‹ back to PartnersCraig M. Boucher

For more than 20 years, Craig Boucher has brought value to companies in a variety of complex situations, including rapid growth scenarios, out-of-court restructurings and Chapter 11 proceedings. Mr. Boucher is an accomplished financial advisor and interim manager, with expertise in corporate restructuring and crisis management.

Mr. Boucher is particularly skilled in the retail and consumer products industries, but also has experience in:

In one of his more noteworthy accomplishments, Mr. Boucher served as Interim CFO for a $200 million privately held intimate apparel retailer. Mr. Boucher guided the company through its Chapter 11 filing, operational and financial restructuring and ultimate filing and confirmation of a plan of reorganization.  Other significant engagements include:

• Chief Restructuring Officer of a $350 million consumer electronics retailer
• Financial advisor to a $550 million specialty retailer servicing international travelers
• CFO of a privately held branded cosmetics manufacturer and distributor.  Raised equity and restructured debt to support a 300% increase in doors of distribution over a 2 year period
• Financial advisor to a 150 store national retail jewelry chain and a 60 store regional retail jewelry chain
• Interim director of strategic sourcing for a $10 billion grocery chain in Chapter 11 proceedings restructured the strategic sourcing department and implemented the sourcing process which led to over $40 million in annualized costs savings
• Interim CFO of two privately held retailers during their Chapter 11 proceedings, which resulted in a going-concern sale of one retailer and an asset sale of the other, generating a significant and unexpected return for unsecured creditors
• Financial advisor for a $350 million apparel retailer through its Chapter 11 and sale process
• Financial advisor $250 million commercial construction products distributor

Previously, Mr. Boucher worked for a national professional services firm that focuses on corporate restructuring, turnaround management, operational improvement and corporate finance. Mr. Boucher served as managing director of the Interim Management and Corporate Restructuring Division, Retail/Consumer Products Industry Practice.