Recapitalization & Restructuring Team

JAMES D. DECKER

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James D. Decker
Managing Director
Head of Recapitalization & Restructuring Group
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Mr. Decker is a Managing Director in the firm’s Investment Banking practice and Head of the Recapitalization & Restructuring Group. Mr. Decker’s 20 years of investment banking and financial restructuring experience includes senior positions held at Alvarez & Marsal and Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin. Mr. Decker also founded and served as president of Inverness Partners Incorporated, a boutique mergers and acquisitions firm that was acquired by Houlihan Lokey. Mr. Decker is a Fellow in The American College of Bankruptcy, a Director of the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors (AIRA), and a Director of the Atlanta Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA). Additionally, Mr. Decker has served the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) as both co-Chair of the Investment Banking Committee and co-Chair of the Southeastern Bankruptcy Workshop. Mr. Decker holds a B.S. degree from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

ALEX C. FISCH, CFA

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Alex C. Fisch, CFA
Director
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Mr. Fisch is a Director with the firm’s Recapitalization & Restructuring Group. Prior to joining Morgan Joseph TriArtisan, Mr. Fisch held various positions at Alvarez & Marsal, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Southern Land Company, GWB (USA), Inc. and KPMG. Mr. Fisch received a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina, a master’s degree from the University of Georgia and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

JAY JACQUIN

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Jay Jacquin
Director
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Mr. Jacquin is a Director in the firm’s Recapitalization & Restructuring Group. Prior to joining Morgan Joseph TriArtisan, Mr. Jacquin held various positions at Alvarez & Marsal and Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin. Mr. Jacquin received a B.S. in Commerce, with concentrations in Finance and Marketing, from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

JAMES HADFIELD

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James Hadfield
Director
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Mr. Hadfield is a Director in the firm’s Recapitalization & Restructuring Group. Prior to joining Morgan Joseph TriArtisan, Mr. Hadfield held various positions at Cerberus Capital Management, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Standard & Poor’s and International Business Machines. Mr. Hadfield received a B.B.A. in Finance from the Terry School of Business at the University of Georgia.

Recapitalization & Restructuring

Creditor Advisory Services

Morgan Joseph utilizes its expertise in distressed transactions to provide expert financial advisory services to creditor constituencies in complex situations. Our experience in representing distressed borrowers enables us to provide unique insight and guidance to creditor groups seeking to maximize their recoveries. We have represented numerous types of creditors in many different situations; as a result, we fully understand creditor mentalities and the desire to minimize down-side risk while preserving options for the fullest possible recovery. Due to the liquidity in secondary debt markets, we are experienced in dealing with situations where there are different creditors that have varying investment entry points, and the stress on a creditor group this can cause. As an advisor to creditors, our services include all of the following, as necessary: (i) negotiating forbearance agreements and amendments; (ii) providing an independent view on the borrower's strategic alternatives, debt capacity, and valuation; (iii) when feasible, serving as transaction broker for the company on behalf of the creditors; and (iv) advising on the viability of reorganization plans. Our depth of experience enables us to enter situations with an open mind about possible strategies to achieve the optimal outcome.