Jeffrey R. Greene & Steve Krouskos 
The Stress Test Every Business Needs [PDF ebook] 
A Capital Agenda for Confidently Facing Digital Disruption, Difficult Investors, Recessions and Geopolitical Threats

Chapter 1 How resilient is your Capital Agenda? 1
Jeffrey R. Greene
Chapter 2 Do you know the intrinsic value of your company and how to manage it? 17
Daniel Burkly
Chapter 3 Are you allocating capital across the enterprise to reduce C-suite stress? 33
Jeffrey R. Greene
Chapter 4 Are your portfolio reviews timely, objective, and thorough? 51
Jeffrey R. Greene and Jeff Wray
Chapter 5 Do your acquisitions consistently pay off for shareholders? 65
Brian Salsberg
Chapter 6 Are you planning and executing divestments for maximum value? 81
Paul Hammes and Subin Baral
Chapter 7 Do your financing choices support flexibility and efficiency? 101
K.C. Brechnitz
Chapter 8 How well does working capital management contribute to cash flow and earnings? 113
Sven Braun and Steve Payne
Chapter 9 Is tax a full partner in building resilience and driving value? 125
Bridget Walsh and Erica Lawee
Chapter 10 Are strategy, finance, and operations integrated for optimal value creation? 137
Sharath Sharma and Daniel Burkly
Chapter 11 How can you get the most out of your advisors? 151
Giri Varadarajan and Aayush Tulsyan
Chapter 12 Can your strategy thrive in a digital world? 169
Tony Qui and Glenn Engler
Chapter 13 How can you pre-empt activist shareholders? 185
Shyam Gidumal
Chapter 14 How should you restore a distressed company to health? 199
Andrew Wollaston and Donald Featherstone
Chapter 15 Will your strategic goals ensure your company reaches its full potential? 217
William Achtmeyer and John Trustman
Glossary 231
Contributor Biographies 237
About EY 249
Index 251

JEFFREY R. GREENE Leader, Corporate Development Leadership Network
Jeff leads EY’s Corporate Development Leadership Network–an invitation-only, permanent roundtable of the heads of M&A, strategy, and inorganic growth for 40 of the largest companies in North America. For more than three decades, Jeff has counseled senior executives on the corporate finance implications of their strategic and operating decisions. His previous roles include Global Vice Chair–Corporate Finance and Global Transactions Leader for Life Sciences.
STEVE KROUSKOS EY Global Vice Chair, Transaction Advisory Services, EY Global Limited
Steve has more than 25 years of experience in M&A, advising corporate and private equity clients on multibillion-dollar, cross-border transactions. He chairs the TAS Global Executive and is a member of the EY global board. Steve is also the senior advisory partner for several global EY accounts. He serves clients across a wide-range of industries spanning consumer products, industrial products, life sciences, transportation, technology, and communications.
JULIE HOOD EY Global Deputy Vice Chair, Transaction Advisory Services, EY Global Limited
Julie leads global teams to help companies solve their most pressing business challenges, and better manage their capital across five connected solutions of strategy, corporate finance, buying and integrating, selling and separating, and reshaping results. She has advised clients across a broad range of industries, establishing a deep level of operational transactional understanding of organizations in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
HARSHA BASNAYAKE EY Asia-Pacific Managing Partner, Transaction Advisory Services
Harsha has more than 20 years of experience advising clients on complex cross-border transactions, as well as private and public sector capital decisions throughout the Asia-Pacific Region. His primary focus is in valuation, financial modeling, M&A, and restructuring. Harsha continues to be a practicing valuation professional and chairs the Council of the Institute of Valuers and Appraisers of Singapore.
WILLIAM CASEY EY Americas Vice Chair, Transaction Advisory Services
Bill has 35 years of experience advising on capital strategy, mergers and acquisitions, spinoffs, IPOs, and securities offerings. As EY’s Americas TAS leader and in prior roles, he has overseen a doubling of the practice to nearly 5, 000 professionals. Bill has led some of EY’s largest client engagements for multinational corporations and leading private equity firms in the US and Latin America.