Unbiased Advice Regarding the Full Range of Strategic Alternatives, at Every Stage of the Business Cycle

Barson Advisory provides financial restructuring and insolvency advice to over-leveraged and distressed businesses, their private equity sponsors, boards of directors, investors and other stakeholders. The firm’s diverse experience includes advising companies, boards, and equity and debt holders on various strategic and financial alternatives aimed at maximizing value. Clients retain us because of our creativity and tenacity in negotiating and successfully resolving challenging financial issues and sophisticated capital structures involving multiple constituents.

We are at our best when the issues are tangled and complex. Whether it involves a recalcitrant lender, a labyrinthine series of agreements and attendant obligations, or another form of enterprise-threatening event, our firm brings significant intellectual firepower to each transaction, delivering tangible results in a rapidly-changing environment.

Our primary suite of financial-related services pivot around what we do best: strategic advisory work. We do not act as crisis managers or operational restructuring advisors, although we know a variety of trusted professionals that do serve in such capacities. A significant aspect of our advisory practice focuses on mitigating the adverse effects of liquidity or other crises, and aiding businesses in overcoming the inertia of a downward spiral while there are meaningful alternatives to bankruptcy proceedings. Indeed, we cover all aspects of financial restructurings with insightful analysis and three-dimensional thinking.

Independent Director Services/Board Representation

Barson Advisory's independent director services allows us to accept corporate directorship appointments for companies throughout the country, particularly when independence and restructuring expertise is critical.

Through such appointments, we aim to:

  • Ensure that the appropriate standards of corporate governance are adhered to;

  • Protect and maximize value for the benefit of stakeholders;

  • Manage and/or prevent dissipation of assets during a dispute or litigation; and

  • Evaluate and make prudent business decisions in distressed situations.

Strategic alternative and capital structure assessments, together with attendant balance sheet realignment

Multi-party senior and subordinated debt restructuring

Serving as interim replacement general partner/manager for private equity, hedge and other private capital funds during periods of transition

Serving as chief restructuring officer and chief transformation officer when companies must drive a major corporate restructuring or wind down effort

Executing distressed mergers, acquisitions, company sales and asset divestitures

Traditional chapter 11 restructurings

Board-level advisory services, including as stakeholder designated observer

Expert testimony

Barson Advisory LLC is a boutique financial advisory firm that provides business consulting and advisory services to corporate management, boards of directors, private equity and strategic investors, and other stakeholders in distressed and special situations. Barson Advisory LLC is not a certified public accounting firm or a law firm and does not provide accounting or legal advice. The information presented on this site is not, and should not be construed as, legal, tax, business, investment, accounting, advisory or other professional advice.