Dennis Gerrard's background spans over 30 years in senior leadership positions including 21 years in turnaround management and financial restructuring.
Mike Juniper has 20 years of experience in financial and operational analysis and improvement, turnaround and restructuring consulting, and interim management. He has served as an advisor to numerous companies through Chapter 11 proceedings.
Tyler Payne is a turnaround professional with experience in strategic transactions, refinancing, modeling and budgets, and business intelligence. He has four years of experience serving as a distressed creditor as well as four years of experience working as an operator within cash-constrained businesses.
Barak Tulin is a creative, analytical, and effective executive with over 20 years of experience in performance improvement, restructuring and turnaround, financial planning and analysis, transaction services and general management.
CR3 was engaged as the CRO to a multi-facility international recycling company that was experiencing declining profitability due to increases in freight costs and a poor product mix from a new key supplier. CR3 assisted with the closure of two facilities that were cash flow negative, the sale of two facilities to a strategic buyer to pay down senior debt, and the operational restructuring of the last remaining facility.
The Situation
$50MM recycler of post-industrial waste, operating out of two facilities in U.S. and three in Central America
Company faced three distinct issues that impacted its margins and liquidity:
Inability to pass through to customers higher international freight costs
Taking on new supplier that ultimately did not provide raw material product mix expected, resulting in unprofitable finished product mix
Cessation of raw material supply from another key supplier and clients reduced liquidity from first two issues prevented timely payment
The Work
Engaged by private equity sponsor as CRO to provide immediate assistance with restructuring efforts
Updated and refined weekly cash flow forecast and assisted with cash management
Managed accounting and treasury group after CFO left
Ceased business with supplier that was providing poor product mix
Due to lack of supply from two major suppliers and no new suppliers with sufficient replacement volumes, determined that two of its five facilities needed to be closed and third restructured
Initiated sale effort for remaining facilities to address continuing default and declining borrowing availability with its senior secured lender
Reported to Board, but interacted daily with senior management, including CEO and COO
Held frequent meetings with senior secured lender, Board, and private equity sponsor
The Results
Raw materials were either sold out of existing locations or moved to remaining locations and fixed assets were liquidated
Closed two international facilities; sold two U.S. facilities to strategic competitors with proceeds sufficient to pay off ABL lender in full
Third international facility had nearly 50% reduction on labor force and remains operational
Cash is King — Credibility is the Crown When Dealing with Banks
In the last 20 years, turnaround professionals have assisted thousands of clients who were predominantly referred by stakeholders within the company who have money to lose.
Winston Mar Participates in the ABL Industry State of the Union Q1 2024
Winston Mar participated in the first 2024 installment of the quarterly ABL Advisor article series to discuss the state of the ABL industry and general market dynamics with other commercial finance industry participants.
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CR3 Partners Named to Consulting Magazine list of Best Small Consulting Firms 2021
CR3 Partners was recently named to Consulting Magazine's list of Best Consulting Firms to Work For. It is an honor to be part of this distinguished list of companies.
CR3 Partners announced that the firm received the Award for "Restructuring of the Year ($10MM to $50MM)" by M&A Advisor in the "Chapter 11 Reorganization Award" category.
CR3 Partners Adds New Service Offering and Continues to Expand
CR3 has appointed new Partner Suzanne Roski to expand and lead this practice in our new Richmond office. Suzanne's background includes over 35 years of professional experience with troubled companies, litigation, forensic investigation, and valuation consulting.
Partner, David Tiffany walks us through how CROs adapt to limits on on-site presence in the most recent installment of the Turnaround Management Association's Journal of Corporate Renewal.
CR3 Partners is proud to announce the expansion of its rapidly growing Los Angeles office by adding two Senior Associates, Alex Pettee and Ashtynn Baltimore. Along with the additions to the Los Angeles office, CR3 Partners would also like to announce its new Director, Avery Alcorn out of the Houston office.
CR3 Partners' clients and referral sources agree that additional capital will be needed to return operations to the "new normal" after COVID-19. But how much capital will they need, where will it be deployed, and who will provide it?
CR3 Partners Honored with Two M&A Advisor's Awards
Led by Dustin Lough, the engagement team for The NORDAM Group, a large international aerospace company, received the Restructuring of the Year ($250MM to $500MM) award as advisors to the lending group leading up to and including the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.
CR3 Partners is pleased to announce that Sean Cunningham has joined as a Partner of the firm and will be based in its New York office. David Tiffany has been elevated to Partner of the firm in the Los Angeles office.
CR3 Partners is delighted to announce that Tim Skillman has joined as a Partner of the firm and will be heading the new CR3 Partners Los Angeles office.
Dawn Ragan is Interviewed for Journal of Corporate Renewal
Partner, Dawn Ragan, was recently featured in a Q&A article in the Journal of Corporate Renewal, the official publication of the Turnaround Management Association.
SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (SSG) acted as the investment banker to New England Orthotic & Prosthetic Systems, LLC and its affiliates in the sale of all of its outstanding senior debt to AHM Healthcare Strategies (AHM), an affiliate of Eschen Prosthetic and Orthotic Laboratories, Inc. (Eschen).
CR3 Partners, a Dallas-based national turnaround and performance improvement firm, today announced that the firm was awarded a 2018 Turnaround Award for "Ch 11 Reorganization of the Year for ($25-100MM)" by M&A Advisor in the "Chapter 11 Reorganization Award" category.