Los Angeles Office:
Bruce W. Ballenger
(310) 873-1680

Kenneth C. Cleveland
(310) 456-9395

The firm assists companies in the raising of capital, both debt and equity, on either a direct investment basis or through collaborative relationships with other firms.

BCI's rather unique distinction in this arena is the combination of Transactional Advisory Services with its well-established operational consulting skills. This combination of talents and expertise often creates an ability for BCI to finance difficult transactions because of its long-standing eminence and credibility in the realm of corporate assessment and rehabilitation.

A business plan and financing request prepared and assessed by BCI and subsequently forwarded to the BCI capital sources network is simply a more credible document and, therefore, creates a more attractive financing opportunity compared to a client's typical plan asserting that "more time and more money" will create a favorable outcome. Lenders, investors, and buyers almost uniformly value BCI's insight and assessment of opportunities. This results in an enhancement of the credibility of the company's plan and often will make the difference in the financeability of a transaction.

Further, it is common for clients to achieve more favorable terms in their transaction as a result of the BCI consulting relationship. In fact, BCI believes that in most cases the improvement in transaction terms to the client more than offsets BCI's fees.

Although BCI offers a full complement of Transactional Advisory Services to clients of all sizes in a variety of industries, BCI's principals are particularly well-known for their work for companies in transition or turnaround, with a particular emphasis on difficult, complex deals with a variety of creditor and shareholder issues to address.

Transactions:

• Transactional services includes sourcing debt, mezzanine, and equity for both structured recapitalizations of existing companies, projects or portfolios; as well as sourcing financing for new development opportunities with industry partners.
• Arranging joint ventures on behalf of clients with financial or industry partners.
• Acquisition and disposition of properties, portfolios, and companies in tax-efficient transactions for clients.