Close
Let's Talk
Close

Let's Talk.

Looking for our offices? View locations.

Press Release  |  10/16/2018  |  Accordion

Senior Managing Director Nishant Machado Recognized in ABI’s “40 Under 40” Emerging Leaders

Bloomfield Hills, MI – October 15, 2018 – Mackinac Partners (now Accordion), a leading turnaround management and restructuring firm, is pleased to announce that Senior Managing Director Nishant Machado has been recognized by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) in its 2018 “40 Under 40” Emerging Leaders in Insolvency Practice initiative. The program, which identifies the 40 top industry professionals under age 40 who are committed to the highest standards of achievement at work and in their communities, will recognize honorees at the ABI’s 2018 Winter Leadership Conference, December 6-8 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

ABI, the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency, selected Machado and other honorees from over 200 leaders across the country in diverse practice areas that include law, finance, consulting, academia, and government.

The 2018 ABI ‘40 Under 40’ Class is already advancing the profession forward,” said ABI Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano. “Each of these remarkable young men and women are attaining achievements not just in their professional careers, but also as leaders in their communities.

Machado, who co-leads Mackinac Partners’ Financial Restructuring and Transaction Advisory practice and leads their West Coast practice out of the Los Angeles area, has extensive business, finance and restructuring experience and has served in positions that include CRO, interim CEO & COO and Lead Advisor for turnaround clients and public and private corporations. He currently also serves as CEO/CRO for Romano’s Macaroni Grill, where he helped lead the company through Chapter 11 and a successful restructuring and operational turnaround, including the recent acquisition of Sullivan’s Steakhouse.

We are very happy for Nishant on being recognized among his top industry peers by the ABI,” James Weissenborn, Founder and Managing Director of Mackinac Partners said. “He has really made a difference in delivering value for key clients and stakeholders under challenging circumstances. His perspectives have been sought out by leading business media outlets including CNBC, Finance Monthly and Restaurant News – and the results on client engagements are a testament to his ability to build strong teams and management consensus in driving turnaround plans and new growth for leading firms.


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 Nishant Machado

Nishant Machado
Nishant Machado
Senior Managing Director

Nishant is a Senior Managing Director and Accordion’s Los Angeles Office Lead with over 20 years of business, finance, and turnaround & restructuring experience including positions as interim CEO, CRO, COO, CFO and Lead Restructuring Advisor for turnaround clients, equity stakeholders and public and private corporations. In this role, Nishant also leads the firm’s Restaurant and Food industry practice.  Read more