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Turnaround & RestructuringTiming Vagaries Can Be Unforgiving for a Newly Launched Venture
A promising sustainable-materials startup collapsed years ahead of its market. The story behind the receivership, and why startup timing risk is real.
Turnaround & RestructuringPartners Forever: What to Do When 50-50 Owners No Longer Get Along
When 50-50 business partners stop getting along, the business is usually the first casualty. Here is how to preserve value and separate cleanly.
Transactions & M&AAcquisition Due Diligence: Quality of Earnings and the Cost of Quality
A quality of earnings analysis uncovered nearly $3M in hidden quality costs at a struggling contract manufacturer and paved the way to a sale within a year.
LeadershipMy Very First Business Management Lesson: Know What Your Customers Actually Want
A frozen pie company on the shores of Lake Michigan taught John Lane a lesson about customer needs that still holds up 55 years later.
Turnaround & RestructuringHitting the Reset Button: Turnaround Consulting for a Family Construction Company
A fifty-year-old family construction company had lost its way. Inglewood's turnaround plan helped it refocus on core work and reset its course.
Turnaround & RestructuringInglewood's Work as Creditor Trustee for Allied Consolidated Industries Ends With All Creditors Paid in Full, Including Interest
In a four-year bankruptcy that began with a $10 million judgment lien, Inglewood served as creditor trustee and paid every creditor in full, with interest.
Turnaround & RestructuringIt's Groundhog Day: A Lesson for Companies in Distress
Showing up every day and putting out fires is the easy path. Saving a distressed business takes the hard decisions most executives keep avoiding.
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