Robert J. Frezza Joins Ankura as Senior Managing Director

Mr. Frezza will concentrate his efforts in helping to lead and expand the firm's world-class lender advisory practice. Mr. Frezza also brings M&A and refinancing due diligence expertise working on behalf of hedge funds, private equity-backed portfolio companies, lenders, and acquisitive private and publicly held enterprises. In addition, he has acted as both a fact and expert witness in several jurisdictions, including the Southern District of New York.

Before joining Ankura, Mr. Frezza was a managing director in Deloitte's Corporate Restructuring Group. Prior to that, he spent 14 years at Capstone Advisory Group advising creditors through some of the most high-profile bankruptcy cases between 2001 and 2014, including W.R. Grace, Polaroid, Sun Beam, and many others. Earlier in his career he led buy-side engagements in E&Y's Transaction Services group after having spent eight years establishing and growing the US division of Mazars International, a Paris-based global accounting and consulting firm.

Ankura Co-President Kevin Lavin stated, "Bob is a great professional and person. He understands the lender advisory space extremely well, has a tremendous reputation in the industry, and believes in the strong culture of collaboration that resides within our firm. I am incredibly pleased that he has joined Ankura."

Mr. Frezza said, "I'm looking forward to joining Kevin and his market leading turnaround and restructuring team to help expand Ankura's lender advisory services.  Despite the firm's short history, it is already a force to be reckoned with in the industry.  I'm excited to be working among such top-notch professionals who are driven by creativity, collaboration, and a dedication to superior client service."

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