With over 30 years of experience in business consulting, corporate management and restructuring, Greg Baracato has substantial expertise in rendering financial advisory and reorganization services on behalf of varied stakeholders in the restructuring and turnaround arena.
Peter Feigenbaum has more than 30 years of experience in retail performance improvement, turnaround, and restructuring services across a wide variety of companies and industries.
An orderly transition to a new financial advisor took place
The company had 80 operating wells in the Permian Basin with over $280MM of mechanic's liens filed against it. The company was in bankruptcy and out of compliance with certain bankruptcy filing requirements and faced a trustee motion and other adversarial litigation. CR3 Partners was engaged as CRO and put the estate in compliance with all bankruptcy requirements, opened authorized depository accounts, and set up a secure data room. A draft outline of a Plan of Reorganization was prepared, the trustee motion was settled, an orderly transition to a new financial advisor was concluded, and a 13-week cash collateral budget was developed.
The Situation
Company with 80 operating wells in the Permian Basin
Company was in bankruptcy and needed a CRO
Company was faced with a trustee motion as well as other adversarial litigation
Company was not in compliance with its bankruptcy filing requirements, including deficiencies in certain schedules and statements, cash flow projections for use of cash collateral, authorized depositories, and monthly operating reports
There was no secure data room to provide information to creditor advisors and no internal or external communication protocol
Over $280MM of mechanics liens filed against company and no process to organize or evaluate validity of claims
The Work
CR3 Partners was engaged as CRO
In a short period, CR3 put estate into compliance with all bankruptcy requirements
Opened authorized depository accounts
Set up secure data room and established weekly calls with stakeholders
The Results
Company determined cash requirements for next six months
Draft outline of a Plan of Reorganization was prepared
Trustee motion was settled
An orderly transition to a new financial advisor took place
13-week cash collateral budget was developed and reporting was implemented
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