Collard to speak at Virginia conference
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Alumnus John Collard |
Finance alumnus, Dean's External Advisory Board member and Hall of Famer John M. Collard will be a speaker at the Opal Financial Group's Distressed Debt Summit at Lansdowne Resort, Virginia on April 14. Collard, chairman of Strategic Management Partners, Inc., is a turnaround specialist and equity capital investor.
Conference: Opal Financial Group -- Distressed Debt Summit
(212) 532-9898 www.opalgroup.net
Venue: The Lansdowne Resort -- Lansdowne, Virginia 20176
(877) 509-8400 www.lansdowneresort.com
Date: April 14, 2008
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
Agenda: Distressed Debt Summit Agenda
www.opalgroup.net/conferencehtml/2008/distresseddebt08/dds_agenda.php
Opal Financial Group's Distressed Debt Summit will address up-to-the-minute issues and opportunities in a broad range of sectors within the Distressed Debt arena. This event will bring together representatives from the leading banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, specialized debt funds, accounting firms, turnaround firms and legal firms for two days of engaging discussions. The program will also provide ample opportunity for networking.
Panel: Finding the Right Strategy; Evaluating the Alternatives
Panelists:
The conference topics of discussion will include:
- How Will a U.S. Recession Affect the Distressed Market?
- Commercial Real Estate Loans
- Pricing and Evaluation Strategies of Distressed Debt
- Major Defaults in the Mortgage Sector, Including the ABS Subprime Market
- Distressed Opportunities in Consumer Loans, Student Loans, Automobile Loans and Credit Cards
- Investor Roundtable: What Investors are Seeking in Distressed Debt Investing
- Finding the Right Strategy; Evaluating the Alternatives
Mr. Collard said "distressed debt investors recognize genuine value-add when they bring in turnaround professionals either to run a troubled asset or advise them on investing in underperforming distressed troubled companies in which they want to invest. In the case of an investment that turns into a forced loan-to-own situation, investors may be ill-prepared to handle the leadership required to recovery their capital. Turnaround professionals bring a unique leadership style to focus on the immediacy of changes required. They can determine what is wrong, implement solutions, and find permanent management teams. When a company is in trouble a different transferable set of leadership skills is required to set the company back on a profitable path." "Focusing on exit strategies from the start is key to maximizing returns on investment. You must build enterprises that future buyers want to invest in."
"More private equity and hedge fund investors are seeking the help of turnaround experts, and many are adding this talent to their senior management teams." Regardless of who employs the turnaround professional, their unique expertise is required to be successful in this market.
About the Speaker:
John M. Collard, is Chairman of Annapolis, Maryland-based Strategic Management Partners, Inc. (410-263-9100, www.StrategicMgtPartners.com ), a nationally recognized turnaround management firm specializing in interim executive leadership, asset recovery, corporate renewal governance, and investing in underperforming distressed troubled companies. He is Past Chairman of the Turnaround Management Association, a Certified Turnaround Professional, and brings 35 years senior operating C-Level leadership, $85M asset recovery, 40+ transactions worth $780M+, and $80M fund management expe rtise to run troubled companies, and advise company boards, litigators, institutional and private equity investors. Turnarounds & Workouts Magazine has twice named SMP among the 'Top Outstanding Turnaround Management Firms'. SMP Won the 2007 Maryland Small Business of the Year Award and the Governor's Citation in the State of Maryland. |
