July/August 2009 Turnarounds & Workouts 7 Special Report

Outstanding Investment Bankers – 2009 Firm Senior Professionals Outstanding Achievements

The Blackstone Group Timothy Coleman Nicholas Leone Concluded deals include AbitibiBowater, Bally Total Fitness, New York, NY Stefan Feuerabendt Arthur Newman Bear Stearns Asset Mgmt., Dow Corning, Eurotunnel, Ford Tel. (212) 583-5000 Michael Genereux Steven Zelin Motor Company, Macy’s, Mrs. Fields Cookies, Mobile Media, www.blackstone.com Flip Huffard Pamela Zilly Williams Communications, and Xerox.

Chanin Capital Partners, a Duff Russell Belinsky Bob Nabholz Selected restructuring assignments include Alliance Entertain- & Phelps Company Skip Victor Brent Williams ment, Bally’s Grand Inc., Carter Hawley Hale Corp., Galvex Los Angeles, CA Brian J. Cullen Holdings, Loews Cineplex, Mercury Interactive, Pan American Tel. (310) 445-4010 Hospital, Wolverine Tube. www.chanin.com

CM&D Capital Advisors Thomas H. Gordy Jeremy B. Vann Recent engagements include advising management in buy-out of Birmingham, MI Michael A. Fixler Andrea L. Kindorf Thule Towing Systems (d/b/a Valley Industries); recapitalization/ Tel. (248) 433-3694 restructuring of debt for Formed Fiber Technologies; advising www.cmdcapitaladvisors.com Durakon Industries in its merger with Penda Corporation.

Conway, Del Genio, Gries & Co. Robert P. Conway Mark A. Hopkins Recent engagements include Caraustar Industries, Evenflo Co., New York, NY Robert A. Del Genio Michael P. Monaco Finish Line, Las Vegas Monorail Co., Linens ‘n Things, Journal Tel. (212) 813-1300 Michael F. Gries Ronald F. Stengel Register Co., Milacron, Penn Traffic Co., Recycled Paper Greet- www.cdgco.com Kenneth E. Adelsberg ings, Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, Sharper Image, and others.

Gordian Group Henry Owsley Patricia Caldwell Recent engagements include AbitibiBowater, Enron, IdleAire New York, NY Peter Kaufman Dennis McGettigan Technologies, Integrated Electrical Services, Lee Enterprises, Tel. (212) 486-3600 Madoff Investment Securities, Osyka, RAB Holdings, Refco, www.gordiangroup.com Solutia, Spansion, and Summit Global Logistics.

Houlihan Lokey Saul Burian David Hilty Selected engagements include Azabu Buildings, Centro Proper- Los Angeles, CA Jonathan Cleveland Matthew Niemann ties, Charter Communications, Danka Business Systems, General Tel. (310) 788-5300 Irwin Gold Eric Siegert Growth Properties, General Motors, Masonite Intl., R.H. Don- www.hl.com William Hardie Andrew Turnbull nelley, SIRVA, Six Flags, Tropicana Entertainment, and others.

Jefferies & Company Steven Strom Leo Chang Selected assignments include Quebecor, Asarco, Tropicana, In- New York, NY Michael Henkin Tero Janne terep, Delphi, Hancock Fabrics, Ormet and US Energy Systems. Tel. (212) 284-2300 Richard Nevins Jerry Levin Recently concluded deals in Solutia, Federal Mogul, Calpine, www.jefferies.com Tom Carlson Richard Klein Trident Exploration, and Bally Total Fitness, among others.

Lazard Barry Ridings Laurent Rossetti Current clients include Weather Investments, McClatchy, United New York, NY Terry Savage Dan Aronson Auto Workers, Countrywide, Spectrum Brands, Capmark Finan- Tel. (212) 632-6896 David Kurtz Andrew Yearley cial Group, Extended Stay, Chemtura, R.H. Donnelley, Smurfit www.lazard.com Richard Stables Stone, Tribune Co., Pilgrim’s Pride, and Hawaiian Telcom.

Miller Buckfire & Co. Henry S. Miller Tim Pellegrin General Growth Properties, RDA Holding Co., Interstate Bak- New York, NY Kenneth A. Buckfire Marc D. Puntus eries Corp., Simmons Bedding Co., Magna Chip Semicon- Tel. (212) 895-1800 Ronen A. Bojmel Durc A. Savini ducter, Magna Entertainment Corp., Stallion Oilfield Services, www.millerbuckfire.com Stuart E. Erickson Lloyd A. Sprung GWLS Holdings, Black Diamond Mining. Samuel M. Greene Michael A.Wildish

Rothschild Inc. David L. Resnick Stephen Antinelli Recent restructuring clients include the U.S. Treasury on the GM New York, NY Neil A. Augustine Bernard Douton and Chrysler bankruptcies, National Amusements, Blockbuster, Tel. (212) 403-3500 Stephen Ledoux Homer Parkhill MediaNews Group, VeraSun Energy, Visteon, Milacron, Evenflo, www.rothschild.com Todd R. Snyder William Shaw Borders Group, Huntsman, Corporacion Durango, and Tronox.

Seabury Group John E. Luth Michael Mason US Airways: secured $1.1 billion in liquidity; Frontier Airlines: New York, NY Michael B. Cox Ginger Hughes restructured $600 million in debt, lease and contract obligations; Tel. (212) 284-1133 Kevin J. Degen Christopher Chaput Midwest Airlines: restructured $1 billion of debt, lease and con- www.seaburygroup.com Gregory S. Ethier John Nozell tract obligations; Air Canada: secured $1 billion in liquidity.

UBS Investment Bank Steve Smith Keenan Driscoll Recent assignments include Fiat, Charter Communications, New York, NY Doug Lane Jeff Groves ION Media, ProtoStar, Young Broadcasting, ICO, Novelis, Tel. (212) 821-3000 AHMSA, Ainsworth Lumber, Quebecor World, and Dana Corp. www.ubs.com

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