Advisors on Turnaround Management,
Asset Recovery, and Investing Private Equity
in Underperforming Distressed Troubled Companies
Investors, Operating Managers,
Specialists, Practitioners, Change Artists
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Expert Topics -- Our principal, John M. Collard, an accomplished
turnaround professional, advisor and equity capital investor; is often consulted for expert opinion; is
a frequent speaker, and has published many articles on the topics; Owner and Director Risk, Early
Warning Signs Pinpoint Trouble, The SMP Approach, Defense Conversion (From Federal to/from
Commercial or International), Strategic Repositioning, Mission Statement and Focus,
Changing Leadership Style, New Business Development, Engaging a Corporate Renewal Professional Advisor,
Prepare Your Company To 'Cash Out' at Maximum Valuation, Corporate Renewal, Incentive-Based Management,
Investing in Underperforming Companies, and other specialty topics as requested.
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- President Bush -- Business Advisory Council
- Collard Testifies on Small Business and Troubled Companies -- Current, 2004
- President Clinton's National Economic Council -- Bankruptcy Working Group
- Collard Goes to the White House -- Members of TMA's leadership were asked to meet with top-ranking
government officials in an effort to shape future bankruptcy legislation in connection with the Clinton
Administration's continuing review of federal insolvency laws and national economic programs. "We took our
message to Washington that TMA is the only international professional association dedicated to the development
of stronger market economies through the restoration and preservation of corporate value, private enterprise
and the saving of jobs," said TMA Chairman John Collard. For more detail, see
Collard at White House -- Aug, 1994
- President Clinton's NEC -- Economic Policy and Technology Reinvestment Program
- Collard Testifies on Defense Conversion and Technology Reinvestment -- SMP was asked to meet with
top-ranking government officials in an effort to reshape future policy regarding the government's use of
commercial technologies. The Clinton Administration was reviewing defense and federal spending. The
program looks at capitalizing on the R&D investment of DOD contractors and encourages them to commercialize
their technologies. In the process, they are bringing to market sophisticated customer needs-driven solutions,
while concurrently driving down the price of technology. They also discussed the practicality of the
U.S. Laboratories providing technology to small business as a means to fuel the economy. -- Oct, 1994
- President Clinton's Commission to Promote Small Business
- Collard Testifies on Small and Troubled Business -- Jan, 1995
- President Clinton's Bankruptcy Review Commission
- Collard Testifies on Small and Troubled Business -- Mar, 1995
- President Bush -- National Economic Council -- Technology Commercialization Initiative
- Collard Testifies on Converting from Federal Systems Integration to Commercial and International
Service Offerings -- Mar, 1990
- Russian Bankruptcy Law Reform Delegation
- Collard presented and discussed the role of the turnaround manager and equity investor in North America and how these roles could apply within the Russian Federation. The delegation debated whether to pursue the former manager and hold them financially responsible for the failure. Collard said, "this focus comes from years of finding fault as part of the Communist way of life versus finding solutions to save companies and save jobs." Interestingly, Vasily V. Vitryansky, Vice-Chairman, Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, after this discussion agreed and said, "change which produces revitalization of our companies and saves jobs is needed to rebuild our economy. We must look beyond the ways of the past and bring about change in our way of thinking as well." -- Jun, 1996
- President Reagan's Attorney General Committee to study the growing use of mobile communications in illegal ventures
- Testimony was given regarding the use of cellular telephone technology, the difficulty tracing the location of where calls were placed from and the difficulty determining which phones are used for legal versus illegal purposes. Police and DEA were investigating the cloning of telephone numbers and the use of one number by several different phones. -- Sep, 1987
- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- SMP Advised the bank on issues regarding privatization, turnaround management in Central Europe, equity investing, and restructuring. -- Dec, 1995
- The World Bank
- SMP Advised the bank on issues regarding privatization in Russia and Central Europe, turnaround management, equity investing, and restructuring. SMP developed a training course to teach turnaround management and equity investing techniques to privatization and bankruptcy officials in Russia, Central Europe, China and North America. For more detail, see
Collard Teaches Turnarounds & Investing -- Aug, 1994 -- Subsequently, Yeltsin has named Anti-Crisis Management as a profession in Russia, and this course is being taught throughout the country.
- Slovene Special Restructuring Programme -- Government of Slovenia
- SMP advised the Economic Development and Privatization groups on turnaround management and equity investing techniques and their application in Central Europe. This program is sponsored by the Slovene Government, the banks in Slovenia with troubled portfolios, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The goal of the SRP is to maximize the value of investments by injecting capital, management, marketing and strategic expertise into the enterprise, and generating the return of principal plus capital gains to the Slovene Government, banks, investors, EBRD, the equity holders and stakeholders upon the sale of these enterprises. -- Jan, 1996
- Investor Groups
- SMP often advises investors on the viability of portfolio companies, planning to recover assets, application of revenue driven turnarounds, bankruptcy avoidance, and maximizing returns on invested capital in troubled situations. We do not advise on the purchase of securities.
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John M. Collard, Chairman, CTP
Strategic Management Partners, Inc.
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