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Press Release  |  04/09/2019  |  Accordion

Matthew Beresh, Craig Boucher, and Matthew Pascucci Promoted to Senior Managing Director

Bloomfield Hills, MI – April 11, 2019 – Mackinac Partners (now Accordion), a leading operational turnaround, restructuring and financial advisory firm, announced the promotion of Matthew Beresh, Craig Boucher and Matthew Pascucci to Senior Managing Director.

Beresh, a sixteen-year employee of Mackinac Partners, has been an integral part of the firm, leading many key engagements in interim management and senior advisory roles for turnaround and restructuring matters and M&A growth initiatives. Beresh has helped deliver strong long-term value in the firm’s hospitality and leisure practice and has played a key role in the development of the firm’s Chicago office.

Boucher, based in the Northeast, has more than 20 years of restructuring, interim management and operational turnaround experience. He has guided companies through complex business challenges, out-of-court restructurings and Chapter 11 proceedings. Boucher has led several key retail and consumer products engagements and has been instrumental in the firm’s continued growth across these sectors.

Pascucci, based in Boston, has more than 15 years of financial advisory, restructuring and turnaround experience and has been a strong asset in the firm’s growth in the Northeast. Pascucci has served in key CRO and interim management roles and has helped deliver strong value for stakeholders in restructurings and turnarounds, including supporting the firm’s continued growth across industrial and manufacturing sectors.

Matt, Craig and Matt have all served in strong leadership roles delivering value for clients and stakeholders over the years. They have been stewards in the development of innovative solutions and have helped drive our business and growth,” Mackinac Partners Co-Founder and Managing Partner Jim Weissenborn said. “We are very proud of them for their accomplishments and wish them continued success in their new roles.

Mackinac Partners also announced the promotion of James Kreuger and Matthew Rouse to Director in the firm’s Turnaround and Restructuring practices and Katherine Johnston to Director in the firm’s Investigations, Risk and Dispute Advisory practice.

Kreuger, based in Los Angeles, has served in key roles across multiple successful transactions and turnarounds with many of the firm’s restaurant and franchise clients. Rouse, based in Dallas, has provided strong financial and operational support for key restructurings, turnarounds and financial performance improvement initiatives across sectors. Johnston, based in Michigan, has helped deliver strong corporate security, business intelligence, and background research/assessment solutions for key clients.


About Accordion

Accordion is a private equity-focused financial and technology consulting firm. Working at the intersection of sponsors and management teams, Accordion partners with clients at every stage of the investment lifecycle. The firm’s services span the entire CFO function within the private capital sector, including operational and technical accounting, strategic financial planning and analysis, CFO-driven transformation, CFO technology, transaction execution, public company readiness, interim leadership, and turnaround and restructuring. With a focus on hands-on, results-oriented execution, Accordion is widely recognized as the go-to PE consultancy and the premier digital-enablement partner for portfolio CFOs. In addition, Accordion has been recognized as an employer of choice for pioneering a better way to work in finance. Accordion has a total of 9 offices including its headquarters in New York and locations in Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and South Florida.

Meet The New Senior Managing Directors

Matthew Beresh
Matthew Beresh
Senior Managing Director

Matt is a Senior Managing Director with over 20 years of experience providing financial and operational advisory services to distressed organizations. Matt joined Mackinac Partners in 2002 and focuses his work on corporate restructurings and mergers and acquisitions, leveraging complex financial and operational analytics to improve distressed businesses. Matt is a past recipient of the M&A Advisor’s 40 Under 40 Recognition Award, and has received numerous awards from leading industry organizations.  Read more

Craig Boucher
Craig Boucher
Senior Managing Director

Craig is a Senior Managing Director with more than 20 years of financial restructuring, strategic advisory, and operational turnaround experience, including serving in C-level executive, interim management, and lead restructuring advisor roles for companies facing a variety of complex situations including rapid growth scenarios, underperformance, out-of-court restructurings, and Chapter 11 proceedings. He has significant experience in helping companies and equity sponsors drive value in restructuring and turnaround scenarios across the Consumer Products, Retail, Restaurant, Distribution/Transportation, Real Estate, Construction, Government, High Tech, Services, and Health Care industries.  Read more

Matthew Pascucci
Matthew Pascucci
Senior Managing Director

Matt is a Senior Managing Director with more than 20 years of experience providing financial advisory, restructuring, and turnaround services to large and middle market companies and their stakeholders. Matt’s practice has primarily focused on assisting companies stabilize operations, improve performance, and explore strategic alternatives. He also has significant experience assisting clients with acquisition due diligence for distressed target companies, business assessment and plan development, development and implementation of restructuring initiatives and assisting companies in “out-of-court” and Chapter 11 restructurings.  Read more