Alabama Michael Alexander, AEA Group LLC Arizona Jason D. Curry, Quarles & Brady LLP Jonathan Evans, Guaranty Solutions LLC Pasquale J. Nigro, Deloitte & Touche Jay C. Stuckey III, Landmark Title Assurance Agency Atlanta Austin Bruce Alexander, Balch & Bingham LLP Chris Coutu, Hudson...

Welcome to the first TMA Talks, a regular series of podcasts hosted by TMA Global CEO Scott Y. Stuart, Esq. Each segment will feature prominent TMA members, industry experts, and other special guests. These exchanges will offer insights into key markets, forward-thinking economic outlooks, insider...

TMA honors excellence through its annual awards program, which recognizes achievements in the categories listed in this issue, plus more. The following awards were presented at The 2018 TMA Annual in Colorado Springs, CO, on September 27. TURNAROUNDS AND TRANSACTIONS OF THE YEAR Transaction of the...

Tom Buck, CTP, has joined GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC , a wholly owned subsidiary of B. Riley Financial, as a principal and member of the Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice. He oversees operations in the firm’s New York office. With 20 years of experience advising companies,...

Alabama Dannelly J. Shelton, AEA Group LLC Sarah A. Stephens, Stephens Law Offices LLC Atlanta Britney Baker, King & Spalding LLP Miguel Cadavid, King & Spalding LLP Jack Dougherty, Emory University Drew Minner James C. Morgan Timothy F. Smith, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP California - Northern...

Scott Stuart began losing his fear of failure at an unlikely time: in the middle of a streak of courtroom wins as a young lawyer in 1989 at the Finkel Goldstein law firm in New York. An older attorney who noticed his success pulled him aside and told him not to keep count, warning that there will...

Alabama Timothy George Holland, Holland Turnaround & Restructuring Consulting LLC Arizona Shannon Gallop, First Western Trust Bank Eric Lee, Keegan, Linscott & Kenon P.C. Joseph Yockey, Leading Edge Manufacturing LLC Atlanta Richard Baxter, FTI Consulting William J. Boehman, Yamaha Motor...

While it is impossible to predict the exact timing, a downturn is inevitably coming after such a long period of economic expansion. The stretch of time following the last recession in 2008 has featured low interest rates that make debt loads more manageable for middle market businesses. The past...

Many non-bank direct lenders and others are asking, “Are we ever going to have a recession?” The obvious answer to that question is yes, but no one knows when. Risk appears to be extremely underpriced. Leverage lending multiples and advance rates on asset-based transactions are at all-time highs...