Carl Marks Advisory Group and McKenna Long & Aldridge to Examine the Distressed Market at the "Sixth Annual Buying Trouble Conference"

NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC, the New York-based corporate revitalization and investment banking firm, and McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, an international law firm, will co-host the Sixth Annual Buying Trouble Conference. This event, which will address current issues and trends affecting the distressed market, will be held from 1 - 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, at the Intercontinental Buckhead, 3315 Peachtree Road, NE, in Atlanta.

Moderated by Carl Marks partner J. Jette Campbell and McKenna Long & Aldridge partners Michael Cochran and Gary Marsh, the Sixth Annual Buying Trouble Conference will feature industry experts who will examine legal and business issues that drive restructurings and bankruptcies, as well as post-acquisition issues following the completion of the purchase of a distressed company. The informative panel sessions include:

• Bought Trouble – Now What?
• Business Crossroads: A View of the Road Ahead
• Legal and Business Issues That Drive Restructurings and Bankruptcies

A networking reception will follow the conference from 5:30 - 7 p.m.  Registration for this event is complimentary.  For additional information and to RSVP, contact Candace Broeker at [email protected] or 404-527-4125.

About Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC and Carl Marks Securities LLC

Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC, with offices in New York, Vienna, Va., Bedminster, N.J., and Charlotte, N.C., provides a wide array of investment banking and financial, operational and real estate advisory services to the middle market, including mergers and acquisitions advice, sourcing of capital, financial restructuring plans, strategic business assessments, improvement plans and interim management. Carl Marks Advisory Group is the  recipient of the 2010  Turnaround Management Association's Turnaround of the Year Award in the Large Company category, the 2011 M&A Advisor's Debt Financing Deal of the Year, and the 2011 Turnaround Atlas Awards Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year – Middle Markets.

Carl Marks Securities LLC, based in New York, assists its clients in executing private placements of debt and equity. The firm is a member of FINRA and SIPC. Additional information about Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC and Carl Marks Securities LLC is available at www.carlmarks.com.

About McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP is an international law firm with 475 attorneys and public policy advisors. The firm provides business solutions in the areas of distress, complex litigation, corporate, environmental, energy, and climate change, finance, government contracts, health care, intellectual property and technology, international law, public policy and regulatory affairs and real estate.  To learn more about the firm and its services, log on to http://www.mckennalong.com.

SOURCE Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC