Matthew Bordwin Principal and Managing Director Keen-Summit Capital Partners LLC

Matt Bordwin is Principal and Managing Director of Keen-Summit Capital Partners. Keen, the winner of the Turnaround Management Association's (“TMA”) 2016 Mid-Size Company Transaction of the Year Award, specializes in negotiating lease modifications along with the marketing and disposition of real estate. With a particular expertise in workouts and restructurings, Keen works on all real estate types (retail, industrial, commercial, office, hospitality, etc.) nationwide. In his 21+ year career he has worked with well-known clients such as Arthur Andersen, Blockbuster, SunEdison, Fruit of the Loom, and Montgomery Wards. Matt is a graduate of Tufts University and Fordham Law School. He has previously been a member of the National Board of Directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Board of Trustees of the TMA.

Natalia Sosnina Head of Acquisitions TERRA STRATEGIES

Natalia oversees acquisition opportunities and financial analysts for Terra and has extensive experience conducting due diligence and assessed new CMBS issues for Moody’s and Fitch. Ms. Sosnina has also managed the acquisition and asset management of distressed real estate debt. Natalia is a licensed real estate broker in four states, and has a Masters in Real Estate from NYU.

Richard J. Shinder Founder & Managing Partner THEATINE PARTNERS

Richard J. Shinder is the founder and Managing Partner of Theatine Partners, an advisory and fiduciary services boutique based in Greenwich, Connecticut.  He has over 30 years of experience as an investment banker, restructuring advisor, distressed and special situations investor and fiduciary in connection with complex restructurings and recapitalizations, special situations financings, M+A transactions, private credit, and distressed investments.

Prior to establishing Theatine Partners in May 2020, Richard was Group Head of the Restructuring and Special Situations Group at Piper Jaffray & Co.  Prior to Piper, he was a Managing Director in TPG Capital’s credit investing strategy.  Richard was previously a partner in the Restructuring Group at boutique investment banking firm Perella Weinberg from 2009 to 2014.  Before Perella Weinberg, he was a senior member of the Special Situations Group (SSG) at Goldman Sachs, the firm’s proprietary alternative investment business.  

Earlier in his career he worked in the merchant banking and investing businesses of Merrill Lynch & Co. and Avenue Capital, respectively, and was also a Managing Director in The Blackstone Group’s (now PJT Partners) market-leading Restructuring and Reorganization Group.  He started his career with Lehman Brothers in New York, where he worked in the Municipal Infrastructure and Leveraged Finance Groups and spent two years seconded to the Asia Investment Banking team based in Hong Kong.

Mr. Shinder is a highly regarded restructuring expert and frequent lecturer, speaker and panelist on business and financial topics, and he has written and spoken extensively on economic, financial, geopolitical, cultural, and corporate governance-related issues; his opinion essays have been featured in the Wall Street Journal on multiple occasions, as well as in myriad other publications.   

He has served as both an independent director as well as an interested (designee) director for multiple companies, as well as on a number of not-for-profit and philanthropic boards.  He currently sits on five (5) private company boards.  He has served on the Board of Regents of Gonzaga University for the past twenty years, and sits on the University’s Endowment Investment Committee and SBA Executive Council. He is a member of the Economic Club of New York and the Turnaround Management Association, and sits on the leadership committee of Catholic Renewal, a philanthropic industry body affiliated with Catholic Charities.

Richard earned an MBA with distinction from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated summa cum laude from Gonzaga University.

Alex Horn Managing Partner & Founder BRIDGEINVEST

Alex Horn is the Managing Partner and Founder of BridgeInvest. He is responsible for the firm’s investment decisions and strategic growth. Under Alex’s leadership, BridgeInvest has evolved into a leading real estate private lender. 

Since founding BridgeInvest more than a decade ago Alex has been instrumental in expanding its global distribution channels, institutionalizing operations and creating a nationally-recognized origination platform.

Responsible for the company’s investment decisions and long-term business goals, Alex has successfully served as the portfolio manager for five private equity funds and deployed $1.3 billion across more than 100 transactions.

Prior to founding BridgeInvest, Alex was a member of the Strategy & New Ventures team at SecondMarket (acquired by NASDAQ) where he was responsible for establishing new business lines for the firm and helping with larger scale strategic initiatives.

Alex was recognized by the South Florida Business Journal as a “40 Under 40” award recipient at the age of 29. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University with a major in Economics.

In his personal life, Alex is married to Dr. Danielle Horn and they have three beautiful daughters. Alex is passionate about marine biology and the preservation of Miami’s waterways. When not chasing after his toddlers, he is maintaining his 130-gallon saltwater coral reef aquarium and supporting the conservation group, Miami Waterkeeper, in its efforts to protect Biscayne Bay.

Greg Corbin President NORTHGATE REAL ESTATE

Greg Corbin is the President and Founder of Northgate Real Estate Group. In addition to his focus on the sale and workout of properties in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Mr. Corbin also specializes in judicial and UCC foreclosures, loan and REO sales, restructuring, and the disposition of stalled construction sites. He has extensive expertise in these arenas and is widely recognized as one of the most active and sought-after industry leaders.

Mr. Corbin has received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career, most recently:

• 2022 RED Bankruptcy Broker of the Year
• 2022 CoStar PowerBroker
• 2022 Crain’s Most Influential People in Real Estate
• 2022 New York Real Estate Journal Industry Leader
• 2021 Property IDX Broker of the Year
• 2021 IE Magazine Inspiring Leader
• 2021 Connect Media Top Broker

Mr. Corbin and his team have been involved in the sale of over $3 Billion of investment properties spanning all major asset classes, including multi-family apartment buildings, development sites, factory/warehouses, transitional housing facilities, bulk condominium packages, industrial, retail, hotel, office, mixed-use, and commercial buildings.

Prior to starting Northgate, Mr. Corbin spent 4 years at Rosewood Realty Group as the President of Bankruptcy and Restructuring. While there, he and his team arranged the sale, workout or recapitalization of over 100 buildings, development sites, membership interests and loans totaling $1.1 billion in underlying collateral.

Before Rosewood, Mr. Corbin spent a decade at Besen & Associates. Prior to that, he was a Director of Sales at Massey Knakal, now Cushman and Wakefield.

Mr. Corbin was a Co-Chairman of the YJP Real Estate Division since 2012, Co-Founder of the NYIC Real Estate Group, and is on the real estate board of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He was the founder and is a current board member of the not for profit Give to Give Foundation, and was a co-founder of The Legion and Fuel For Truth.

Mr. Corbin is a graduate of Horace Mann and Boston University. He is a native New Yorker and lives on the Upper West Side with his wife and children.

Jennifer Feldsher Partner MORGAN LEWIS

Jennifer Feldsher is a co-leader of the bankruptcy, restructuring, and insolvency practice. Jennifer’s primary focus is representing secured creditors, special situations investment funds, private credit providers, and ad hoc groups in bankruptcy proceedings, section 363 sales, and in-court and out-of-court complex corporate debt restructurings and recapitalizations. She also represents troubled corporate debtors in reorganizations, asset sales, loan restructurings, and commercial loan transactions.

Jennifer has directed all aspects of the bankruptcy process for debtors and creditors. She has experience in chapter 11 plan formulation and confirmation, relief from stay and cash collateral negotiations, and debtor-in-possession (DIP)/exit financing negotiations and related hearings. Jennifer also routinely advises on innovative financing solutions, intercreditor agreement terms and enforcement, and “zone of insolvency” issues and fiduciary duties.

She has acted as counsel to companies involved in many of the largest restructurings in the real estate, energy, retail, telecommunications, technology, healthcare, airline, automotive, gaming, and financial services industries. She is a frequent author and speaker on panels and with the media, commenting on the state of the market generally and specific industry trends as well as a mentor to junior professionals in the turnaround space.