Harold Kessler - Director - Barrier Advisors

Mr. Kessler is a Director at Barrier Advisors, Inc. He is involved in the firm’s corporate restructuring, trustee and examiner services, and corporate finance practices. Mr. Kessler brings over 20 years of lending experience including significant experience in restructuring loans, workouts, liquidations, wind-downs and originations. His transaction experience spans numerous industry sectors.

During his career Mr. Kessler has served several interim officer and other acting management related roles including Chief Restructuring Officer and interim President. He has represented borrowers, debtors, lenders and creditors in formal bankruptcy and out-of-court restructurings and served as trustee and plan administrator. He provides bankruptcy and out-of-court restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, and wind-down services to a diverse range of industries including metal processing, consumer goods, food processing, death services, healthcare, real estate and specialty finance. Additionally, Mr. Kessler has led several situation assessments, refinancing and due diligence engagements. Representative clients include Acme Packaging Corporation, Prime Succession, Inc., Amcast Industrial Corporation and Thayer Aerospace Consolidated, Inc.

Prior to joining our firm Mr. Kessler served as Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Guaranty Business Credit Corporation where he managed a large secured lending portfolio. Additionally, Mr. Kessler served as Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Banc One Management & Consulting Corporation, Regional Manager for AT Commercial Credit Corporation (Ameritrust Bank), and Credit Manager for BT Commercial Corporation (Bankers Trust Corp.).

Mr. Kessler is a member of the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Association for Corporate Growth, Turnaround Management Association, and a board member of the Dallas/Fort Worth Turnaround Management Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, and Southwest Chapter of the Commercial Finance Association. He is also a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor. Mr. Kessler holds a B.S. in Finance and Marketing from Adelphi University.

PROFESSIONALS

Investment Banking - Corporate Finance - Restructuring - Corporate Performance