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Colleen Lowmiller is a Director in the Chicago office of Bridge Associates LLC, joining the firm in 2007. Ms. Lowmiller has over 17 years of business experience in the areas of corporate turnarounds and bankruptcies, lender workouts, capital raising and various finance and accounting process consulting. Her industry experience includes retail, van line/relocation, for-profit education, airline, manufacturing and healthcare.
Prior Experience
Prior to joining Bridge, Ms. Lowmiller represented debtors, unsecured creditors and bank groups in formal bankruptcies and out-of-court restructurings at FTI Consulting, Inc. Her areas of expertise include the assessment and development of:
Weekly cash flow projections
Cash management programs
Vendor management
Operational reviews
Business plans
Bankruptcy planning
Key employee retention plans
Asset sale/liquidation plans
Asset and enterprise valuations
Facilitation and negotiation of asset sales
Ch. 11 tax issues
Plans of reorganization
Claim and distribution analysis
Insolvency issues
Substantive consolidation
Negotiations with parties in interest
SOFA/SOAL preparation
Financial statement restatements
Representative Matters
Ms. Lowmiller's clients included the Section 1114 Official Retirees Committee of United Airline Corporation (UAUA); the bank group of Mississippi Chemical Corporation; the unsecured creditors’ committees of Factory Card Outlet (FCPO), HA-LO Industries, and Brill Media Company LLC; the debtor in Clark Retail Enterprises, Inc. and non Chapter 11 consultation to The Apollo Group (APOL), SIRVA, Inc. (SIR) and Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc. (National and Alamo car rental). In addition, Ms. Lowmiller has performed due diligence and transaction assistance on behalf of various lenders to multiple industries.
Professional & Civic Activities
Ms. Lowmiller is a member of IWIRC, ABI, TMA and AIRA. Ms. Lowmiller is an auxiliary board member of The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and The Children’s Place Association. She is a member of the Parents’ Council Board of Directors of The Latin School of Chicago and of the Kellogg Graduate School of Management Alumni Interviewing Committee. In addition, she has held various volunteer positions for other organizations in the past including Children’s Memorial Hospital, Starlight Children’s Foundation and the Cabrini Green Tutoring Program.
Publications & Presentations
Bankruptcy as a Strategy to Modify Pension, Medical Benefits: Role of the Financial Advisor.
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