Focus Management Group Welcomes Tom Thompson as Senior Managing Director
Chicago, IL, June 21, 2022 – Focus Management Group (FMG), a nationwide turnaround and restructuring firm, has enhanced its team with the addition of Tom Thompson. Based out of the firm’s California office, Tom will serve as a Senior Managing Director to complement the firm’s growing demand for its turnaround management and corporate restructuring services.
“We are excited to have someone with Tom’s ability and expertise,” said J. Tim Pruban, CEO and Founder of Focus Management Group, continuing “Tom’s proficiency in a wide range of industries will be a valuable resource in supporting our firm’s steady growth in providing restructuring solutions to financially distressed businesses and their stakeholders. With his industry experience, he will be a hands-on team member for our clients.”
Tom Thompson has a proven track record of achievements working for both creditors and debtors when businesses are experiencing performance disruption and evaluating strategy decisions for performance turnaround. Tom has an extensive background working on both the creditor and debtor side of an engagement. He served as debtor-side financial advisor to a leading oil field services company to advise on a restructuring of their senior secured credit agreement. Tom also acted as creditor-side financial advisor to a senior secured lender for a television production company and ran a successful Article 9 foreclosure sale of the assets.
Tom has served as an expert witness in several chapter 11 cases and has also served on the board of directors of several companies post restructuring.
In addition to his work as a restructuring advisor, Tom has also been an active investment banker. He has developed and executed corporate finance strategies for numerous distressed companies, both as a restructuring advisor and an investment banker. In all these roles Tom represented a variety of constituents in distressed transactions, such as debtors, banks / secured creditors, unsecured creditors and equity holders, to achieve the best outcome for the stakeholders.
Tom holds a B.A. in Accounting from UCLA and was formerly a CPA.
Tom can be reached through our office at (773) 724-2082 or via email at t.thompson@focusmg.com.
For more information about Focus Management Group, please call (773) 724-2082 or visit our website www.focusmg.com.
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