Robert P. Handler, Managing Director
Mr. Handler has over 25 years of professional experience in commercial
financial transactions, with most of his involvement in managing
turnaround situations and other financially distressed financial
matters. He has handled business reorganizations, acquisitions,
mergers, court-supervised receiverships, sales and liquidations
across the country and in a wide variety of industries. He recently
participated in the reorganization of a $200 million nutritional
supplement distributor, the sale of a regional coin vending operation,
the liquidation and out-of-court composition plan of an internet
video management firm and the reorganization of a $500 million
paper manufacturer.
As a founding member and general counsel to commercial lending
divisions of each of Bank of America and The CIT Group, Mr. Handler
was responsible for the growth and success of each company’s
commercial loan portfolio. In this role, he was charged with his
company’s initiation, underwriting, structuring, documentation
and administration of all loans to financially distressed companies,
including oil and gas exploration firms, transportation companies,
retail chains, movie production concerns, various distributors,
and high-technology manufacturers. As a senior credit officer,
he supervised all of their departments, including their underwriting,
credit and field examination units and counseled all of them in
the fields of lender liability, secured transactions, bankruptcy
and environmental risks.
Mr. Handler also practiced law in a commercial litigation firm
where he was engaged in all aspects of bankruptcy litigation on
behalf of secured creditors, creditors’ committees and debtor
clients. In addition, he has handled numerous foreclosures, public
and private asset sales, as well as actions on guaranties, notes
and leases.
Mr. Handler obtained his JD from the University of Iowa College
of Law and his BA from Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa. He is
past Chairman of the Loan Documentation Subcommittee of the Commercial
Financial Services Committee of the American Bar Association,
and a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the
Chicago Bar Association. He actively participates in and/or chairs
various panel discussions nationwide concerning current issues
in turnarounds, bankruptcy, and commercial financial transactions.
ROBERT P. HANDLER
Managing Director
rhandler@com-rec.com |
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