Harrison West

Harrison West specializes in assisting clients in financial and operational restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and loan workouts, both in and out of bankruptcy in the U.S. and abroad.

Mr. West has advised companies, owners, lenders and other stakeholders on strategic alternatives for distressed and bankruptcy situations for a myriad of sectors. He has experience reviewing, developing and implementing business plans and capital structures specific to the revitalization of underperforming companies.

Mr. West is highly knowledgeable at assessing, forecasting and managing cash flow for businesses with tight and deteriorating liquidity, as well as implementing cost realignment and revenue enhancement strategies. He has advised on debtor-in-possession credit agreements, exit facilities and rescue financings.

Over the course of his career, Mr. West has worked closely with numerous hedge funds, collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and institutional investors to negotiate and consummate transactions and pre-arranged bankruptcies.

Relevant Experience:

• Assisted in the restructuring and wind-down of a $2 billion-plus CLO portfolio
• Assisted in the restructuring of a $2 billion global factoring and direct lending portfolio
• Assisted in the restructuring and sale of a $300 million U.S. military aerospace and defense contractor
• Assisted in the restructuring and sale of a $300 million multinational chemical company
• Advised the claimants’ committees of LTL and Bestwall, the respective subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson and Georgia Pacific in multibillion-dollar proceedings concerning mass tort litigation
• Advised a global systemically important bank (“GSIB”) in its preparation of resolution and recovery plan submissions to the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), among other engagements