With more than 20 years of experience, Greg Baracato is skilled in crisis management, operational restructuring and interim management. He specializes in creating value through financial advisory services and has worked in a variety of industries, including:

Financial services Energy and energy services

Leasing Mortage origination and servicing

Mr. Baracato served as an interim CFO in multiple industries and has assisted numerous companies with their restructuring efforts. A few noteworthy assignments include:

• Served as engagement lead to a $1.6 billion multinational energy company that was in dispute with a former Russian state; he minimized the dispute’s operational impact and prepared expert reports that were filed in an ICC arbitration, resulting in damage awards of more than $1 billion
• Interim CFO of a large leasing company that was experiencing financial and operational difficulties, where he worked with the chairman and president to analyze and streamline operations, resulting in a successful out-of-court reorganization that positioned the company for future sale
• Assisted a financial services company (with more than $42 billion in mortgages under service) in preparation for its Chapter 11 proceedings, where he worked with management and financial and legal professionals to complete the financial and analytical portions of the case
• Assisted an international mining company with its strategic restructuring after numerous asbestos claims were made against it; he led the team that quantified the associated liability and evaluated alternative financial structures for attorney negotiations

Mr. Baracato holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial management and an MBA from Louisiana Tech University. He is a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor and he serves on the board of directors for the Dallas chapter of the Turnaround Management Association.