Capital Sources, Restructuring Techniques, and Troubled Sectors Anchor TMA Spring Conference in New York

CHICAGO, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- A panel comprising some of the most active U.S. bankruptcy judges, in-depth analysis of current equity markets, and keynote presentations from two pundits of finance and politics, are a few highlights of TMA's 17th annual Spring Conference, April 20-22, at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, New York, NY,  http://www.turnaround.org/Events/Calendar.aspx?objectId=11071.

Turnaround Management Association, the premier nonprofit association dedicated to turnaround management and corporate renewal, will welcome the following U.S. bankruptcy judges:

• Hon. Kevin J. Carey, District of Delaware
• Hon. Robert D. Drain, Southern District of New York
• Hon. Rosemary Gambardella, District of New Jersey
• Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong, Eastern District of New York

Throughout the rest of the conference, panels will focus on central levers in the restructuring industry: capital sources, restructuring techniques and troubled sectors flecked with opportunity.

Other panels scheduled Wednesday, April 21, include:

• Financial Meltdown
• Capital Market Update: Trends in Middle Market
• Tribulations in Commercial Real Estate and How to Profit from Them
• Large and Complex Financing Trends
• Challenges of Out-of-Court Restructuring

Panels scheduled Thursday, April 22, include:

• Global/Cross-Border Issues and Trends
• Health Care Restructurings

Ron Insana, a senior analyst for CNBC, and David Gergen, senior political analyst for CNN, bookend the opening day as morning and evening speakers, respectively.  Insana is a former managing director of $11 billion hedge fund SAC Capital Advisers and former president and CEO of Insana Capital Partners.  

Gergen is a formidable observer of Washington dynamics. An editor-at-large at U.S. News & World Report, Gergen was communications director under President Ronald Reagan, held positions in the Nixon and Ford administrations and also served as an advisor to President Bill Clinton.  

TMA will also recognize accomplishments of exemplary chapters, volunteers and a K-12 teacher during an awards ceremony.  From a handful of turnaround practitioners, TMA has grown into a global network of 46 chapters that benefit members through educational programs and touch local communities through pro bono, civic and philanthropic projects.

Chicago-based TMA, www.turnaround.org, has more than 9,000 members that include turnaround practitioners, attorneys, accountants, investors, lenders, venture capitalists, appraisers, liquidators, executive recruiters and consultants.

SOURCE Turnaround Management Association