Continental Partners is an advisory services and private equity firm specializing in middle-market companies underperforming relative to their potential. Specific situations involve a company impacted by financial stress, managerial change, ownership transition, and/or market events.
Our firm’s business model is centered around seasoned, senior professionals with experience in all the areas of operating, financial and restructuring/deal expertise. Their expertise is evident in all aspects of these special situations. We are uniquely qualified to advise our clients through periods of difficulty.
Continental’s initial efforts quickly assess problems and diagnose root causes, developing optimal solutions for stakeholders.
Our services
Operational Turnaround Advisory
Financial & Restructuring Advisory
Corporate Finance Advisory
Operational Turnaround Advisory
Depending on the root cause of the problems, financially distressed companies typically need a wide variety of assistance. Continental Partners provides a broad range of consulting services to distressed and underperforming companies. We work diligently with our clients to assess the issues, develop solutions, and implement actions to stabilize and resolve the situation.
Our solutions involve working with management, debt holders, equity interests and lenders to maximize the value for all stakeholders. Our goal is simple…deliver immediate results that restore and improve value for the business and its stakeholders. The following are the major areas of turnaround services provided:
Financial & Restructuring Advisory
Continental Partners’ clients in distress and undergoing transition invariably need assistance with managing and restructuring their debt. Each client has unique challenges whether it is a multinational corporation with several tranches of creditors with other stakeholders or a private company with a single lender enterprise.
In order to ensure an optimal solution, Continental Partners provides professionals with extensive experience specific to the situation. Continental Partners guides its clients and their creditors by sorting through and prioritizing issues. This brings order to chaos.
Corporate Finance Advisory
Turnarounds and Financial Restructurings typically require significant Corporate Finance Advisory work to restructure the balance sheet and establish a foundation for long-term success. Continental Partners has experience in all aspects of debt, equity and financial transactions to address and implement the steps needed to solve the capital structure issues facing the debtor.
Our CLIENT FOCUS
Typical client profile
Annual sales:
From $50 million to $750 million
North American headquartered:
One or multiple operating locations
Experience with international divisions and subsidiaries
Company debt:
Exceeding $25 million
One or multiple tranches
Various trade Creditors
Major industries served
Private Equity
Continental Partners has deep experience in private equity. Our founder has a track record that includes sourcing companies to purchase, securing outside senior and subordinated debt capital, and acting in executive management capacity for companies such as:
- NEO Industries, an industrial service company (operations in US, France and Slovak Republic)
- Ohmite Holding, an electronic components manufacturer (operations in US, Barbados, and Mexico)
- Sarclad Ltd, a capital equipment manufacturer, (UK)
- RMS Equipment, a tire equipment manufacturer (Canada)
- Peninsula Light Metals, an aluminum castings and machining manufacturer (US and Mexico)
On a case by case basis, Continental, as a principal, will consider leading a private equity "special situations" transaction.
