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B. Lee Fletcher

Managing Director

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B. Lee Fletcher is a Managing Director at Ankura and is based in New York. Lee has been advising companies, boards, and creditors’ constituencies in distressed situations for more than 20 years, serving primarily in management and advisory roles in bankruptcy and out-of-court restructurings, including reorganizations and liquidations.

Experience

Lee has managed the development of comprehensive business plans; prepared and analyzed restructuring proposals, plans of reorganization, disclosure statements and liquidation analyses; managed bankruptcy claims; prepared preference analyses; managed bankruptcy estates; overseen financial restructurings and recapitalizations; provided litigation support; and performed various other business analyses and due diligence assignments.

Lee’s professional experience includes:

  • Currently serving as a restructuring officer overseeing the in-court sale process for Country Fresh Holding Company Inc.
  • Served as interim Chief Financial Officer and assistant Chief Restructuring Officer of a medical device company that developed artificial hearts.
  • Served as interim Chief Restructuring Officer for C. Wonder, a leading retailer of designer women’s apparel and accessories.
  • Served as interim Chief Restructuring Officer for Vivaro, one of the largest prepaid phone card companies.
  • Served as advisor during the out-of-court restructuring of a nationwide owner and operator of retirement and elder care communities.
  • Served as advisor to a manufacturer and retailer of branded clothing and footwear.
  • Served as advisor to a high-end dining business with a national presence.
  • Served as advisor to Exide Technologies, a manufacturer, distributor, and recycler of lead-acid batteries, through an in-court process.
  • Advised Trident Health Care, a leading national provider of bedside diagnostic and related services, during its in-court sale process.
  • Served as Advisor during the in-court sales of consumer packaged goods manufacturer High Ridge Brands.
  • Managed the wind down of the global asset management function at SunEdison.
  • Served as an advisor to Sbarro, an international quick-service food provider and franchisor.
  • Advised the senior lenders to Hicks Sports Group, owners of the MLB Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars of the NHL.
  • Advised the owners of Hollywood Tans, a franchisor of tanning salons.
  • Served as an advisor to Century City Doctors Hospital, a Los Angeles start-up hospital.
  • Served as an advisor to American Commercial Lines LLC, one of the largest transportation, service, and barge construction companies serving the inland waterways, where he oversaw a successful Chapter 11 restructuring and subsequent recapitalization.
Education
  • BS, Accounting, George Mason University
Honors & Awards
  • AIRA Randy Waits Gold Award
Certifications
  • Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor

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