Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review Restructuring & Turnaround Summit to Highlight Opportunities in Distressed Situations
27 Janvier 2010 - 2:00PM
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Keynotes from Former "Auto Czar" Steven Rattner, Dalton
Investments, Tennenbaum Capital Partners and others; Industry
Leaders Provide View Into Distressed Debt Fundraising, Investment,
Liquidity & More NEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Top
executives with restructuring firms, leading bankruptcy attorneys
and other industry experts will discuss the risks and rewards of
opportunities emerging for distressed debt fundraising, investment,
deal flow, liquidity and returns at the Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy
Review Restructuring & Turnaround Summit on March 10, 2010 in
New York. Conference speakers will provide first-hand information
about the strategies investors, turnaround specialists and service
providers are using to revive companies, which industries have the
most promise for future returns and what can be expected in 2010.
Featured keynote speakers are: -- Jeffrey H. Aronson, managing
principal, Centerbridge Partners. Mr. Aronson is in the unique
position to provide in-depth insight on these deals and the overall
deal-making environment, as well as offer an inside look at
Centerbridge's plans for 2010 and beyond. -- Steven Persky,
co-founder & managing partner, Dalton Investments. With a true
"in the trenches" perspective, Mr. Persky comes to the conference
to discuss the current credit environment and the potential and
perils for doing deals in the coming months. -- John J. Rapisardi,
partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP. Mr. Rapisardi, is
co-chair of Cadwalader's Financial Restructuring Department and has
served as outside counsel to the United States Department of
Treasury and the Presidential Task Force on the restructuring of
Chrysler, General Motors and Delphi and, most recently, the
restructuring of CIT, the distressed bank holding company. --
Steven Rattner, former counselor to the secretary & lead auto
advisor, United States Department of Treasury. Mr. Rattner, who
co-founded the Quadrangle Group in 2000, recently rose to national
prominence as the "Auto Czar" in the Obama Administration's
reorganizations of Chrysler and General Motors. He will share his
perspectives on what it will take to turn around the U.S. auto
industry and what role government will play in future corporate
restructurings and turnarounds. -- Michael Tennenbaum, senior
managing partner, Tennenbaum Capital Partners. A seasoned and
successful distressed investor, Mr. Tennenbaum will discuss how his
firm's hedge fund navigated the financial downturn, what it sees in
airlines and what it plans to do with its freshly closed fund. The
one-day conference will address today's evolving marketplace with
keynote speakers and panel discussions providing insight on topics
including: -- Where the economy is going and what's ahead for
distressed-focused firms and service providers. -- The role the
government will play going forward with troubled companies. -- How
the bankruptcy process continues to change and what's next. -- The
opportunities and risks in tackling the commercial real estate
market. -- The willingness of lenders to work with troubled
companies. -- The types of deals distressed investors think make
the most sense now. Gold sponsors of the Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy
Review Restructuring & Turnaround Summit are Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft LLP and Mayer Brown LLP. Silver sponsors are
Getzler Henrich and Loughlin Meghji + Company. To register or learn
more, visit http://bit.ly/DBRS10, call 866-291-1800, or email .
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