Riverbend Solutions Group (“RSG”) solves the most difficult challenges middle market businesses face including growth related issues, financial/operational under-performance, distress and bankruptcy. RSG is the only firm in the middle market providing seamless management of the entire life cycle of companies encountering these "special situations.” RSG is industry agnostic and provides customized solutions to middle market business owners, lenders and investors to solve their complex problems. RSG’s market leading, comprehensive array of business and advisory expertise includes performance improvement, investment banking, crisis management, and "special situation" investing. Ken Farrell is a Managing Director of RSG with primary responsibility for performance improvement, turnaround management and interim leadership solutions. These solutions help businesses improve operational and financial performance, accelerate growth and maximize enterprise value. RSG is industry agnostic and works with business owners, lenders and investors to solve complex problems.

Riverbend Growth Partners is a leading management and turnaround advisory firm that helps businesses improve performance, accelerate growth and maximize enterprise value. We work with business owners, lenders and investors to solve problems with companies that are under performing, distressed or in workout.​Our capabilities include turning around performance, improving profitability, growing market share, managing rapid growth, and building enterprise value. Our team is industry agnostic and comprised of results-oriented professionals experienced in assisting organizations to achieve desired results.

Founded and grew the firm to design and deliver management consulting services to assess and improve client performance, growth and profitability. Managed a consulting team of professionals with a client set that included small, mid-size and Fortune 50 clients in the manufacturing, service, healthcare and government sectors. Larger clients included Raytheon Aircraft, Hughes Electronics, Canadian Airlines and IBM. Smaller clients included Lifeguard HMO, British Columbia Buildings Corporation and Financial Statement Services. • Directed multiple engagements with clients experiencing rapid growth or below plan performance. Designed and executed change management initiatives building and improving structure and management processes. • Transformed organizations through strategy development and implementation engagements providing clear focus on strategic growth and profitability. • Clients achieved improvement of 15 to 30% in revenue, profit and market share.• Designed, developed and implemented corporate wide balanced scorecard measurement systems. A $2.5 billion manufacturing company achieved a $15 million reduction in cost of operations in the first full year.

CONEXIS administers benefits as an outsource partner for small to large companies.Led the strategic planning process initiating growth initiatives taking the heath care services company from a regional to a national competitor. Reengineered sales, marketing, operations, and management processes to focus the company on growth and profitability.• Grew the company from 14th in size nationally to number four in three years• Increased revenue by six times while increasing EBITDA • Directed and negotiated the acquisition of a major competitor doubling revenue while acquiring a state of the art software platform and a national client base.• Drove the integration process focused on improving customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, reducing cost and increasing profit.

The Farrell Group provides a focus on strategic direction and profitability for clients in a wide range of industries.