Special Situations
Our team has extensive experience advising mid-market companies during periods of under-performance, distress, and insolvency. We help clients solve complex problems in challenging, time-sensitive environments, through senior-level attention, to ensure all strategic alternatives are quickly evaluated.
We develop tailored solutions for our clients and their key constituencies to maximize value in a timely and effective manner.
Our special situations team has a successful track record representing both debtors and creditors and offers a full range of advisory services including:
- Distressed M&A transactions including §363 sales, UCC Article 9 sales, federal and state receivership sales, and assignments for the benefit of creditors (ABCs)
- In-court and out-of-court reorganizations
- Debt and equity raises
- Strategic alternative and capital structure assessments
- Committee and board representation
We leverage our deep industry expertise and global distribution network to help clients efficiently develop, evaluate, and implement solutions that maximize long- and short-term stakeholder value.
Featured Transactions
Mohawk Fine Paper, Inc.
“has been sold pursuant to UCC Article 9 to”
Fedrigoni Group
Center for Autism & Related Disorders (CARD)
select assets have been sold to
New Story
Center for Autism & Related Disorders (CARD)
select assets have been sold to
Pantogran, LLC
Center for Autism & Related Disorders (CARD)
select assets have been sold to
Proud Moments
Gissing North America
§363 sale of Tier I supplier of automotive nonwoven and thermoformed products to
Angstrom
Opengy
has raised funding for the development of renewable energy projects by
Santander
Millenia Products Group
has been sold to
Walker Stamping
Trekker Tractor, a division of Trekker Group
has been acquired by
EquipmentShare
Aztec Shaffer
has been sold pursuant to §363 of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code to
Arena Events Group plc, Summit Investment Management LLC, and certain affiliates of American General Life Insurance Company
AAA Sales & Engineering
Wisconsin operations have been sold pursuant to Chapter 128 of the State of Wisconsin Statutes to
Liancheng Precision
AAA Sales & Engineering
Mexico operations have been sold pursuant to Chapter 128 of the State of Wisconsin Statutes to
Metal Technologies
C&M Company GmbH
has been acquired by
Hair&More Friseurbetriebe GmbH
Right/Pointe
has been acquired by
Crafco, Inc., a subsidiary of Ergon, Inc.
Gebauer & Griller Kabelwerke Gesellschaft m.b.H.
has sold its elevator and escalator business to
Lafayette Mittelstand Capital
Pentapart Beteiligungskapital GmbH
has acquired the essential assets of
Westiform GmbH & Co. KG
Alcohol Detection Systems, a subsidiary of Directed
has been acquired by
CST Holding company, a portfolio company of WCAS
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