publication.
The article focuses on the application of Supply Chain Finance for mid market sector, roots to market (both buyer centric and seller driven) and the role that factoring companies can play in this segment.

Igor Zax, managing director of Tenzor Ltd, published a new article, Corporate Credit Policy-A Strategic View in GT News (major treasury publication by AFP).

The article discussed the nature of trade receivables risks, its difference from other type of credit risk, its relationship to corporate strategy and approaches to design of optimal credit policy.

Reprinted with permission.

Igor Zax, Managing Director of Tenzor ltd., . and Warwick Ley, partner of Endless LLP presented at a panel on Corporate turnaround and stakeholder management strategies at European Investment in Distressed Debt Forum in London 27-th October 2010
 While actual presentation was in a form of live discussion without slides (that was a preference of both panellists), Igor Zax also prepared slide presentation that is available here: Corporate Turnaround –thinking beyond capital structures

Trade Credit Insurance- Best Practice and Lessons from the Crisis This new article by Igor Zax  covers reasons for use of credit insurance, it’s role in transferring risk, outsourcing credit process and building financing solutions, advantages and pitfalls of using credit insurance, and the effects of the financial crisis for corporate use of credit insurance.

Published in GT News – publication of AFP (Association of Financial Professionals). Reprinted with permission.