Ankura’s Turnaround & Restructuring practice focuses on supporting businesses across a variety of industries facing urgent and complex challenges. The practice aligns with and strengthens the firm’s strategy of providing its clients with local, highly qualified teams with deep, independent expertise and experience. The European team builds on the success of the US business and brings a blend of operating, commercial and financial expertise from leading consultancies and… Show more Ankura’s Turnaround & Restructuring practice focuses on supporting businesses across a variety of industries facing urgent and complex challenges. The practice aligns with and strengthens the firm’s strategy of providing its clients with local, highly qualified teams with deep, independent expertise and experience. The European team builds on the success of the US business and brings a blend of operating, commercial and financial expertise from leading consultancies and organisations.Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and advisory firm that delivers services and end-to-end solutions to help clients at critical inflection points related to change, risk, disputes, finance, performance, distress and transformation. The Ankura team consists of more than 1,500 professionals in more than 30 offices globally who are leaders in their respective fields and areas of expertise. Collaborative lateral thinking, hard-earned experience, expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities drive results and Ankura is unrivaled in its ability to assist clients to Protect, Create and Recover Value. For more information, please visit, www.ankura.com Show less

Mutares focuses on the acquisition of small and medium-sized companies or parts of groups. We aim at leading these companies to stable and profitable growth through intensive operational. Our transaction teams at six European locations identify suitable companies. After the acquisition, our dedicated operational team, together with the management of the portfolio companies, develops a comprehensive improvement programme spanning the entire value chain and its implementation. Our objective is to… Show more Mutares focuses on the acquisition of small and medium-sized companies or parts of groups. We aim at leading these companies to stable and profitable growth through intensive operational. Our transaction teams at six European locations identify suitable companies. After the acquisition, our dedicated operational team, together with the management of the portfolio companies, develops a comprehensive improvement programme spanning the entire value chain and its implementation. Our objective is to return the company to sustainable and long-term success and to subsequently support its value, including through strategic add-on acquisitions.Extensive industry and turnaround experience, combined with transaction-side and operational support, build the foundation for mastering the challenges involved in developing our portfolio companies.Mutares was established and co-founded in 2008 by Robin Laik and has been growing steadily ever since. Show less

The business transformation experts at FTI Consulting provide a comprehensive suite of services that focus on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business operations, enabling organisations to maximise financial value and competitive advantage.Project 1M&A vendor assistance for a Dutch logistics looking to dispose of its German and Italian subsidiaries.Before the announcement to the local team: building the financial model to compile historical and forecast data in… Show more The business transformation experts at FTI Consulting provide a comprehensive suite of services that focus on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business operations, enabling organisations to maximise financial value and competitive advantage.Project 1M&A vendor assistance for a Dutch logistics looking to dispose of its German and Italian subsidiaries.Before the announcement to the local team: building the financial model to compile historical and forecast data in preparation for diligence, producing business plans for independent valuation, working with the Group finance team to calculate the consolidated equity effects of a deal, building the transaction data roomFollowing the public announcement: project managing the sale of the German subsidiary, chairing update meetings for senior management, chairing advisor calls, managing the production and providing challenge to the strategic plan, assisting management in preparation for investor meetings, assisting the other advisors by being an onsite presence to ensure all workstreams can progress efficiently.Project 2Planning and then project managing the finance work stream of a new ERP roll-out following the purchase of a new factory by the clientFocussing on creating a platform for immediate use by the factory but with the flexibility to be used by the consolidated business in the medium term for example via an appropriate Chart of Accounts/dimensions structureProject 3PMI planning for a Dutch logistics business following the agreement to purchase a competitor.Specific responsibility for the modelling of the synergy benefits arising from the merged business and working with the company on their business planning assumptions for the business going forward.Project 4IBR of a major retail group in Southern AfricaSpecific responsibility for reviewing the historical performance of a department store within the group in order to opine on management forecasts on behalf of the lenders to the group. Show less

AlixPartners is a global firm of senior business and consulting professionals that specialises in improving corporate financial and operational performance, executing corporate turnarounds and providing litigation consulting and forensic accounting services when it really matters – in urgent, high-impact situations.I worked for the Turnaround and Restructuring Services team in London though spent time working for both the New York and Munich offices on some of the highest profile… Show more AlixPartners is a global firm of senior business and consulting professionals that specialises in improving corporate financial and operational performance, executing corporate turnarounds and providing litigation consulting and forensic accounting services when it really matters – in urgent, high-impact situations.I worked for the Turnaround and Restructuring Services team in London though spent time working for both the New York and Munich offices on some of the highest profile restructuring assignments of recent years.Major Projects:• Assisting the Chief Restructuring Officer of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a public monopoly utility with $9bn debt. Project managing a change in safety culture, preparing investment business cases and performing ad hoc analysis for potential cost savings across the business • High level due diligence for the potential purchase of a large telecom company with a particular focus on analysing/sensitising P&L forecasts• CapEx review of a listed midmarket technology company with operations in 10 European countries plus high level due diligence for its purchase of a similarly sized competitor• Working with a national pawn broking chain to produce an integrated business plan with scenario analysis enabling stakeholders to have increased confidence in forecasts and providing them with the ability to quickly see the impact of changing assumptions. Also assisting the company in its preparations for and negotiations to achieve an underwritten rights issue to recapitalise the business• Advising Senior Bondholders of an FPSO negotiate terms of a restructuring with the company including amendments to its bareboat contract as part of the largest restructuring in Latin American history• Assisting the European operations of Kodak while their US parent was in Chapter 11. Key issues addressed included maintaining liquidity for the global treasury entity and resolution of a significant unfunded pension obligation in the UK Show less

Zolfo Cooper LLP is a leading international provider of Corporate Advisory and Restructuring services. Our expert teams provide leadership, experience and high quality advice to companies and their stakeholders facing financial, operational and strategic challenges.I joined the firm in 2006 and focused on restructuring assignments in both the UK and abroad. The assignments typically included financial restructuring, contingency planning and formal insolvency where required. I am also… Show more Zolfo Cooper LLP is a leading international provider of Corporate Advisory and Restructuring services. Our expert teams provide leadership, experience and high quality advice to companies and their stakeholders facing financial, operational and strategic challenges.I joined the firm in 2006 and focused on restructuring assignments in both the UK and abroad. The assignments typically included financial restructuring, contingency planning and formal insolvency where required. I am also experienced in cross border restructuring and the use of COMI shifts as part of the execution strategy.Major projects:Contingency planning and the subsequent administration of the WIND Hellas group, the third largest telecoms provider in Greece (€1.9 billion debt). Performing an options analysis and advising the syndicate of lenders regarding the proposed restructuring of a UK based shipping company with over £100 million of debt.The administrations of several large retail chains including Clinton Cards, Jane Norman, British Bookshops & Stationers and Celebrations. Contingency planning and options analysis for the largest retailer in its sector with £45 million of debt and a UK based hotel group (£100 million debt).Company-side advisory for an international serviced office provider with revenue in excess of £1 billion. Show less