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Jonathan MarinoSenior EditorThe Deal
MODERATOR
Philip BrandesPartner Mayer Brown
EXPERT PANEL
Edward KleinguetlManaging Director, Transaction Advisory Services Grant Thornton LLP
EXPERT PANEL
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GUIDELINES FOR DISTRESSED INVESTING
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
1.What should I be worried about and why?2. What do successful distressed integrators
do? 3.What should I be doing and when?4.How should I organize this process?5.What type of external support will I need?6. What are some guidelines for integrating
a distressed transaction?Source: Grant Thornton
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RISKS
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DISTRESSED INTEGRATORS
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INTEGRATION
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INTEGRATION PROCESS
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EXTERNAL SUPPORT
AUDIENCE Q&A
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Due DiligenceDriving Value Out of Distress: Negotiation, Valuation and
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Executive summaryPhilip Brandes is a firm wide Corporate and Securities practice leader. He represents strategic and financial investors in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, debt and equity securities offerings, bank financings and joint ventures, frequently with a cross-border dimension. He has particular experience advising private equity sponsors and pharmaceutical companies. The 2008 edition of International Finance and Law Review's Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms recommended Philip as a leading US M&A lawyer, noting his "great responsiveness," "good manner" and "quality advice."Since joining Mayer Brown in 1994, Philip has worked in both the New York and Frankfurt offices. He is fluent in German.
Philip BrandesPartner, Corporate and Securities practice leaderMayer BrownT 212-506-2558F [email protected]
Edward KleinguetlManaging Director, Transaction Advisory ServicesGrant Thornton LLPT 832-476-3760F [email protected]
Executive summaryEd leads our Transaction Integration offering within the Transaction Advisory Services practice. He has over 30 years of experience, including strategic investment advisory services to grassroots facilities and joint ventures, transaction integration, divestitures, transaction carve-out and performance improvement projects.
Ed joined Grant Thornton in January 2013. Prior to Grant Thornton, Ed was a Partner with a “Big 4” accounting firm where he led the Transaction Integration practice in the Southeast and advised on deals throughout the world, including Brazil and China. He has been involved with hundreds of transactions and has advised both private equity and corporate clients. He has developed unique solutions for integrating complex acquisitions, as well as complex sell-side and buy-side carve-out transactions. Clients have included strategic companies varying in size from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Most recently Ed was Executive Vice-President of a globally recognized engineering and strategic consultancy firm to the refining, petrochemical and gas sectors.
Ed is considered a thought leader and frequently presents at global conferences and contributes to publications on the topics of transaction integration, operations and change management, and business growth strategies.
