Restructuring & Turnaround.
A Unique Approach.
OUR VISION
We are redefining the role of a restructuring and turnaround advisor.
Restructuring is a complex field, where outcomes are determined by the convergence of financial, legal, and business considerations.
Our founders possess a distinct skillset that enables them to balance the complex issues that arise in any restructuring and to guide our clients to optimal outcomes.
We take pride in our ability to see the big picture and to find creative and pragmatic solutions to the most difficult situations.
We make the best use of technology and deploy our professionals with purpose and precision.
As a result, our clients benefit from sophisticated advice and execution, delivered in an efficient and value-maximizing manner.
We are redefining the role of a restructuring and turnaround advisor.
Restructuring is a complex field, where outcomes are determined by the convergence of financial, legal, and business considerations.
Our founders possess a distinct skillset that enables them to balance the complex issues that arise in any restructuring and to guide our clients to optimal outcomes.
We take pride in our ability to see the big picture and to find creative and pragmatic solutions to the most difficult situations.
We make the best use of technology and deploy our professionals with purpose and precision.
As a result, our clients benefit from sophisticated advice and execution, delivered in an efficient and value-maximizing manner.
We are redefining the role of a restructuring and turnaround advisor.
Restructuring is a complex field, where outcomes are determined by the convergence of financial, legal, and business considerations.
Our founders possess a distinct skillset that enables them to balance the complex issues that arise in any restructuring and to guide our clients to optimal outcomes.
We take pride in our ability to see the big picture and to find creative and pragmatic solutions to the most difficult situations.
We make the best use of technology and deploy our professionals with purpose and precision.
As a result, our clients benefit from sophisticated advice and execution, delivered in an efficient and value-maximizing manner.
What We Do
Restructuring
Restructuring
Interim
Management
Operational
Turnarounds
Litigation
Restructuring and
Special situations
Our core expertise is guiding our clients through the complexities of in-court and out-of-court distressed situations while acting in a CRO or advisory capacity.
Restructuring
Interim management
We are well equipped to step into any C-suite role to assist companies in their turnaround efforts, to guide them in creditor negotiations, or assist them in executing strategic alternatives.
Operational Turnarounds
With more than 20 years of operational and advisory experience, we provide expert assistance with any operational task, especially those that demand in-depth analysis or present execution challenges.
Litigation-Driven Distressed Situations
When distressed situations are further complicated by ongoing or threatened litigation, our expertise in assessing legal outcomes helps our clients make informed decisions.
Restructuring and
Special situations
Our core expertise is guiding our clients through the complexities of in-court and out-of-court distressed situations while acting in a CRO or advisory capacity.
Restructuring
Interim management
We are well equipped to step into any C-suite role to assist companies in their turnaround efforts, to guide them in creditor negotiations, or assist them in executing strategic alternatives.
Operational Turnarounds
With more than 20 years of operational and advisory experience, we provide expert assistance with any operational task, especially those that demand in-depth analysis or present execution challenges.
Litigation-Driven Distressed Situations
When distressed situations are further complicated by ongoing or threatened litigation, our expertise in assessing legal outcomes helps our clients make informed decisions.
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
We See The Big Picture
We often observe that the lack of a clear path and the absence of coordination among disparate groups of restructuring professionals lead to inefficiencies and higher costs for all stakeholders. We think of our role as akin to that of a captain hired to steer a ship toward a strategic destination. That is why we begin by taking a high-level view, and only then zero-in on the important details.
We See The Big Picture
We often observe that the lack of a clear path and the absence of coordination among disparate groups of restructuring professionals lead to inefficiencies and higher costs for all stakeholders. We think of our role as akin to that of a captain hired to steer a ship toward a strategic destination. That is why we begin by taking a high-level view, and only then zero-in on the important details.
We See The Big Picture
We often observe that the lack of a clear path and the absence of coordination among disparate groups of restructuring professionals lead to inefficiencies and higher costs for all stakeholders. We think of our role as akin to that of a captain hired to steer a ship toward a strategic destination. That is why we begin by taking a high-level view, and only then zero-in on the important details.
We Identify Key Issues
Our skills and experience enable us to view every situation from multiple angles. We are not afraid to ask questions, and we do not confine ourselves to one “lane.” By focusing on key issues, we lead clients to more efficient outcomes.
We Identify Key Issues
Our skills and experience enable us to view every situation from multiple angles. We are not afraid to ask questions, and we do not confine ourselves to one “lane.” By focusing on key issues, we lead clients to more efficient outcomes.
We Identify Key Issues
Our skills and experience enable us to view every situation from multiple angles. We are not afraid to ask questions, and we do not confine ourselves to one “lane.” By focusing on key issues, we lead clients to more efficient outcomes.
We Act with Confidence and Precision
When advisors understand a client’s business and conduct a thorough analysis of the issues at hand, they instill confidence in clients and counterparties. That is why we are methodical in our approach and will never churn out “work product” for the sake of “getting something out.” But when we make recommendations or act on behalf of a client — we do so decisively.
We Act with Confidence
When advisors understand a client’s business and conduct a thorough analysis of the issues at hand, they instill confidence in clients and counterparties. That is why we are methodical in our approach and will never churn out “work product” for the sake of “getting something out.” But when we make recommendations or act on behalf of a client — we do so decisively.
We Act with Confidence and Precision
When advisors understand a client’s business and conduct a thorough analysis of the issues at hand, they instill confidence in clients and counterparties. That is why we are methodical in our approach and will never churn out “work product” for the sake of “getting something out.” But when we make recommendations or act on behalf of a client — we do so decisively.
WE TAKE A LONG-TERM VIEW
Many so-called “chapter 22” filings result from the après moi, le déluge attitude or kicking the proverbial can down the road. We believe in fixing things for the long term rather than creating a backlog of future distressed engagements with the same company.
WE TAKE A LONG-TERM VIEW
Many so-called “chapter 22” filings result from the après moi, le déluge attitude or kicking the proverbial can down the road. We believe in fixing things for the long term rather than creating a backlog of future distressed engagements with the same company.
WE TAKE A LONG-TERM VIEW
Many so-called “chapter 22” filings result from the après moi, le déluge attitude or kicking the proverbial can down the road. We believe in fixing things for the long term rather than creating a backlog of future distressed engagements with the same company.
WE COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY
Whether in the boardroom or on a loading dock, people appreciate authenticity. That could mean asking uncomfortable questions or expressing unpopular opinions. We are not afraid to speak truth to power and be the “bad cop” when it benefits our clients, stakeholders, or processes that we have been entrusted to manage.
WE COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY
Whether in the boardroom or on a loading dock, people appreciate authenticity. That could mean asking uncomfortable questions or expressing unpopular opinions. We are not afraid to speak truth to power and be the “bad cop” when it benefits our clients, stakeholders, or processes that we have been entrusted to manage.
WE COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY
Whether in the boardroom or on a loading dock, people appreciate authenticity. That could mean asking uncomfortable questions or expressing unpopular opinions. We are not afraid to speak truth to power and be the “bad cop” when it benefits our clients, stakeholders, or processes that we have been entrusted to manage.
WE TREAT CLIENTS’ RESOURCES LIKE OUR OWN
While the old adage that a consultant would rather spend a day than spend five minutes on a task may hold true for some, it does not apply to SRV Partners. We adopt a business owner’s mindset toward both our time and our clients’ budgets.
WE TREAT CLIENTS’ RESOURCES LIKE OUR OWN
While the old adage that a consultant would rather spend a day than spend five minutes on a task may hold true for some, it does not apply to SRV Partners. We adopt a business owner’s mindset toward both our time and our clients’ budgets.
WE TREAT CLIENTS’ RESOURCES LIKE OUR OWN
While the old adage that a consultant would rather spend a day than spend five minutes on a task may hold true for some, it does not apply to SRV Partners. We adopt a business owner’s mindset toward both our time and our clients’ budgets.
Our Professionals
RESTRUCTURING AND
TURNAROUND
Senior advisors
ARKADY GOLDINSTEIN
Arkady is the founder and Managing Director at SRV Partners. He is a veteran of two of the leading firms in the restructuring field, Alvarez & Marsal and Weil Gotshal & Manges. He has extensive experience advising companies and various stakeholders in complex restructurings and turnarounds.
Most recently, Arkady served as Interim CFO of CariD (f/k/a Parts iD, Inc.), guiding the company through a prepackaged chapter 11 reorganization and its subsequent turnaround efforts.
Prior to founding SRV Partners, Arkady participated in major restructurings, including those of Revlon, Sears, Ditech, Tops Markets, Abengoa, Green Field, and School Specialty. His expertise spans a broad range of industries, including financial services, retail (online and brick-and-mortar), telecommunications, consumer products, oil & gas, and construction.
Throughout his restructuring career, Arkady has focused on complex situations and key issues, where his analytical skills and strategic focus have enabled him to deliver tangible results to his clients.
Arkady began his career in investment banking helping to execute transactions involving leveraged real estate portfolios and loan securitizations. He subsequently co-founded and managed one of the first independent high-speed internet service providers in New York City.
Arkady holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. He resides in the Saddle River Valley region of northern New Jersey with his wife and two daughters.
dskambas@srv-partners.com
t: 201-490-1122
Dimitri is a Senior Associate at SRV Partners, where he takes on substantive roles in the firm’s restructuring and interim management engagements. Dimitri previously worked at the Ouroboros Group, a consumer-focused private equity firm, where he was responsible for the firm’s business development and execution activities.
Prior to the Ouroboros Group, Dimitri covered the private equity space at Bannockburn Global Forex, a division of First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC), worked as a structured finance analyst at MUFG covering the Metals & Mining and Agribusiness sectors in Latin America, and participated in the graduate rotational program at Brown Brothers Harriman.
Dimitri excels at developing and managing strong client relationships by quickly grasping the clients’ complex financial and operational needs.
Dimitri holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in Economics from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs. He enjoys the trials and tribulations of learning the game of golf, rooting for all of Boston’s sports teams and visiting the best Greek restaurants in NYC. He speaks fluent Greek and is conversant in Spanish.
Dimitri skambas
other professionals
thomas e. "ted"
doster iv
tdoster@srv-partners.com
t: 201-490-1147
Ted is a Senior Advisor at SRV Partners and brings his wealth of experience to provide strategic guidance to the firm. Ted is the founder and managing partner of Eight Bar Partners, a special situations investment firm formed by the purchase of a portfolio of assets from Morgan Stanley’s Principal Investment arm (MSPI).
Prior to founding Eight Bar Partners, Ted spent over 20 years in various leadership roles at Morgan Stanely including the head of the Global Workouts group and the head of MSPI.
Ted began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he became the first dedicated distressed debt analyst at the bank’s loan trading desk.
Ted holds a BS in Applied Economics and Business Management from Cornell University.
Glynne P. Howland
Glynne is a Director at SRV Partners, where she takes on interim Controller and other financial reporting roles in the firm’s restructuring and interim management engagements.
Glynne has extensive experience acting, on an interim or project basis, in accounting and financial reporting roles. Prior to joining SRV Partners, Glynne acted in various capacities on engagements at Outward Hound, Alamo Concrete, Entrust Energy, Marathon Petroleum, RR Donnelley, M2Global, and many others. Her experience spans situations ranging from helping implement startup plans, to post-M&A integration of legacy systems, to court-supervised and out-of-court restructurings. Glynne began her professional career at Grant Thornton.
Glynne holds a BA in English and an MBA in International Finance from Trinity University.
gphowland@srv-partners.com
t: 201-490-1136
EUGENE FURMAN, Ph.D.
Eugene is a senior data scientist focusing on developing programmatic models that streamline complex analytical tasks for SRV Partners’ engagements. His expertise in machine learning and mathematics is complemented by extensive experience in research and education. Eugene's work has been published in top-tier business journals, and he teaches quantitative methods and AI methodology to graduate-level business students.
Eugene holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the Schulich School of Business and an MA in Applied Mathematics and Probability Theory from York University.
efurman@srv-partners.com
t: 201-490-1149
MICHAEL ULITSKIY
Michael is a Director in charge of Technology and Data Analytics at SRV Partners. Michael oversees the firm’s advanced technological capabilities and is involved in client engagements that require IT expertise.
For over 20 years, Michael has played an important role as head of technology and chief software architect at a New York–based telecommunications and managed IT services provider. He also has extensive experience in network design and system administration.
Michael holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Dnepr University in Ukraine.
t: 201-490-3872
Our Professionals
Restructuring and turnaround
t: 201-490-1107
t: 201-490-1107
t: 201-490-1107
t: 201-490-1107
ARKADY GOLDINSTEIN
Arkady is the founder and Managing Director at SRV Partners. He is a veteran of two of the leading firms in the restructuring field, Alvarez & Marsal and Weil Gotshal & Manges. He has extensive experience advising companies and various stakeholders in complex restructurings and turnarounds.
Most recently, Arkady served as Interim CFO of CariD (f/k/a Parts iD, Inc.), guiding the company through a prepackaged chapter 11 reorganization and its subsequent turnaround efforts.
Prior to founding SRV Partners, Arkady participated in major restructurings, including those of Revlon, Sears, Ditech, Tops Markets, Abengoa, Green Field, and School Specialty. His expertise spans a broad range of industries, including financial services, retail (online and brick-and-mortar), telecommunications, consumer products, oil & gas, and construction.
Throughout his restructuring career, Arkady has focused on complex situations and key issues, where his analytical skills and strategic focus have enabled him to deliver tangible results to his clients.
Arkady began his career in investment banking helping to execute transactions involving leveraged real estate portfolios and loan securitizations. He subsequently co-founded and managed one of the first independent high-speed internet service providers in New York City.
Arkady holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. He resides in the Saddle River Valley region of northern New Jersey with his wife and two daughters.
Dimitri Skambas
Dimitri is a Senior Associate at SRV Partners, where he takes on substantive roles in the firm’s restructuring and interim management engagements. Dimitri previously worked at the Ouroboros Group, a consumer-focused private equity firm, where he was responsible for the firm’s business development and execution activities.
Prior to the Ouroboros Group, Dimitri covered the private equity space at Bannockburn Global Forex, a division of First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC), worked as a structured finance analyst at MUFG covering the Metals & Mining and Agribusiness sectors in Latin America, and participated in
the graduate rotational program at Brown Brothers Harriman.
Dimitri excels at developing and managing strong client relationships by quickly grasping the clients’ complex financial and operational needs.
Dimitri holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in Economics from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs. He enjoys the trials and tribulations of learning the game of golf, rooting for all of Boston’s sports teams and visiting the best Greek restaurants in NYC. He speaks fluent Greek and is conversant in Spanish.
senior advisors
tdoster@srv-partners.com
t: 201-490-1147
tdoster@srv-partners.com
t: 201-490-1147
thomas e. "ted" doster iv
Ted is a Senior Advisor at SRV Partners and brings his wealth of experience to provide strategic guidance to the firm. Ted is the founder and managing partner of Eight Bar Partners, a special situations investment firm formed by the purchase of a portfolio of assets from Morgan Stanley’s Principal Investment arm (MSPI).
Prior to founding Eight Bar Partners, Ted spent over 20 years in various leadership roles at Morgan Stanely including the head of the Global Workouts group and the head of MSPI.
Ted began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he became the first dedicated distressed debt analyst at the bank’s loan trading desk.
Ted holds a BS in Applied Economics and Business Management from Cornell University.
other professionals
t: 201-490-3872
t: 201-490-3872
MICHAEL ULITSKIY
Michael is a Director in charge of Technology and Data Analytics at
SRV Partners. Michael oversees the firm’s advanced technological capabilities and is involved in client engagements that require IT expertise.
For over 20 years, Michael has played an important role as head of technology and chief software architect at a New York–based telecommunications and managed IT services provider. He also has extensive experience in network design and system administration.
Michael holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Dnepr University in Ukraine.
Glynne P. Howland
Glynne is a Director at SRV Partners, where she takes on interim Controller and other financial reporting roles in the firm’s restructuring and interim management engagements.
gphowland@srv-partners.com
t: 201-490-1136
Glynne has extensive experience acting, on an interim or project basis, in accounting and financial reporting roles. Prior to joining SRV Partners, Glynne acted in various capacities on engagements at Outward Hound, Alamo Concrete, Entrust Energy, Marathon Petroleum, RR Donnelley, M2Global, and many others. Her experience spans situations ranging from helping implement startup plans, to post-M&A integration of legacy systems, to court-supervised and out-of-court restructurings. Glynne began her professional career at Grant Thornton.
Glynne holds a BA in English and an MBA in International Finance from Trinity University. Glynne is fluent in Spanish.
efurman@srv-partners.com
t: 201-490-1149
efurman@srv-partners.com
t: 201-490-1149
EUGENE FURMAN, Ph.D.
Eugene is a senior data scientist focusing on developing programmatic models that streamline complex analytical tasks for SRV Partners’ engagements. His expertise in machine learning and mathematics is complemented by extensive experience in research and education.
Eugene's work has been published in top-tier business journals, and he teaches quantitative methods and AI methodology to graduate-level business students.
Eugene holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the Schulich School of Business and an MA in Applied Mathematics and Probability Theory from York University.
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