Carl Marks Director C. Scott Chabina Honored By The M&A Advisor as Recipient of the 40 Under 40 Recognition Awards

NEW YORK, May 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Carl Marks Advisors, a leading consulting and investment banking advisor to middle-market companies, today announced that C. Scott Chabina, a director at the firm, has been honored as one of the 5th Annual 2014 40 Under 40 Recognition Award winners by The M&A Advisor, renowned globally for its recognition and presentation of leading M&A, financing, and turnaround professionals. The awards program was established to promote mentorship and professional development among emerging business leaders.

Mr. Chabina has more than nine years of investment banking and financial restructuring experience. In his role at Carl Marks, he is primarily responsible for mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital raises, corporate finance and financial restructuring advisory services for companies, secured lenders, and creditors across the capital structure, including Section 363 sales and internal reorganizations. He advises across a wide range of industries, including energy, consumer products, retail, healthcare, specialty finance, building materials, defense, specialty foods, marketing and media, specialty chemicals, manufacturing, and automotive. He is particularly active in the renewable and alternative energy sectors and has successfully executed a vast array of engagements within the ethanol industry.

Mr. Chabina's recent representative bankruptcy and restructuring matters have involved Metro Fuel Oil Corporation, BioFuel Energy Corporation, Hawkeye Growth, White Energy Corporation, Otter Tail Ag Enterprises, VeraSun Energy Corporation, and Citation Corporation.

"It's a great and humbling honor to be recognized among this group of recipients," said Mr. Chabina. "This award is a significant testament to the high level of service and dedication that the Carl Marks team brings to the table for our clients."

Mr. Chabina will accept the award on June 24^th at The M&A Advisor Awards Gala, held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, in conjunction with the 2014 Emerging Leaders Summit. This is an exclusive event that brings together M&A industry leaders with mentors and other influencers within the business community to discuss current trends in corporate development and celebrate the achievements of up and coming professionals who have reached a significant level of success prior to the age of 40.

About Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC and Carl Marks Securities LLC

Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC, a New York-based consulting and investment banking advisory firm serving middle-market companies, provides an array of financial and operational services, including mergers and acquisitions advice, sourcing of capital, financial restructuring plans, strategic business assessments, improvement plans and interim management.

The award-winning firm was the recipient of the 2013 M&A Advisor's Sector Financing Deal of the Year (Real Estate); the Turnaround Atlas Awards' Healthcare Services Turnaround of the Year, Mid Markets Restructuring Investment Bank of the Year, and Restructuring Investment Banker of the Year (Boutique); the 2011 M&A Advisor's Debt Financing Deal of the Year; and the 2011 Turnaround Atlas Awards Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (Middle Market). Carl Marks has additional offices in Charlotte, NC.          

Securities are offered through Carl Marks Securities LLC, member FINRA and SIPC, which assists its clients in executing private placements of debt and equity. Additional information about Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC and Carl Marks Securities LLC is available at www.carlmarks.com.

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