The 14Th Annual Turnaround Awards
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14TH ANNUAL TURNAROUND AWARDS PALM BEACH MARCH 18, 2020 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor 1 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor To put together the right deal, assemble the right team. The Raymond James Recapitalization & Restructuring Investment Banking team has a strong track record of providing a full range of financial restructuring services to address complex situations faced by our clients. Our approach leverages the Raymond James full-service platform by integrating experienced senior industry bankers directly into our deal teams and accessing our capital markets knowledge and capabilities in order to provide the most comprehensive and effective advice and solutions for our clients. Find out how far our experience and insight can take your next transaction. Completed 200+ restructuring, distressed M&A, recapitalizations and other transactions since 2002 Completed restructuring transactions with more than $100 billion of obligations Delivered over 30+ fairness opinions, valuations and expert reports Advised on $10+ billion of debt and equity financing commitments Provided testimony in 35+ bankruptcy cases Proud sponsor of the M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards. Congratulations to all the winners. RAYMONDJAMES.COM/RESTRUCTURING 2 © 2020 Raymond James & Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC. Past performance is not indicative of future results. 20-ECMRR-0040 JPR 3/20 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor Welcome Welcome to the 14th Annual Turnaround Awards! On behalf of The M&A Advisor team, it is my pleasure to welcome you this evening for this celebration. Given the backdrop of COVID-19, I want to personally thank you for your participation as well as the collaborative contributions of our alliance partners, sponsors and judges. Your individual contribution makes it possible to provide this valuable awards program. Since 2002, The M&A Advisor has been recognizing the premier transactions, companies and dealmakers around the world. And, for the 14th year, it is my privilege to return here to The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach for our annual gathering of the elite performers in distressed investing, restructuring, and reorganization industries. Tonight, it is my great pleasure to recognize the highest performing professionals - the winners of the 14th Annual Turnaround Awards - and bestow upon them well- deserved accolades and recognition of their accomplishments. This year we had the privilege of facilitating the judging of the nominations representing over 200 different firms. An independent committee of judges has met the challenge of selecting the winners in the respective award categories who will be recognized this evening. In addition, I am honored to celebrate the accomplishment of one of the industry’s most respected contributor - Jay M. Goffman, Vice President, Global Advisory, Rothschild & Co. - with the 2020 M&A Advisor Lifetime Achievement Award. We’d also like to recognize Sun Capital Partners who achieved the highest recognition of Private Equity Firm of the Decade for the Turnaround Awards. If I may be of assistance to you in any capacity tonight, it will be my pleasure to serve you. I look forward to greeting you in person during this evening’s event. Roger Aguinaldo Founder The M&A Advisor 3 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor 4 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor Thank You The M&A Advisor is proud and thankful to have the support of the 14th Annual Turnaround Awards Alliances and Sponsors: PRESENTED IN ALLIANCE WITH SPONSORED BY 5 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor Congratulations MelCap Partners is proud to be recognized for Consumer Discretionary Deal of the Year for the Sale of Sawmill Creek MelCap Partners would also like to thank The M&A Advisor for this honor and recognition, and the other members of the Sawmill Creek deal team who helped make this deal possible. We congratulate all the winners of the 14th Annual Turnaround Awards Commitment to Help You Navigate Difficult Choices Albert D. Melchiorre | President P: 330-239-1990 F: 330-239-1991 A: 1684 Medina Road, Suite 102, Medina, OH 44256 E: [email protected] W: www.melcap.com Securities offered through M&A Securities Group, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC. 6 MelCap and MAS are not affiliated entities. #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor Whatever the Challenge, Be WHARTON READY. Deals are COMPLEX, upcoming finance programs: Returns are UNCERTAIN, NEW Distressed Asset Investing and Corporate Restructuring Possibilities are jun. 8–11, 2020 Private Equity INFINITE. apr. 20–24, 2020 oct. 19–23, 2020 Mergers and Acquisitions jun. 14–19, 2020 learn more & apply › Advanced Finance Program 6 programs in 2 years execed.wharton.upenn.edu/INVEST earn alumni status 8 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor Award Judging In August of 2019, The M&A Advisor issued a Call for Nominations to all distressed investing, restructuring, and turnaround professionals and firms to participate in the 14th Annual Turnaround Awards. To qualify the nominees, The M&A Advisor Awards research team used both real- time and historical information on the candidates, during the nomination vetting process. Chosen for their distressed investing, restructuring, and turnaround industry expertise, the following 18 judges were then selected to evaluate the qualified nominees: Liam Ahern | Managing Director, Gordian Group Tom Becker | Director, Sitrick Brendan Burke | Managing Director, Capstone Headwaters Kevin Conner | Managing Partner, Conner LLP Ted Gavin | Managing Director, Gavin/Solmonese LLC Christopher Jarvinen | Partner, Berger Singerman Marc Kalton | Managing Director, Edica Garnett Partners Jason Kellams | President and COO, Derby Fabricating Solutions Steve Klemencic | Managing Director, Ankura Jeff Lambert | CEO, Lambert & Co. Joe O’Donnell | Vice President, Investigative Management Group Stephen Peca | Managing Director, Windy Acres Capital and Advisory Steve Rose | Founder and Managing Partner, The Rose Group Michael Small | Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP Scott Sutton | Vice President, Safeguard Boris Tsimerinov | Managing Director, Semper8 Capital Ray Weisner | Managing Director, Valuation Research Corporation Allen Wilen | Partner, EisenerAmper The candidates were judged in the security datasite to ensure that all eligible nominations were processed and evaluated securely and confidentially. 9 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor Congratulations INVESTIGATIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP A UNIT OF STRANG HAYES HOLDING CORP. Global Security Global Intelligence Background Investigations Security Litigation Support Global Headquarters 156 West 56th St 10th Floor New York, NY 10019 212.308.8500 10 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor 14TH ANNUAL TURNAROUND AWARDS 11 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor opening doors for possibility Polsinelli is proud to support the 2020 Distressed Investing Summit and the 14th Annual Turnaround Awards. Our Bankruptcy & Restructuring Group is honored to receive the Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year award from M&A Advisor. The practice provides a national footprint with a focus on representing Chapter 11 debtors, distressed borrowers, and buyers and sellers of distressed assets. Check out The Devil’s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terms – exclusively created by Polsinelli’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring attorneys – at devilsdictionary.polsinelli.com for an accessible and enjoyable means of quickly cutting through bankruptcy jargon. real challenges. real answers.SM Am Law 100 firm with 900 attorneys nationwide 21 offices from LA to NY 170+ services/industries polsinelli.com The choice of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Polsinelli PC, Polsinelli LLP in California. 12 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor The 14th Annual Turnaround Awards The winners for the 14th Annual Turnaround Awards are as follows: I. SECTOR AWARD CATEGORY CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY DEAL OF THE YEAR Sale of Sawmill Creek MelCap Partners, LLC Allen Stovall Neuman Fisher & Ashton, LLC Sawmill Creek Resort Meaden & Moore Cedar Fair LP CONSUMER STAPLES DEAL OF THE YEAR The Sale of Lucky Vitamin, LLC SSG Capital Advisors LLC RAS Management Advisors, LLC Holland & Knight LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP Ropes & Gray LLP ENERGY DEAL OF THE YEAR Restructuring of Integrated Equipment’s existing debt and the private placement of a credit facility with Veritas Financial Partners and placement of equity with private investors Chiron Financial Veritas Financial Partners Integrated Equipment FINANCIALS DEAL OF THE YEAR Restructuring of Ditech Holding Corporation Epiq AlixPartners Pachulski Stang Zeihl & Jones LLP Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP INDUSTRIALS DEAL OF THE YEAR Acquisition of Systron Donner Inertial by an Affiliate of Resilience Capital Partners Resilience Capital Partners KippsDeSanto & Co. Carlyle Group CliftonLarsonAllen PAI Partners Aon InnoVista Sensors Zieleniec HR Solutions Tucker Ellis LLP Ramboll INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEAL OF THE YEAR Acquisition of Windward Software by Volaris Group a subsidiary of Constellation Software Madison Street Capital Volaris Group 13 #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor #2020turnaroundawards @themaadvisor