AlixPartners is a leading global business advisory firm with a demonstrated history of helping clients resolve urgent, high-impact business challenges when results really matter.  Small senior teams of highly experienced professionals and a willingness to align compensation and results offer a fresh alternative for the executive suite. AlixPartners has more than 850 employees in 13 offices across North America, Europe and Asia.

 For more information, visit www.alixpartners.com.

The Hilco Organization (“Hilco”) is a privately-held, diversified financial and operational services firm whose principal competency is understanding the value of tangible and intangible business assets.  Using this knowledge, Hilco appraises, buys, sells, finances and enhances the performance of business assets through an integrated platform of more than 20 business units located in North America and the European Union.  Each unit provides a specific set of services pertaining to certain asset categories, to include consumer products and industrial inventory, machinery and equipment, real estate, accounts receivable and intellectual property.  Hilco serves lenders, private equity firms, hedge funds and investment banking firms. Hilco also serves retailers, wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers on a direct basis.

For more information, visit: www.hilcotrading.com.

With more than 2,000 attorneys in 22 offices on four continents, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and affiliates serves clients in every major financial center. Our strategically positioned U.S. and international locations allow us proximity to our clients and their operations and ensure a seamless and unified approach at all times. For 60 years, Skadden has provided a wide array of legal services to the corporate, industrial, financial and governmental communities around the world in many of the most significant corporate transactions and litigations. Our clients range from a variety of small, start-up companies to a substantial number of the 500 largest U.S. corporations and many of the leading global companies. We have represented numerous governments, many of the largest banks — including virtually all of the leading investment banks — and major insurance and financial services companies. The firm has more than 40 practice areas and advises clients in matters involving, among others, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and arbitration, corporate finance, corporate restructuring, securities law, banking, project finance, energy and infrastructure, antitrust, tax and intellectual property.

For more information, visit: www.skadden.com

ForteCEO is a consulting firm that helps owners create significant value. We uncover value at every stage of ownership, including:

• Pre-purchase Diligence
• Post-purchase Integration
• Underperforming & Undermanaged
• Preparation for Sale

Our Business Assessment delivers rapid results for struggling businesses.

For more information, visit: www.forteceo.com

MCR was formed in April 2001 to offer turnaround, restructuring and insolvency services of outstanding quality to banks, lenders, business owners and individuals in the mid-market sector.  It aims to provide the most practicable ways to resolve issues affecting business performance.

The firm has ten partners who practice an ethos of high-level involvement to ensure that each assignment capitalises upon the expertise and knowledge of the whole team.

MCR regularly handles significant projects across a range of sectors and has been involved in a number of high profile cases.  MCR is increasingly being asked to restructure businesses and find turnaround solutions to help companies avoid formal insolvency.  Sectors include property,  manufacturing, printing, recruitment, hotels, leisure, the internet, e-commerce, automotive, telecommunications, music, entertainment and construction.

For more information, www.mcr.uk.com.