Financial consulting and advising in the field of mergers and acquisitions; advice on leveraged buyouts and investments in financially distressed or underperforming companies; Financial valuation of businesses consisting of pre-transaction activities and complex valuation analyses, namely, strategic and business valuations, fairness opinions, goodwill impairment testing, purchase price allocations, and solvency opinions; Debt and equity capital raising for others; private placement of securities for public and private companies; Strategic Evaluations, Business Plans and Cash Flow Studies for public and private companies; Financial and Operational due diligence support; Benchmarking and capital structure studies for public and private companies; Financial restructuring services; Financial restructuring plans for others; Distressed transactions for public and private companies in and outside of bankruptcy; Creditor and debtor advisory and bankruptcy advisory services