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Canaccord Genuity Wins 2 of the M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards

On December 9, 2015, M&A Advisor announced the winners of the 10th Annual M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards. The competition included over 200 participating companies. The judges were comprised of an independent panel of industry experts. Canaccord Genuity, where Geoffrey Richards is the Head of US Debt Finance and Restructuring, won awards in two categories. Canaccord Genuity won in the Distressed M&A Deal of the Year category ($50MM to $100MM) and they won in the Healthcare and Life Science Deal of the Year category. Both awards were received for their work on behalf of PhotoMedex Inc.

The other categories in which winners were selected include:  Restructuring of the Year, Transaction of the Year, Refinancing of the Year, Sector Deal of the Year, Firm of the Year, Turnaround Product/Service of the Year and Professional of the Year.  The award ceremony will take place at a gala on Thursday, January 28th, 2016 at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.

 

For a full list of awards received by Geoffrey Richards, please visit the Awards page.

Turnaround Management Spring Conference

I served as co-chair for the Turnaround Management Association’s 2013 Spring Conference Committee. My fellow co-chairs were Scott A. Eisenberg and Pankal Gupta.

Beginning May 14, the event gathered leaders in turnaround management, corporate restructuring and distressed investing in Chicago.

As managing director at William Blair & Company and as Head of the Special Situations & Restructuring Group, I specialize in refinancing, recapitalizing, restructuring and selling companies, both in and outside chapter 11.

Geoffrey Richards Joins the Zaretsky Roundtable Series

The Zaretsky Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Fellowship offers a special path of study for a Brooklyn Law School student in honor of Professor Zaretsky. He was a beloved mentor, distinguished scholar of bankruptcy and commercial law and a dedicated teacher.

The Zaretsky Roundtable series celebrates his life and achievements by bringing together distinguished practitioners, judges and academics to discuss cutting edge commercial and bankruptcy law topics.

I was invited to discuss why I chose to practice bankruptcy law and focus my career on corporate restructurings.

Here is a video of the discussion:  http://www.brooklaw.edu/newsandevents/mediagallery/Videos/roundtables/richards/richards.aspx