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Freeborn Bankruptcy Group Wins Turnaround Atlas Chapter 11 Reorganization Deal of the Year, Small Mid Markets

On June 24, 2014, Freeborn’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice Group won the Turnaround Atlas Awards Chapter 11 Reorganization Deal of the Year, Small Mid Markets, for its representation of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 case of Empire Die Casting Co., Inc. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

In particular, Freeborn was honored for Empire’s section 363 going-concern sale of substantially all of its assets to SRS International, Inc. following a robust auction process.  The debtor was represented by Brouse McDowell LPA as counsel and by Amherst Partners as investment banker and financial advisor.

The Turnaround Atlas Awards Gala Dinner, sponsored by the Global M&A Network, honored excellence from the global restructuring industry including, special situations M&A, judicial and out-of-court reorganization and turnaround communities. Winners were selected independently based on identifiable transaction value-generating performance criteria.

A PDF is attached with a full list of winners and nominees.

 

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