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An insight into the pros and cons of distressed deals and turnarounds

Deal flow in the turnaround sector is likely to increase going forward, argues Dominic Slade of Alchemy Partners. With continuing uncertainty in public markets and speculation growing as to the length and magnitude of the downturn, there are more opportunities in this sector than there have been for years. Slade gives an overview of distressed deals and turnarounds, including ways in which these ‘creative' investments can be made to work for investors.

The presentation provides: a definition of a good turnaround opportunity; the venture capitalist's role in turnaround investments; the structure of a rescue financing deal; and ways in which to evaluate potential turnaround opportunities.

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Copyright © 2002 Alchemy Partners

Alchemy is a private equity advisory business based in London, with a consultant in Frankfurt, specialising in buy-outs, buy-ins and the provision of later stage development capital. As well as the UK and Germany, Alchemy is also active in Switzerland and Austria. Dominic Slade is a Cambridge graduate in Social and Political Sciences. He also holds an MPhil in International Relations from Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard. Previously worked at UBS in Corporate Finance with focus on the media sector and latterly on the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. For further information please visit www.alchemypartners.co.uk