The Turnaround Podcast

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 26 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Stuart Green, Founder and Principal Advisor at Blue Green Advisors, an ocean-only advisory firm. Blue Green Advisors works with governments, multilateral banks, bilateral donors, philanthropic foundations, and industry partners to design and deliver the strategies, finan...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 25 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Christian Schmehl, Managing Partner at Hypax, a specialist investment firm with offices in London and Berlin. Tune in to the episode to hear about: * Christian’s career path that led him to founding Hypax in early 2023 * Hypax’s specialization in complex corporate carve-...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 24 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Kevin Heverin, Kunal Shah, Matthew Prest. Kunal Shah is founder and CIO of PVTL Point, a European opportunistic credit launch. Kevin Heverin is  a partner in the Banking and Finance group in London and a member of the Global Restructuring and Insolvency team at Baker Mac...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 23 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Matt Meehan, the founder of Lyford Partners, a specialist credit provider focusing on liquidity challenges for individuals, families, and businesses. Tune in to the episode to hear about: * Key moments in Matt’s career in specialist finance with early days of distressed...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 22 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Tim Levene, CEO and co-founder of Augmentum Fintech, PLC, Europe's leading publicly listed FinTech Investment Trust.  Tune in to the episode to hear about:  * Tim’s extensive career journey from his early days at Bain & Co. to founding Crush juice bars and pionee...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 21 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Tony Groom,  Investment Partner and Founder of K2 Partners Ltd., a small turnaround firm of five turnaround professionals who act as advisors and/or directors to implement their triage and fundamental change approach to consensual restructuring for insolvent companies. T...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 20 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Nick Kitchin, Managing Director, Head of Lending & Transactions, EMEA at Gordon Brothers. Nick is responsible for capital strategy and originating, structuring and executing investment opportunities in the United Kingdom and Europe. Gordon Brothers helps companies mo...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 19 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks to Kunal Shah, founder and CIO of PVTL Point, a European opportunistic credit launch. Kunal was formerly a partner at Warwick Capital Partners, a London based special situations firm, and a partner at CapeView Capital, a London based hedge fund. Tune in to the episode to hear...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 18 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Janka Krings-Klebe and Jörg Schreiner,  experienced organizational coaches, who have led major transformation initiatives in international corporations, including Bosch. They are co-founders of co-shift GmbH, supporting companies in developing, repurposing, and scaling t...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 17 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with renowned short seller Fraser Perring, founder and researcher at Viceroy Research, an international investigative financial research group. Perring founded Viceroy Research with Australian partners Aiden Lau and Gabriel Bernarde in 2016. Viceroy is dedicated to uncovering...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 16 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Zip Jila, Partner at Warwick Capital Partners LLP, a global special situations investment firm, addressing complex capital needs across equity and debt. Tune in to the episode to hear about: * Zip’s compelling career journey into the realm of restructuring, entering duri...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 15 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks to Andrew Pepper,  Head of Special Situations and Restructuring at the newly relaunched professional service firm, S&W,  a top 10 accountancy and advisory firm. Tune in to the episode to hear about: * Andrew’s career journey, including his experiences at KPMG, PWC, BDO, H...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 14 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Clark Nicholls, CIO and Founder of Aucit Investment Management, a long and short fund specializing in high yield bonds. Tune in to the episode to hear about: * Clark’s career journey from being a senior portfolio manager at AXA to founding Aucit Investment Management and...

In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with David Buchler, Chairman of Buchler Phillips, an independent boutique firm, with an impeccable Mayfair heritage, specialising in corporate recovery, turnaround, restructuring and insolvency. Tune in to the episode to hear about:  - David Buchler’s career achievements, including leadership roles at Arthur Andersen, Kroll, and Bu...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 12 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with renowned economist Julian Jessop. Tune in as Julian shares his expert analysis on financial turnarounds, the global economy, Brexit, and more. He currently operates semi-independently, contributing to think tanks like the Institute of Economic Affairs and engaging in var...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 11 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Saam Golshani, Partner in the EMEA Private Equity team of White & Case’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Tune in to the episode to hear about: - Saam’s career and the complexities of the French restructuring market - The evolution of French restructuring...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 10 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Matthew Prest, Managing Director and Co-Head of Europe at Moelis & Company. With over 25 years of experience in financial restructuring, he advises companies and lenders on complex situations in Europe and Asia. Tune in to the episode to hear about: * Role of Financi...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 9 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks to Richard Heis, a Managing Partner at Interpath Advisory. Having been a well known figure on the restructuring and insolvency scene for the last 30 years, Richard is mainly known in the market for banking insolvencies going back to Barings Bank and more recently well known in...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 8 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks to James Hart, partner and co-founder of Hillmont Partners, a Ukrainian law firm. James heads the private client practice and co-heads the cross-border dispute resolution practice. His practice is focused on investment planning, asset structuring, acquisition, asset protection...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 7 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips interviews John Roche, an experienced leader in restructuring advisory following his former career as a CEO of a drillships company and investment banker. John has overseen billion-dollar transactions and led major restructurings. John is Principal at Province, an industry-leading, n...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 6 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Barney Reynolds, an expert in financial services regulation and partner at the newly merged firm of A& O Sherman, a global law firm equally fluent in U.S. law, English law, and the laws of the world's most dynamic markets. Tune in to the episode to hear about:  *...

The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips, Episode 05 In this episode of "The Turnaround Podcast," host Stephen Phillips is joined by Lisa Rickelton, Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting. Lisa brings over two decades of expertise in insolvency and restructuring, specializing in contingency planning and insolvency solutions. Her extensive experience spans advising stakeholders across...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 04 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips speaks with Sabrina Fox, CEO of the European Leverage Finance Association and the founder of Fox Legal Training. Sabrina brings nearly two decades of experience in analyzing high yield covenants, initially as legal counsel and later as a covenant analyst and trainer. Tune in to the...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 03 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, host Stephen Phillips speaks with Wolfgang Felix, Co-founder and CEO of Sarria, a team of senior distressed credit analysts helping leading special opportunities hedge funds on either side of the pond to deploy their resources with the greatest efficiency.  Tune in to the episode to hear about:  * W...

The Turnaround Podcast with Stephen Phillips, Episode 2 In this episode of The Turnaround Podcast, Stephen Phillips interviews Bill Blain, Author of the Morning Porridge, Founder of Windshift Capital, and seasoned Market Strategist. With over three decades of experience in financial markets, Blain offers invaluable insights into current market trends and investment opportunities. Tune in as he sha...