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The Situation

The client was a privately held $20 million Aviation Parts Distributor and Airplane Engine Maintenance manager based in Pennsylvania.

The Company’s credit facility was about to expire in a post-9/11 lending market inhospitable to aviation exposure. Due to industry exposure concerns and the Company’s relative risk, its lender sold the loan in the secondary market at a discount. As a result, the new lender was motivated to force a rapid repayment to maximize its return. The Company was in a very difficult situation due to personal guarantees that had been signed by several of the owners.

How We Advised

Our experts developed and implemented a strategy to have a vendor, whose fortunes were closely tied to the Company’s, guarantee the repayment of the loan based on certain business-level requirements. This provided comfort to the lender, stopped action against the guarantors, and allowed the Company to implement a revised business plan.

Key Contact

Brian F. Gleason, CTP 
Senior Managing Director 
Strategic Advisory Practice 
+1 610 659 8118 
[email protected] 

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> Business / Operational Assessment 
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> Strategic Advisory 
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