CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (April 2009) - In this Crain's Chicago Business article (April 20, 2009), entitled "Bankruptcy Doc: Flight Surgeon-Turned-Banker Leads U.S. in Restructurings," Edward R. Casas, Senior Managing Director and Head of Navigant Capital Advisors, discusses how the economic downturn has increased demand for distressed-company rescue services. According to Crain's: "The busiest bankruptcy dealmaker in the country isn't a Wall Street banker. He's a former Marine Corps flight surgeon working out of an office plaza in Skokie. Capitalizing on the financial collapse's devastating impact on scads of mid-sized companies, Edward Casas of Navigant Consulting Inc. has racked up more bankruptcy-related assignments - 16 at yearend - than any other U.S. investment banker, according to The Deal, a trade publication."
To read the full article, please click here (subscription required).