McShaneGroup - SAMPLE ENGAGEMENTS

SAMPLE ENGAGEMENTS

Regional Wine and Liquor Distributor

A McShane Group partner was referred to this multi state wine and liquor distributor in loan covenant defaults by the company’s lender in July. Revenues exceeded $200 million annually, the company had suffered two consecutive years of losses and it was on track to lose $5 million in the current calendar year.

Sawmill and Wood Products Company

This Mid-Atlantic, third generation company began as a hardwood sawmill but over the years had added significant kiln and wood products manufacturing assets. A large equipment upgrade left the Company with a state of the art operation with computer controlled equipment but much higher debt.

Consumer Product Manufacturer

A McShane partner stabilized an unprofitable Virginia manufacturer with 3 US factories. Losses followed several complaints from the Consumer Product Safety Committee and product safety lawsuits which caused the withdrawal of the company’s fastest growing product line from the market. This resulted in a 40% decline in sales.

Medical Waste Incineration Company

An eastern U.S. city’s largest medical waste disposal facility, upon which 22 regional hospitals and numerous clinics depended, was being crushed by debt and was close to mechanical and operational collapse. The company’s owners and customers were desperate for solutions to maintain this critically important service. A venture capital firm asked McShane Group to help...

McShane Group was retained by a national lender having an 8-figure exposure to a private college in New England. A forbearance agreement was expiring and the lender had to decide whether to fund the school’s upcoming summer cash operating deficit. Refusing to fund would have most likely caused the school to close, with serious ramifications to the lender.

McShane Group was hired to liquidate an electronic component fabrication company unable to recover from a 75% decline in revenues in an industry facing significant overcapacity in the United States and intense competition from the Far East. The bank wanted immediate shutdown, but was convinced to support the company through a three month shutdown period...