Daniel Fisher Partner, Special Situations AKIN GUMP

Dan Fisher, the co-leader of Akin’s integrated special situations group and a member of the firm’s Management Committee, practices at the nexus of restructuring, finance, M&A and securities, and has market-leading experience in the unique issues raised by distressed and special situations.

He routinely advises companies, boards, creditor groups and investment funds on:

·  Public and private M&A

·  Corporate governance matters

·  Distressed M&A transactions

·  Special situations transactions, including distressed and bespoke financings, exchange offers and consent solicitations

·  In- and out-of-court restructurings

He also serves as outside general counsel to several public companies that have emerged from a chapter 11 restructuring. He is a leading practitioner with respect to the governance, liability management, securities compliance, tax and other issues specific to a post-restructured company. Dan also has significant experience advising companies, boards of directors and special committees on crisis management, including in connection with regulatory and public scrutiny and executive transitions. 

Kevin Alexander Partner ARES ASSET MANAGEMENT

Mr. Alexander is a Partner in the Ares Credit Group, where he focuses on alternative credit investments. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Ares Credit Group's Alternative Credit, Pathfinder and Pathfinder Core Investment Committees and the Ares Secondaries Group's Credit Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2019, Mr. Alexander was Deputy CEO and Head of Global Market, Americas at Natixis CIB. Previously, he worked at Deutsche Bank within the Interest Rate Derivatives Group. Mr. Alexander began his career as an Economic Analyst at the New York Federal Reserve Bank. He holds a B.S. from Washington and Lee University in Business Administration and Accounting and an M.A. from Fordham University in Economics.

Michael Weissenburger Director BLACKROCK

Michael Weissenburger, Director, is a member of Blackrock's Global Credit Platform. He is responsible for originating and executing direct lending and special situations investment opportunities and maintaining relationships with key deal sources and intermediaries across the US including private equity groups, investment banks, turnaround advisors and others. The investments sourced can be placed across the BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI) platform but sit primarily in the BlackRock Private Credit group which since 1999 has invested nearly $27 billion in over 800 portfolio companies.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Weissenburger was a Managing Director at DDJ Capital Management, LLC a leading institutional investment advisor with $8 billion in assets under management, specializing in leveraged credit market investments. Prior to joining DDJ in 2015, Mr. Weissenburger was a Director, Direct Loan Originations at Wells Fargo Capital Finance, providing senior secured financing solutions from $3M to $1B to middle market companies across North American and Canada, to refinance debt, improve liquidity and to provide capital for acquisition or expansion.

Mr. Weissenburger earned a MBA in finance from D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and a BA in political science from University of Connecticut.

Lauren Krueger Managing Director, Credit KKR

Lauren Krueger (New York) joined KKR in 2018 and is a Managing Director in the firm’s Credit business, where she leads corporate governance and restructuring efforts. Ms. Krueger is a member of the Global Corporate Private Credit Investment Committee and Co-Chair of the KKR Private Credit Portfolio Monitoring Committee. Ms. Krueger currently sits on the Board of Directors of several KKR portfolio companies, including JW Aluminum Inc., PRG Worldwide Entertainment, Constellis and One Call. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Krueger was an independent fiduciary for Drivetrain Advisors, where she worked with investors to maximize value for stressed and distressed companies. Previously, Ms. Krueger served in investing roles at Esopus Creek Advisors and the D.E. Shaw Group and in restructuring advisory at Lazard Freres. Ms. Krueger holds an AB degree from Princeton University and an MBA from Columbia Business School, where she served as an associate adjunct professor of finance and taught the course “Misunderstood Securities” for several years. Ms. Krueger also serves on the Advisory Board of Columbia Business School’s Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing. In addition, Ms. Krueger currently sits on the Board of Directors of Her Justice, a nonprofit organization that provides free legal help to women living in poverty in New York City, and the Board of Trustees of Horace Mann School.

Chris Moon Managing Director, Credit DigitalBridge Investment Management

Chris Moon is a Managing Director, Credit at DigitalBridge Investment Management. Mr. Moon is responsible for origination in the Americas and European regions and has over 20 years of experience in the Communications and Technology sectors including over 15 years of direct experience in sourcing transactions in digital infrastructure. Prior to joining DigitalBridge, Mr. Moon was a Managing Director and founding member of the TMT Sector Lending Group at ING Bank and had responsibility for origination, structuring and underwriting leveraged transactions in North America and LatAm. Prior to ING, Chris was an Analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Management Division and a CPA at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the Communications and Technology practice. Mr. Moon received an MBA and MS in Tax and a dual Bachelor of Science in Finance and Computer Information Systems from Northeastern University. He is a CFA Charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant (inactive)