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June 12, 2009 - Focus Management Group is proud to announce that it has been selected as a Finalist in the Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Atlas Awards in two categories, including Turnaround Consulting Practice of the Year.
The nationwide business restructuring firm was also recognized as a Finalist in the Food & Beverage Sector Deal of the Year category for its role as Chief Restructuring Officer to Archway and Mother’s Cookie Company, Inc., a leading producer of cookies in the United States. A Focus team, led by Managing Director Jeffrey Granger, led the Company through a rapid Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and prepared the entity for its subsequent sale in just 75 days, thereby preserving the value of the enterprise to the new buyer.
The M&A Atlas Awards® program spotlights and honors leaders, significant transactions, sought-after dealmakers and outstanding institutions in the turnaround and bankruptcy management, mergers and acquisitions, alternative investing and related industry participants. The winners will be announced at an awards gala dinner on June 22, 2009 at Hotel Allegro in Chicago, IL.
“Focus Management Group is very proud to be recognized by the Global M&A Network for our accomplishments,” said J. Tim Pruban, President of Focus Management Group. “Our firm has experienced unprecedented growth in the past year, and the success of the Archway engagement demonstrated the expertise of our firm’s professionals in business restructuring and bankruptcy management.”
About Focus Management Group:
Focus Management Group provides nationwide professional services in turnaround management, insolvency proceedings, business restructuring and operational improvement with a senior-level team of 120 professionals. Headquartered in Tampa, FL, with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Greenwich, Los Angeles and Nashville, the firm provides a full portfolio of services to distressed companies and their stakeholders, including secured lenders and equity sponsors.
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