Illustration of bar graph with Stethoscope and dental tools
Between 2015 and 2020, private equity firms made more than 75 platform investments in physician practice management companies (PPMs) and more than 50 platform investments in dental service organizations (DSOs). This investment frenzy was driven by private equity’s desire to deploy its $1.5 trillion...
Illustration of Doctor Holding shield. Title: Sustaining Healthcare Providers Through the Pandemic
While healthcare generally represents a bright spot in a teetering U.S. economy, COVID-19 has demonstrated that healthcare providers are not immune to the financial pressures associated with the pandemic. As COVID-19 began to spread beyond China and Italy, U.S. hospitals, physician practices, long-...
How COVID-19 Magnified the Fragility of the U.S. Healthcare Sector
COVID-19 and its resulting economic impact have taken a destructive toll on society. At its core, the pandemic has been a health crisis, so, not surprisingly, healthcare has been one of the sectors of the economy that has been most severely impacted. Societal measures to “flatten the curve,” such...
TMA Town Hall for August 19, 2020

Healthcare Industry Distress, sponsored by SAK Management Services, LLC

Hear four distinct viewpoints on the healthcare industry's distress: the hospital environment, the nursing home environment, lenders, and legal. How will the impacts of COVID-19 impact healthcare...

Maximizing Value Amid Uncertainty in the Healthcare Industry
Managing through uncertainty is a constant for healthcare operators. For years, healthcare companies have faced disruption related to reimbursement rate cuts or new market entrants. However, the impact of COVID-19 is creating a new kind of stress across various sectors in the healthcare industry...
JCR Guest Editor
To say these are unprecedented times would be an understatement. What the global pandemic has done to economies across the world has never been seen before, and it is far too early in the process to know what the exact long-term impact will be. Added to that, the strain of the health crisis is...
TMA Town Hall for July 22, 2020

Automotive Manufacturing Distress sponsored by AlixPartners

The auto industry is entering an era of depressed global sales and a massive, unprecedented debt load. Learn more about the supply chain risks and other pressures affecting automotive manufacturers.

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COVID-19 May Compel Reimagining the Turnaround Business Model
With each passing day, turnaround advisors, bankruptcy attorneys, and other supporting professionals answer the call as more and more businesses fight for their lives. Some of these businesses will implode from the pressures of the coronavirus crisis, while others will nimbly pivot and thrive with...
Court Blocks Investor’s Use of ‘Golden Shares’ to Prevent Bankruptcy Filing
In football, proper blocking helps a team control the line of scrimmage. Because a bankruptcy filing can shift the power away from an investor to the financially distressed company, investors often have sought to “control the line of scrimmage” and block companies in which they have invested from...
What Restructuring Professionals Need to Know About the California Consumer Privacy Act
Every internet search, click, view, purchase, message, download, and delete creates a digital trail that companies can use to deduce individual consumers’ interests, habits, and preferences. This data forms the backbone of the information economy, facilitating targeted advertising and messaging on...