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LM+Co is a proud sponsor of the Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review Restructuring & Turnaround Summit.

March 10, 2010 – LM+Co Principal Mo Meghji will be a panelist on the Summit’s opening discussion…The Economic Recovery: What It Means For Bankruptcy Filings, Distressed Investing And Company Restructurings. The event takes place March 10th and features participation and strategies from industry luminaries, thought leaders, legal professionals, restructuring specialists and investors.

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Clear Thinking Group Llc; Boot Town Western Wearhouse Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Liquidation Plan Wins Court Approval

February 27, 2010 – Investment Weekly News
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Dow Jones & Company; 'Car Czar' Steven Rattner and Author Paul Ingrassia Debate Future of U.S. Auto Industry, Government's Role in Corporate Restructurings at Dow Jones Bankruptcy Conference

February 27, 2010 – Journal of Transportation
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Operational fixes loom for reorganizing publishers

February 10, 2010 – Kevin Shea, Managing Director of Loughlin Meghji + Company in The Deal
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Analyzing Profitability in a Turnaround
February 3, 2010– by Mohsin Y. Meghji
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Citadel – Harbinger or Fair Warning to the Radio Industry?
February 1, 2010– Kevin Shea, Managing Director of Loughlin Meghji + Company in RBR.com
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Tear down this wall
February 1, 2010– Loughlin Meghji + Company's Sameer Khambadkone in Private Equity Online.
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Buyouts Beat - Looking Back
February 1, 2010– James J. Loughlin, Jr., Principal and Managing Director, Loughlin Meghji + Company
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RETAIL BANKRUPTCIES, RESTRUCTURINGS TO CONTIN
January 12, 2010– Loughlin Meghji + Company in The Distressed Debt Report
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J.P. Morgan: Banker, Gym, Publisher …
November 6, 2009 – At the peak of his influence more than a century ago, John Pierpont Morgan Sr. reorganized — or "Morganized" as some dubbed it — bankrupt railroads and took them over.
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Marc Ecko Gets a Lifeline
October 27, 2007 – Crain’s NY – LM+Co, under leadership of CRO Jim Loughlin, completed a comprehensive operational and financial restructuring. As a result of the operational initiatives, the Company has returned to solid profitability and cash flow, and a strong outlook for the future.
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Capmark files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
October 26, 2009– Mo Meghji of LM+Co serves as Capmarks’s CRO
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TV Stations Rebound, But How High?
October 28, 2009 – Kevin Shea, a managing director at Loughlin Meghji & Co., tells us if it's time to get optimistic about the broadcasting business.
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Restructuring Strategies in an Uncertain Market
October 2, 2009 – James J. Loughlin, Jr., Principal and Managing Director at LM+Co, appears on a DEBTWIRE webcast.
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Skiing, Golf and Bunkruptcy
April 2009 – Credit Suisse's real estate bankers made $3.4 billion in loans to eight high-end projects from 2005 to '07. All are in bankruptcy or default.
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Bankruptcy is not the only option for overleveraged broadcasters
October 1, 2009 – As a sign of the times last week’s NAB Radio Show’s opening Dickstein Shapiro financial session featured the first-time-ever appearance of a bankruptcy…
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Young Broadcasting files plan
September 28, 2009 - Young Broadcasting Inc. aims to complete its transition to a bank-owned TV station operator under a reorganization plan the company has posted. Loughlin Meghji + Co. is financial adviser for the lenders.
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Signs of hope at NAB Radio Show
September 24, 2009 - For the first time, the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Conference included a restructuring firm representative on their financial panel: Kevin Shea, a managing director with Loughlin Meghji + Company, talked about distress and restructuring as it relates to the industry’s current status.
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Berkshire Enters Deal With Capmark as Lender Weighs Bankruptcy.
September 09, 2009 - Mo Meghji, managing director and principal of LM+Co currently serves as CRO of Capmark.
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Rightsize or Capsize
July 14, 2009 - LM+Co's Marty Young and Tom Pernsteiner, who specialize in corporate strategy and debt restructuring, believe that auto rental financing will come from two other sources.
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Collision Course
June 26, 2009 - Martin Young of LM+Co on car rental costs in The Deal Pipeline.
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A New Way to Finance Rental Fleets?
June 4, 2009 - LM+Co's Tom Pernsteiner and Marty Young, each with significant experience in the automotive sector, offer their insights to Auto Rental News on this question, particularly timely in light of the recent GM and Chrysler Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings.
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Mohsin Meghji appears on Bloomberg TV
June 3, 2009 - Mohsin discusses the challenges that face the auto industry as they restructure, and investment opportunities in this distressed sector.
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Kevin Shea, managing director with LM+Co, comments on the rough terrain and stamina required by CFO’s in today’s restructuring environment.
May 11, 2009 – More companies are under pressure to cut costs. Even well run companies are feeling pressure. In many cases, the cutbacks are leading to a drastic overhaul of the business.
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Challenges And Opportunities In The North American Manufacturing Sector
May 1, 2009 – According to government data, US industrial production fell by 1.5 percent in March, not only the fifth consecutive monthly fall, but also the lowest overall level seen in a decade.
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The Restructuring Riddle; Distress is an obvious hot spot, though new efforts to target the market will be hard pressed to establish a lasting franchise
April 1, 2009 – The shutdown of the traditional market for mergers and acquisitions has impelled many boutiques and merchant banks to seek out new areas of growth. Restructuring and bankruptcy M&A, quite predictably, has been an obvious destination. Some warn, however, that the fruits of a restructuring platform may not yield the same kind of fee-generating rewards that typically appeal to the investment banking community.
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Private Equity Indigestion Comes With Bain Bloomin’ Onion Debts
March 11, 2009 – Bloomberg - USA
Mohsin Meghji comments on the impact of today’s economic environment on the private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
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Greatwide Completes Acquisition by Centerbridge Partners and Other Investors
February 20, 2009 – Greatwide Logistics Services, a national provider of non-asset-based transportation and third-party logistics services, today announced the completion of the acquisition of Greatwide by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, a leading private investment firm, and other investors, including affiliates of The D. E. Shaw Group.
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February 16, 2009 – Traffic World - Throwing it in Reverse
Greatwide Logistics Services hopes a little-known maneuver under federal bankruptcy law combined with the company's high-wire nonasset dedicated fleet model will revive the $1 billion Dallas-based logistics provider.
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February 4, 2009 –Bloomberg - Lyondell Case Shows Bankruptcy Loans Are Available for a Price
Mo Meghji comments to Bloomberg News on the escalating cost of DIP financing
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February 3, 2009 –Private Equity Online - GPs Explore Retail’s Realities
The Holiday Retail Season was dismal. Private Equity International asked the experts, including LM+Co Managing Director Ken Simon, regarding their perspectives and insights for this struggling sector in 2009
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January 16, 2009 – Wall Street Journal - Clock Ticks for Circuit City Sale
With the clock ticking on Circuit City Stores Inc., three bidders are circling the company, though liquidation of the nation's second largest consumer-electronics chain by sales remains the likely scenario, according to people familiar with the situation.
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January 15, 2009 – Greatwide Logistics sale cleared
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday, Jan. 14, approved Greatwide Logistics Services Inc.'s sale to a group of first-lien lenders led by Centerbridge Capital Partners LP and D.E. Shaw & Co. LP.
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January 14, 2009 – Loughlin Meghji Hires JPMorgan Team
Managing director and two executive directors from JPMorgan’s leveraged finance group have joined the restructuring firm.

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December 30, 2008 Fallout begins after dismal holiday season
LM+Co’s Ken Simon comments on anticipated Chapter 11 filings among retailers in early 2009.
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December 22, 2008 –The Deal: M&A Outlook 2009 - Loughlin and Vollmer on managing distressed companies
At The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference, James Loughlin Jr., principal managing director at Loughlin Meghji & Co., and Scott Vollmer, CEO at Drum Capital Management, discussed strategies for managing, restructuring and investing in distressed companies.
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December 1, 2008 - Moshin Meghji appears on Bloomberg TV to discuss economic pressure on the the auto industry as they submit plans to Congress to secure financial aid.
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November 12, 2008 – Retail Losses Sap a Jobs Safety Net
LM+Co’s Ken Simon was quoted in a page one story in The Wall Street Journal, commenting on current retail distress and impact on unemployment.

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November 1, 2008 – LM+Co's Ken Simon is quoted in a Bloomberg article about retailers who may lose as much as 8 percent of their holiday sales this year because lenders and stores are clamping down on financing.
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September 19, 2008 Loughlin Meghji + Company's Ken Simon Comments on Third-Quarter S&P 500 Profits in recent Bloomberg article
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August 19, 2008 – Loughlin Meghji + Company Adds Staff;
Increased Research, Advisory Capabilities to Serve
Growing Demand for Distressed, Restructuring Counsel

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July 29, 2008 – Loughlin Meghji + Company Retained by
Unsecured Creditors’ Committee of Steve and Barry’s

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June 4, 2008 - Senior Staff Additions to Loughlin Meghji + Company To Meet Increased Demand for Restructuring, Bankruptcy Counsel
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February 7, 2008 - A Perfect Storm for distressed investing?
Learn more about the panel moderated by LM+Co’s Pat Fodale at the Argyle Executive Forum’s recent Leadership in the Distressed Markets conference.
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January 24, 2008 - Mo Meghji comments on the increased demand for restructuring services in distressed company situations, particularly as it relates to private equity portfolio companies, in the Reuters' article "Lite loans may sideline lenders in U.S. Downturn"
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January 9, 2008- Loughlin Meghji + Company Forms Alliance with The Monticello Group, LLC; Launches New, Expanded Services for Distressed Homebuilding Companies & Stakeholders
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October 22, 2007 – LM+Co’s Mo Meghji will serve as a panelist, discussing manufacturing & business processes review, at Capital Roundtable’s October 30th MasterClass ™ on Due Diligence
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September 4 , 2007 - Accipiter Capital Management Nominates Two Directors for Election to the Rural/Metro Board of Directors at This Year's Annual Meeting
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August 10, 2007 - Jim Loughlin and LM+Co team successfully complete debt and operational restructuring, and §363 sales transaction for Werner Company.
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June 8, 2007 - WERNER Co. COMPLETES SALE AND BUSINESS EMERGES FROM
BANKRUPTCY.
LM+Co advised the Company throughout the Chapter 11 process.
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June 15, 2007M+A Alerts interviewed LM+Co principal Mo Meghji on current trends in restructuring, financing troubled companies and the role of hedge funds in today’s landscape.
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June 26, 2007– LM+Co Principal and Managing Director Mo Meghji will speak at the M+A Advisor’s upcoming Middle Market Financing Conference & Awards Dinner, June 26th, in Chicago. Mo will participate on a panel of senior professionals discussing Restructuring: Parameters to Improve Financial Processes.
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May 25, 2007 – LM+Co is pleased to welcome Richard W. Germuska and Ted Rodewig to the Firm’s team of senior professionals. Their extensive careers in process and product development, and strategy consulting complement the depth and diversity of expertise among the Firm’s senior advisors.
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April 26, 2007 – The sale of Werner Holding Company, manufacturers of aluminum ladders, has been approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. LM+Co’s Jim Loughlin has served as the interim CEO throughout the bankruptcy proceeding.
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March 29,2007 - LM+Co's Mo Meghji wheighs in on an article published in The Economist about the expected downturn in the economy and the growing volume of distressed companies.
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March 26, 2007 - LM+Co Managing Director Tom Pernsteiner weighs in, along with other senior financial professionals, on the Automotive Sector and the underlying issues affecting it as part of an Industry Roundtable published in Financier Worldwide.
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February 9, 2007 – Mo Meghji, founding partner at LM+Co, offers insight and perspective on the trends and opportunities within the Distressed arena, in his interview on TheStreet.com
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November 20, 2006 - Werner Co. Names James J. Loughlin, Jr. Chief Executive Officer and Edward Gericke President.
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October 2005 - James J. Loughlin, Jr, has been awarded "Turnaround of the Year" by the Turnaound Management Association for his leadership role on the IWO Holdings, Inc. restructuring case. The award was announced this month at the TMA's Annual Conference held in Chicago. LM+Co Director John Fleming also played an integral role on the engagement team.
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LM+Co founding partner James J. Loughlin, Jr. has been listed among the top senior restructuring advisors in the current market by BankruptcyInsider.com
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March 2005 – Exelon Enterprises Announces Closing of Divestitures of Three Venture Fund Limited Partnership Interests 

LM+Co advised the Company in these transactions.

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February 10, 2005 - Independent Wireless One Holdings Completes its Restructuring 

LM+Co Principal Jim Loughlin served as Chief Restructuring Officer.

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December 1, 2004 - IWO Holdings Announces Bondholder Solicitation
LM+Co Principal Jim Loughlin is currently serving as Chief Restructuring Officer for IWO.

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October 13, 2004 - Is the Merchant Power Industry Out of the Woods?
LM+Co Principal Mo Meghji and Doug Greer, a director with the Firm, share their perspective in Dow Jones' Daily Bankruptcy Review.

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Christensen Farms Acquires Heartland Pork
LM+Co served as exclusive financial advisor throughout the transaction.
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LM+Co Founding Principal Jim Loughlin named Independent Wireless One CRO
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General Chemical successfully completes its reorganization and emerges from Chapter 11
LM+Co served as financial advisor to the Senior Secured Lender Group on the engagement.
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Mo Meghji addresses The International Bar Association
The International Bar Association will host its Annual Insolvency Conference from April 18 through 20, 2004 in Seville, Spain. LM+Co principal Mo Meghji is scheduled to speak on the Changing Role of Insolvency Professionals in the Global Distressed Market. The conference is attended by the the most respected names in the field from both Europe and North America.
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LM+Co Retained on General Chemical Bankruptcy Case
In the General Chemical Industrial Products, Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, Loughlin Meghji + Company has been retained as Financial Advisor to the pre-petition Senior Lender Group and the Debtor in Possession Lender Group. Leading the engagement for LM+Co is founding partner Jim Loughlin, supported by a team that includes Managing Director Steve Gawrylewski and Director Tom Wang.
Learn more about this case by viewing the January 15, 2004 article in The Deal.com

Assessing Credit Risk in a Changing Market
An article by Mohsin Y. Meghji and Doug Greer.

Reprinted from Platt's 19th Annual Global Power Markets Conference Guide.
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The Bloomberg Forum
An insightful interview with Jim Loughlin
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Financial Distress or Fraud? Putting Pre-Petition Governance to the Test.
by Deborah M. Buell, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and Mohsin Y. Meghji, Loughlin Meghji + Company

Reprinted from The Journal of Corporate Renewal, October 2002.
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Profitability Analysis: Focusing on the Right Performance Measures in a Turnaround
by Mohsin Y. Meghji

Reprinted from The Journal of the American Bankruptcy Institute, April 2000.
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Valuation Challenges in Cross-Border Restructurings
by Mohsin Y. Meghji

Reprinted from The Journal of the American Bankruptcy Institute

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