1.00 pm
Networking
Registration
Afternoon Refreshments and Networking
1.30 – 2.20 pm
Industry Recap
Restructuring, What to Watch!
Session to share relevant issues in the world of restructuring, bankruptcy, as well as what to watch given the current challenges – from sticky inflation to the most watched election cycle in the USA.
Moderator:
Andy Graiser, Co-President & Co-Founder, A&G Real Estate Partners
Panelists:
Benjamin S. Beller, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
James Doak, Head and Managing Director, Miller Buckfire, a Stifel Financial Company
Saba Ahmed, President & Co-Founder, Turning Rock Partners
Terrance Grossman, Partner, AlixPartners
2.25 – 3.10 pm
Deal Strategist
Distressed M&A: Sales, Acquisitions, Investor Strategies
Session to examine nuances of special situation transactions including types of assets investors and lenders are focusing on as borrowing cost rises, valuations, warranties – claims during a “Naked Auction” process.
Moderator:
Chris Mudd, Managing Director, Chiron Financial
Panelists:
Chaim P. Theil, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Mark Chesen, Founding Partner & Managing Director, SSG Capital Advisors
Oscar N. Pinkas, Vice Chair, Global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice, Greenberg Traurig LLP
3.10 – 3.20 pm
Intermission Break
3.20 – 4.50 pm
Sector Brief
Healthcare: Busy Year Ahead!
Wider industry continues to experience heightened distress ever since covid, and vulnerable to reimbursement and labor inflationary cost pressures. Session once again to explore current trends, issues related to liability management, distressed sales and Chapter 11 filings.
Moderator:
Samuel R. Maizel, Partner & Head of Healthcare Industry Restructuring, Dentons, LLP
4.50 – 5.30 pm
Finance Brief
Liability Management & Special Situation Financing
Session to the debt trends in recent transactions including refinance, debt buy backs and exchange offers to reduce debt burden; as well as what financing structures are preferable in a consensual out-of-court or court-sanctioned restructurings.
Moderator:
Bruce M. Buchanan, Co-Head of Debt Advisory & Restructuring, Oppenheimer & Co.
Panelists:
Christina Zielinski, Managing Director – Head of Underwriting, Great Rock Capital
Mark B. Joachim, Shareholder, Special Situations Investing Co-Leader, Polsinelli LLP
5.45 pm
Forum Adjourns
5.45 – 6.30 pm
Intermission
6.30 pm – 10:30 pm
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Turnaround Atlas Awards
16th Annual Networking Gala and Dinner Celebrations
Transactions of the Year, awards
Outstanding Firms of the Year, awards
Leaders & Professionals, awards (recipients must personally participate).
WINNERS are officially announced at the staged gala ceremony and must attend to accept their prized, customized winner trophy.