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Ola Majiyagbe is an associate in Dechert’s global financial restructuring group. He advises financial institutions, private equity funds, private equity sponsors, bondholders, corporate borrowers, insolvency practitioners, directors, and other key stakeholders in relation to cross-border restructurings, out-of-court workouts and resolutions, formal insolvency proceedings, contingency planning, and corporate governance matters. Majiyagbe regularly authors and contributes to […]

Alex Mazer is a partner and executive vice president at Big Shoulders Capital and focuses on deal sourcing and underwriting, and creative structuring. Prior to Big Shoulders Capital, he founded The BirdDog Group, a national inventory liquidation firm that worked with lenders, turnaround consultants, importers, wholesalers, and distributors to purchase and/or liquidate distressed inventory and […]

Tayyibah Arif is counsel in Dechert’s global financial restructuring group. She is based in the firm’s London office and advises clients on high-profile, complex restructurings and formal insolvency procedures. Arif focuses her practice on representing distressed corporates, private equity funds, sponsors, bondholders, financial institutions, and insolvency practitioners in domestic and cross-border restructuring matters, including out-of-court […]

Katherine Forbes is a partner with KPMG LLP and president of KPMG Inc. Based in Toronto, she specializes in developing and implementing financial restructuring, corporate turnaround, and distressed M&A strategies on behalf of companies and their stakeholders, and frequently acts as court-appointed monitor, information officer, receiver, and bankruptcy trustee. Forbes has advised debtors, boards of […]

Marc Sullivan, CFA, CTP, is a managing director at Phoenix Management Services, an operationally focused turnaround management firm. He is a financial leader with more than 25 years of experience managing and advising clients on complex transactions and situations. Sullivan is a member of the TMA Global Board of Trustees, in addition to being a […]

Bayard B. Hollingsworth, CTP, is a managing director at Phoenix Management Services, an operations-oriented firm focusing on strategic transactions and corporate renewal. He is a corporate leader with almost 30 years of experience managing and advising clients in high-growth, turnaround, and transaction-driven situations. Hollingsworth’s balanced perspective is derived from his years of successfully serving as […]

Christine Song is a director of Miller Buckfire. Her municipal restructuring experience includes advising the City of Detroit in its Chapter 9 filing and advising creditor groups in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and COFINA Title III cases, including the Senior COFINA Bondholder Coalition, the Lawful Constitutional Debtholders Coalition (LCDC), and the Ad Hoc Group […]

Fernando M. Padilla is the former deputy executive director for operations and director of program management, restructuring, and fiscal affairs at the Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority (PREPA). Currently a strategic consultant, he has held various strategic leadership positions in the government of Puerto Rico, including as a key leader in the energy sector during […]

Matthew C. Rodrigue is a managing director and co-head of Miller Buckfire & Co., a New York-based investment bank that advises on complex debt restructurings. In recent years, he and his team have advised the Senior COFINA Ad Hoc Group, the Lawful Constitutional Debtholders Coalition (LCDC), the Ad Hoc Group of FGIC-wrapped Noteholders, and National […]

Christine Song is a director of Miller Buckfire. Her municipal restructuring experience includes advising the City of Detroit in its Chapter 9 filing and advising creditor groups in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and COFINA Title III cases, including the Senior COFINA Bondholder Coalition, the Lawful Constitutional Debtholders Coalition (LCDC), and the Ad Hoc Group […]