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Turnaround & Restructuring
Turnaround & Restructuring
Turnaround & RestructuringFewer Banks, More Workouts: What Regional Consolidation Means for Borrowers in 2026
How 2026 regional-bank consolidation and the commercial debt maturity wall are reshaping middle-market borrower relationships, deal flow, and special-assets workout activity — and the three moves borrowers should make now.
Turnaround & RestructuringSection 363 Sales Without the Legalese
A plain-English guide to Section 363 sales — how the stalking-horse bid, the auction, the timeline, and the stakeholders work together to sell a distressed business free and clear and preserve enterprise value a slow liquidation would destroy.
Turnaround & RestructuringHow a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization Saved Player Wire Wheels
A $47 million wheel and tire distributor lost its founder and its credit line, then emerged from Chapter 11 with every creditor paid in full.
Firm NewsInglewood Launches Higher Education Consulting Group to Support Colleges and Universities
Inglewood launches its Higher Education Services Group, led by Sam Steinhouse, to help colleges and universities navigate financial headwinds.
LeadershipThe Briefest of Management Philosophies
John Lane distills a career of turnaround work into a four-word management philosophy: life is too short. Here is why it holds up under pressure.
LeadershipListen to Your Angel: Coping With Business Failure and Despair
A reflection on the quiet epidemic of deaths of despair, and why business owners facing collapse are rarely as alone as they feel.
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A short, occasional note for owners, lenders, and advisors, on the signals that a transition is coming and what to do about it. No noise.