Strategic Management Partners, Inc.

*Executive Leadership to Enhance Value*
*Turnaround & Crisis Management*
*Corporate Renewal Governance*
*Asset Recovery for Investors*
*Investing in Distressed Companies*

Summary -- Areas of Expertise -- Experts -- Events -- Press -- Library -- Contact
SMP Wins Turnaround Atlas Award: Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year - Boutique
SMP Wins Maryland's Small Business of the Year Award and Governor's Citation
Collard Enters Turnaround Management, Restructuring, Distressed Investing Industry Hall of Fame

Strategic Management Partners

A nationally recognized turnaround management firm
specializing in interim executive leadership, asset recovery,
investing in underperforming distressed troubled companies.

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SMP is a nationally recognized turnaround management, corporate renewal governance, and private equity capital advisory firm. We are turnaround operating managers, equity fund managers, investors, experts, specializing in deal flow, asset and investment recovery, corporate renewal governance, investing in underperforming distressed troubled companies, recovery fund operation, and valuation enhancement. We purchase companies for our own portfolio, raise equity funds and/or capital to increase leverage, and locate new capital. We provide transition leadership for companies to shift between commercial, international and federal government markets. We focus on value creation, asset and investment recovery, revenue generation, and private equity advisory. We prepare companies to 'Cash Out' at maximum valuation.

Strategic Management Partners, Inc. is the 2009 winner of Global M&A Network, Turnaround Atlas Award: Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year - Boutique. SMP is the 2007 recipient of Maryland's Small Business of the Year, and the Governor's Citation, Governor Martin J. O'Malley, The State of Maryland. SMP has TWICE been named among the 'Top Outstanding Turnaround Management Firms' by Turnarounds & Workouts Magazine. SMP makes American and Baltimore Business Journal's Most Active Turnaround Management & Consulting Firms List. Strategic Management Partners, Inc. celebrates 20 years of service to its clients.

Our principal, John M. Collard was inducted into the Turnaround Management, Restructuring, and Distressed Investing Industry Hall of Fame (Press Release), honoring those individuals whose outstanding contributions have increased the stature and respect of our industry. John has been honored by the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) as a recipient of their [TMA] award for Outstanding Contribution to the Corporate Renewal Profession. John is a Past Chairman of the TMA, and serves on the Past Chairman's Council. John has been honored by Southern Illinois University (SIU) being inducted into the SIU Alumni Hall Of Fame, and named as a Business Leader of the Year. John M. Collard is a frequent speaker, often quoted by the press, and has authored many articles on the topics; Early Warning Signs of Business Trouble, Working With Turnaround Pros to Preserve Value, Value Creation Model, Phases and Actions in the Turnaround Process, and Investing in Underperforming Distressed Troubled Companies, and many others. See www.StrategistLibrary.com.

For an overview of the firm, our successes, our credentials, how we can help you, Please see: Your Requirements, Our Qualifications and StrategicMgtPartners Library

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Turnaround Managers and Bankruptcy Services: $85 million Asset Recovery Value, Viability Assessments, Operational Turnarounds, Planning, Workout Teams, Certified Turnaround Professionals = Past Chairman of the Turnaround Management Association = Preventing Crisis -- Communication is Important -- Prescription to Renewed Health -- Process of Renewal -- Balancing Change

Equity Capital Managers & Investors: Raised $80 million Special Restructuring & Privatization Fund in Central Europe;
Raising $50 million private equity capital fund in North America SEC Fund

Strategists: Developed Strategies that work, Focus on the Issues, Strategies for Transition and Fund Management = There are Early Warning Signs of a Company Heading for Trouble

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures and Investors for Our Account: Over 40 Transactions, $780 million -- Developed Methodology for Success -- We purchase companies that meet select criteria for our own account. We also assist clients in buying a company or selling their holdings.

Business Developers: Revenue Generation of $670 million Complex Systems Integration; plus over $150 million Commercial and International growth -- Revenue Driven Turnarounds -- Bid Information Review Process -- Building Selling Teams

Operating Managers: Our principals average over 25 years experience in P/L Management, Strategic Planning and Repositioning, M&A for Strategic Advantage, Finance, Investing, Raising Funds, Sales/Business Development, Building Selling and Marketing Teams, and Operational Auditing = In Public & Private companies = Methods for Changing Leadership Style and The Transferable Skill-Set.

Professional Search - Select Openings: We search for qualified candidates for client openings in both interim and permanent positions. We are hiring for client openings, please see list of current openings.

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Expert for the Press , Expert for Litigation Support ,
Expert Advisors to Investors & Governments and Teachers of Investing and Turnaround Techniques: President Clinton's National Economic Council's Bankruptcy Working Group and Technology Reinvestment Group -- Russian Bankruptcy Law Reform Delegation -- Former President Reagan's Attorney General's Committee to study the growing use of mobile communications in illegal ventures -- World Bank -- EBRD -- Slovene Government -- Investor Groups -- Various publications, including Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, London Times -- Developed training course in turnaround management and venture investing techniques, delivered in U.S., Russia and Central Europe, See Course Outline

Authors/Articles and Speakers & Presenters: On the subjects of Corporate Renewal to Increase Jobs and Value; Early Warning Signs of Companies in Trouble; Equity and Venture Capital Investing; Turnaround Management; Owner/Director Risk; Prepare Companies to 'Cash Out' at Maximum Valuation; Management Processes to Control the Situation; How to Hire Advisors for the Company to Improve Cash and Profits; Value Creation Model; and Investing in Underperforming and Distressed Companies

Events: Speaking Engagements Featuring John M. Collard

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Watch For:
DealFlow Media, Distressed Debt 2010 Conference - New York September 13-14, 2010: Turnaround Management: Strategies That Make Distressed Investing Yield Results


Interim CEO, Webinar Series, October 14, 2010: Winning in the Turnaround World, Including the "The Ten Early Warning Signs for Company Owners" Technique


Recently:
Global M&A Network, Distressed M&A Forum: Rewards of Distressed Investing


DealFlow Media, Distressed Debt 2009 Conference: Private Equity Distressed Investing and Turnaround Strategies That Get Results and Returns P/Release


Global M&A Network, Distressed M&A and Investments Summit: Middle Market: Private Equity Distressed Investing P/Release


Collard Interviewed by Jeff Salkin, Maryland Public Television: Your Money & Business P/Release


Institute of Management Consultants: Managing Turnarounds ...: Returning Value to Distressed Companies & Recover Assets @p d f P/Release


International Institute for Business Information and Growth: Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forums: Collard Keynotes on "State of the Industry" Analysis of the Meltdown, Resulting Investment Opportunities; Building Value in Underperforming, Distressed and Troubled Companies; Mining Value From Underperforming & Troubled Companies


Maryland Chamber of Commerce Presents: Thriving In Tough Economic Times @pdf @SMP: Building Value In Small Business and Avoiding Trouble On The Horizon.


M&A Advisor Distressed Investing Conference, Are You Capturing Value? @SMP P/Release


Dow Jones Distressed Investing Forum: Vetting The Deal

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Strategic Management Partners, Inc. Wins Turnaround Atlas Award: Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year (Boutique)

Global M&A Network presented the Turnaround Atlas Award for the Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year (Boutique) to Strategic Management Partners, Inc., of Annapolis, Maryland. Turnaround Atlas Awards is part of the M&A Atlas Awards® brand; and recognizes outstanding performances for executing transactions, implementing turnaround strategies and financial work-outs. The Turnaround Atlas Awards honor achievements for restructuring, distressed M&A transactions, and/or assignments completed in the middle markets. The M&A Atlas Awards® program honors brilliant leaders, sought-after dealmakers, victorious deals, and outstanding institutions in the mergers, acquisitions, alternative distressed investing and related industry participants.

Strategic Management Partners, Inc. Wins Small Business of the Year Award, State of Maryland, and Governor's Citation

The Maryland State Chamber of Commerce awarded its annual Small Business of the Year Awards during its Growing Business, Celebrating Success event June 1, 2007. The awards program recognizes the dedication, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit displayed by small businesses in Maryland. Award recipients received the Small Business of the Year Award from the Maryland State Chamber of Commerce and the Governor's Citation as a special tribute to honor selection from Governor Martin J. O'Malley, The State of Maryland.

John M. Collard, Chairman, Strategic Managent Partners, Inc.
Enters Turnaround Management, Restructuring, Distressed Investing Hall Of Fame

Hall of Fame is Centerpiece of 20th Anniversary Celebration. The Turnaround Management Association is pleased to honor and preserve the names of those whose outstanding individual contributions have made a lasting positive impact on an industry dedicated to stabilizing underperforming companies, rebuilding corporate value, and retaining jobs. They have increased the stature and respect of our industry. TMA is the premier professional community dedicated to corporate renewal, turnaround management, restructuring, and distressed investing.

Turnaround Specialist says his 'product is me'

Specialist: John M. Collard's job, which he has done around the world, is to turn around distressed companies, but Network Technologies Group, Inc. presented a different challenge. When Collard arrived at NTG, an empty desk and chair were all that filled his office. There was no computer. The file drawers were empty. The walls were bare. "There was nothing here," Collard recalled. A turnaround specialist whose job is to rescue troubled companies, Collard had been hired by the investors and the board to figure out what was going on inside, to stabilize the company, and to find and hire his replacement. This time was different.

Leading By Example.
Interview with John Collard, Interim CEO, CRO, Turnaround Pro

Interview: Olivia Wolak, Operations & Editorial Manager, InterimCEO/InterimCOO, Inc. interviewed John M. Collard, Chairman of Strategic Management Partners, Inc. about being an Interim CEO executive, a turnaround manager, how he got into the business, and how he became successful. An inciteful piece that probes the professional.

The rise and fall Saga of Network Technologies Group, Inc.

Collard Discovers Bank Fraud and Accounting Irregularities, the 1st day on the job. The company is forced to liquidate amidst Federal and State Investigations. Three top executives indicted and serve time on federal charges of mail, wire and bank fraud.

Several News Publications Picked Up Story —
The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Business Journal, and The Daily Record [Maryland]

SMP Advises World Bank -- On Privatization. Teaches Turnaround Management and Equity Investing Techniques to Russian Bankruptcy and Privatization Agency Officials in Moscow

SMP Captures $80 million Fund -- Becomes Special Advisor to and Co-Manager of Turnaround Management Investment and Privatization Fund

SMP Twice Named Among Top 12 Outstanding Turnaround Management Firms -- Named Again -- The Turnarounds & Workouts Magazine , The magazine dedicated to covering news and what is happening in the turnaround management, workouts, and bankruptcy industries. Each year t & w performs a survey to determine the best firms in the industry. Strategic Management Partners has been named to this 'Top 12 List' twice. The firm is listed on the t&w Outstanding Turnaround Management Firms 'Hall of Fame'.

SMP makes American and Baltimore Business Journal's Most Active Turnaround Management & Consulting Firms List.

Information Releases at NewReleaseWire -- News releases, announcements, information and white paper releases pertaining to Strategic Management Partners, Inc., and its principal, John M. Collard. -- www.StrategicMgtPartners.com

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Industry Experience and Specialization

Job Shop Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Discrete Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution, Federal Government Contracting, Defense and Aerospace, Defense Electronics, Computer, Systems Integration, Telecommunications, Telecom, Maintenance and Repair, Printing, Construction, Engineering Services, Communications, Marine Electronics, Marine and Boating Services, Services, Venture Capital, and Private Equity Investing. While SMP prefers engagements in the Mid-Atlantic Region, Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, it often works East Coast and Worldwide assignments. Maryland (MD), Delaware (DE), Northern Virginia (VA), Washington, District of Columbia (DC), Pennsylvania (PA), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), Connecticut (CT), Massachusetts (MA), North Carolina (NC), California (CA). Baltimore, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Tampa, Boston, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver.

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John M. Collard, Chairman, CTP
Strategic Management Partners, Inc.
522 Horn Point Drive
Annapolis, Maryland [MD] 21403
Voice 410-263-9100 Facsimile 410-263-6094 E-Mail Strategist@aol.com
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