The Journal of Corporate Renewal

May 2008

Government Wears Many Hats in the Healthcare Arena
Government’s involvement in healthcare affects distressed healthcare turnarounds and restructurings, as well as the corresponding challenges faced by turnaround professionals in dealing with government’s pervasive roles.

Assessing, Underwriting Government Risk
Underestimating the economic impact of the presence and behavior of the federal government on a company is one of the most frequent mistakes made in the traditional due diligence process.

Government Contracts May Put Struggling Companies on Road to Recovery
Establishing a plan for sales to the government may be the business opportunity a company needs to turn around lagging sales or expand the scope of its marketing footprint.

Tailoring a Turnaround Pitch to Hedge Funds
Capitalizing on New Realities in a New Economy

Turnaround professionals seeking to market to hedge fund managers must understand the funds’ history, biases, and structure to effectively market to them.

Do Wire Transfers Really Protect Shareholders in Private LBOs?
Not in the 2d—and Perhaps Other—Circuits

The extent to which wire transfers may insulate LBO payments from attack under fraudulent transfer laws will likely be determined as much by the venue of the bankruptcy proceedings as much as the facts of the transaction at issue.

What’s Involved in Earning a CTP?
More than 400 of us have invested the time and money to get a CTP so far. Is it time for you to join us?

How Private Companies Can Prevent Fraud
Irregularities Jump-Start Probe at Battery Manufacturer

Implementing some fairly simple, direct, low-cost anti-fraud measures can go far toward making a company a place where cheaters seldom prosper and honesty really is the best policy.