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Colin P. Cross
Keith J. Shapiro
Kenneth Tallering
Raymond C. Anderson
Today’s difficult deal environment requires a more innovative approach. Join a panel of transaction experts to better understand how alternative methods of structuring deals can create value and opportunity in today’s marketplace.
 Colin P. Cross is a Managing Director of Crystal Capital. Prior to this he was a Managing Director of Back Bay Capital Funding LLC. He established Back Bay’s Chicago office and was responsible for originating and structuring new investments for the business.
Mr. Cross had previously co-founded Heller Investments, Inc., the direct equity subsidiary of Heller Financial, Inc. Prior to 1989, Colin served ten years as a commercial lender and originations manager with Heller Financial, Inc. and BankBoston, N.A. Mr. Cross has served as director or board chairman of Color Spot Nurseries, United Fixtures, Kroy, Crown Textiles, EWI, Inc., American Specialties, Harter Corporation and Jupiter Industries. Mr. Cross is the 2006 President of the International Turnaround Management Association.
 Keith J. Shapiro is Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice, Co-Managing Shareholder of the firm's Chicago office and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. He has more than 25 years of experience and appears worldwide in corporate bankruptcy matters and workouts representing troubled companies, financial institutions, creditors' committees, and hedge and private equity funds. He has played central roles in the bankruptcies and restructurings of Conseco Finance Corp., Ashton Woods USA LLC, United Airlines, DBSI, Inc., Tropicana Entertainment, LLC, Kmart Corporation, ICO Global Communications, Montgomery Ward and many others.
Mr. Shapiro was recently appointed to the International Board of Directors of the Turnaround Management Association. He was previously Chairman of the Board and President of the American Bankruptcy Institute, a member of the Board of Directors of INSOL International, and Chair of the Chicago Bar Association's Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee.
Mr. Shapiro assisted in drafting the healthcare bankruptcy provisions of the 2005 amendments to the Bankruptcy Code, which were signed into law by President Bush on April 20, 2005. A Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, Mr. Shapiro is listed in Chambers & Partners USA Guide, Best Lawyers in America and Crain's Chicago Business' Who's Who in Law.
 Kenneth Tallering has 22 years of transaction experience as a private equity investor, member of a corporate management team, and corporate attorney. He has experience in carving-out corporate orphans, acquiring family-owned businesses, completing public-to-private transactions and acquiring bankrupt companies. At IOP, Mr. Tallering co-manages the operations of the fund, in addition to sourcing and executing transactions and managing portfolio investments. He currently serves as a Director of Algoma Holding Company, Center Manufacturing, Inc., Gulf Coast Machine & Supply Company, EB Bradley Holdings LLC and Carlson Systems Holdings, Inc.
Prior to founding IOP, Mr. Tallering was a Managing Director at TMB Industries, a Chicago, IL based private equity firm specializing in acquiring middle-market manufacturing companies. While at TMB Industries, he also served as Vice President and General Counsel of Transportation Technologies Industries, Inc. (formerly Johnstown America Industries, Inc.). Prior to joining TMB Industries, Mr. Tallering was an associate at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York specializing in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions.
 Raymond C. Anderson joined Crowe Horwath LLP in April 2009 as the Regional Group Leader of its Chicago Restructuring Advisory Services practice. He draws on 18 years of experience as a consultant, officer, director, and investor. Mr. Anderson specializes in corporate turnarounds, loan workouts, restructurings, and M&A.
Previously, Mr. Anderson was a Partner with Graue Mill Partners, LLC (GMP), a private equity investment firm, and a partner in Burnham Venture Management Inc., GMP’s affiliated restructuring group. His operational experience encompasses the areas of strategic planning, accelerating growth plans, managing and developing strategic relationships, and managing and developing talent in underperforming companies and turnarounds. Over the last 12 years, Mr. Anderson held leadership roles in closing over 30 M&A transactions (including distressed entities), multiple private placements and bank financings, and a successful public offering.
Mr. Anderson holds experience in a wide range of industries, including industrial services, media, e-commerce/technology, marketing services, food, publishing, and distribution companies ranging from start-ups to publicly traded companies approaching $1 billion in annual revenues.
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