Overview of Knowledge Management in CF   We are committed to continuously enhancing our ability to assist clients on the most important financial issues by improving our skills. We do so by investing intensively in recruiting and in training our staff in both proprietary strategy consulting techniques and corporate finance/M&A specific skills and technicalities. Within CF we regularly conduct in-depth research on a wide variety of leading-edge topics of interest to clients, with the key objective of anticipating “hot” issues and developing top- management perspectives and tools. Key contributions to practice knowledge development include: Valuation, 4th edition Success rate and drivers in M&A Success rate, drivers and key factors of success for strategic alliances Key success factors in privatizations Transaction strategy Role of the CFO Capital markets diagnostic Treadmill effects in value-based management Unlocking value through restructuring opportunities Incentive effects and corporate organizations Lessons from principal investors We also draw extensively on the research and expertise of other groups within McKinsey, including industry practices, the Organizational Practice, the McKinsey Global Institute, Analytical Services and Business Technology Office, to ensure that our clients get all the benefits of world-wide leading-edge thinking in key functional areas.