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James E. Nugent Managing Director, Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC |
| 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654 | 312.595.8522 | | |
Corporate Recovery
- Vast experience providing business advisory and financial and operational turnaround consulting services to companies, lenders and creditors in complex restructuring matters
- Experience in providing restructuring advisory services including the management of complex turnaround situations, negotiation of restructuring plans and sale and financing transactions with lenders and debtors, business and financial planning, development and evaluation of financial projections and cash flow forecasts, cost reduction planning, evaluations of mergers and sales, evaluations of financing alternatives and valuation and liquidation analyses
- Industry specialization includes airlines, gaming, healthcare, automotive, construction, real estate finance, and manufacturing and distribution
- Representative engagements include United Airlines, Legends Gaming, Rockford Products Corporation, SpecialtyChem Products Corporation, USA Commercial Mortgage Company and Genesis Health Ventures
- Experience serving in interim management capacity as chief financial officer for restructuring situations
- Experience providing financial advisory services for business organizations experiencing significant financial and operating difficulties
- Provides evaluation of financial and operational performance of business units, departments and operational functions, development of operational and cost reduction plans, revenue enhancement plans, and facilitation of company work groups to identify and implement process improvement and cost savings plans
- Provided consulting advice in over 40 merger and acquisition transactions including negotiation assistance and led merger integration teams to affect operational implementation of merger and related strategic plans
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA)
- B.S., Northern Illinois University
- M.B.A., DePaul University
- Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, member
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, member
- Turnaround Management Association, member
- Thorek Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL, vice-chairman, board of trustees, member of Finance and Investment Committees
