Mike Benson Email & Phone Number

Stout has extensive experience in advising family-owned businesses, portfolio companies of private equity firms and divisions of large corporate parents with regard to the sale/divestiture of middle market companies. We also advise clients relative to their growth strategies and assist with the evaluation and execution of targeted acquisition transactions.In addition, Stout has significant experience advising debtors and creditors with respect to financially distressed companies, including out-of-court and in-court situations. As required, we have the ability to call upon our other disciplines at the firm to evaluate, identify and quickly address critical challenges.

Listed skills include Bankruptcy, Restructuring, Divestitures, Mergers, and 23 others.

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  Managing Director

  Stout

  Jul 1998 - Present - Investment Banking

  Michael D. Benson is a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Group. Mr. Benson is responsible for the execution of investment banking transactions which include mergers, acquisitions, divestitures & the private placement of senior debt, subordinated debt & equity securities.Mr. Benson has been involved in the successful completion of transactions for companies ranging from privately held, middle market companies to large multinational, publicly traded corporations. Additionally, Mr. Benson has been involved in restructuring projects, which range from providing strategic advisory services to under-performing companies to the sale and liquidation of companies both in and out of bankruptcy. He has been involved in many industries, including food processing and distribution, automotive, stamping, tool & die, computer software, transportation and logistics, information technology services, retail, natural gas utility, propane production and distribution, HVAC, building products, highway repair service, specialty medical equipment, banking, and REITs. He also has significant experience working with Industrial companies including automobiles & components, capital goods, and transportation companies.Mr. Benson has lectured and presented continuing education seminars on various subjects, including mergers & acquisitions, business valuation, and restructuring & turnaround management. He is also a contributing author of “Overseas Investments”, a global textbook focused on M&A & cross-border investments, published in 2013 by Wuhan University Press through Dacheng Law Offices, China’s largest law firm.Prior to joining Stout, Mr. Benson was a Senior Associate in the Investment Banking Group at First of Michigan Corporation, a subsidiary of Wall Street-based Fahnestock & Co. While at First of Michigan, Mr. Benson was responsible for the execution of investment banking transactions for middle-market and large-cap companies on a worldwide basis.