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Gordian Group’s Peter Kaufman and Henry Owsley bring a lot of passion to the distressed game. Now they’ve put it in a book. While most of America was busy relaxing on the Fourth of July weekend of 1989, barbecues, fireworks … Read more

Reviewed by Keith J. Shapiro Greenberg Traurig LLP; Chicago No senior executive or general counsel of a troubled company should take another step without reading Peter Kaufman and Henry Owsley’s practical and concise primer on distressed investment banking. With Distressed … Read more

Though its investment in an investment banking and financial advisory services firm stands out from its usual lineup of tangible product producing companies, Allied Capital Corp.’s $8.3 million pledge of faith in the Gordian Group may prove to be one … Read more

Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE:ALD) announced Friday that it has made a strategic investment in Gordian Group, a leading national provider of investment banking and financial advisory services. “Allied Capital’s investment in Gordian Group provides us with an excellent opportunity that … Read more

M&A Roundup There’s no tune so standard that gifted players can’t rework it to make it sparkle. Take that m&a warhorse, the confidentiality agreement. Usually, the requiring bidder secrecy is part of the tire-kicking process when companies are considering an … Read more

The weakening economy that’s inspiring many companies to trim down to survive is leading Corporate America’s powerhouses in the other direction: Fatten up while smaller competitors are struggling. The giants of U.S. industry, such as General Electric Co and Tyco … Read more

Easy money is a thing of the past. Troubled companies today are more likely to find lenders (particularly secured lenders) demanding a quick sale or merger rather than extending further financing. The professionals at Gordian Group LP, a New York–based … Read more

Doing a distressed m&a deal is like tying to sell an ice cube before it melts,” says Henry F. Owsley, a principal at boutique investment bank the Gordian Group in New York. That being the case, there are a lot … Read more