Miller Buckfire & Co.
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| Private | |
| Industry | Investment banking |
| Predecessor | Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters |
Citigroup Center New York, New York, United States |
| Products | Corporate restructuring, Mergers and acquisitions |
| Parent | Stifel Financial |
| Website | www.millerbuckfire.com |
Miller Buckfire & Co. is an independent investment banking firm that provides various advisory services, focused on corporate restructurings. In addition to its core restructuring business, the firm provides merger and acquisition advisory and valuation services as well as capital raising, and private placements of debt and equity. The firm specializes in the transportation, retail, media and communication, entertainment, power, food and consumer and financial services sectors. The firm is based in New York City.
The various investment bankers of Miller Buckfire collectively have represented more than 100 companies, restructured approximately $210 billion of debt, advised on over $15 billion of mergers and acquisitions and raised more than $41 billion in financing.[1]
Since its founding in 2002, Miller Buckfire has served as restructuring advisers on several major bankruptcies including Calpine, Dura Automotive Systems, Dana Holding Corporation, General Growth Properties, Kmart, Mirant, Polaroid, Reader's Digest and The Weinstein Company.
History
Miller Buckfire was founded in July 2002 as Miller Buckfire Lewis & Co. by Henry Miller, Kenneth Buckfire and Martin Lewis, who previously led the restructuring groups at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Wasserstein Perella & Co. Following the acquisition of Wasserstein Perella by Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in 2001, Miller, Buckfire and Lewis found they were being precluded from many restructuring assignments due to conflicts with Dresdner's loan portfolio. As a result, the trio acquired their business through a spinout from Dresdner and launched Miller Buckfire as an independent firm.[2]
In 2003, the firm added a fourth partner David Ying to form Miller Buckfire Lewis Ying & Co. but following the 2004 departure of Martin Lewis and the 2005 departure of David Ying, the name of the firm was shortened to its current Miller Buckfire & Co.[3][4]
In 2007, Sal. Oppenheim acquired 10% of Miller Buckfire as part of a strategic partnership between the two firms.[5][6]
Former American Express Chairman and CEO Harvey Golub was appointed Chairman of Miller Buckfire in October 2011.
In 2012, the company was acquired by Stifel Financial.
References
- ↑ About Miller Buckfire (company website)
- ↑ Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Announces Spin-Off of Restructuring Advisory Group. April 24, 2002
- ↑ Miller Buckfire Lewis Adds David Ying as Fourth Partner. April 18, 2003
- ↑ Miller Buckfire Lewis Ying Announces Departure of Martin Lewis. October 4, 2004
- ↑ Willkommen, Miller Buckfire: New York restructuring firm hangs shingle in Germany through partnership with Sal. Oppenheim. Investment Dealers' Digest, April 23, 2007
- ↑ Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC of the U.S. and Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. of Germany Announce Strategic Alliance.
- Miller Buckfire on restructuring's learning curve. The Deal, September 11, 2009
- Bad Times Are Good Times for Him. New York Times, April 28, 2002
- The Restructuring Pros Are Back in Business. New York Times, April 2, 2008
- Bankruptcy Doctors Are Most Definitely In. July 14, 2002
- Restructuring Expert, Unshackled, Airs Gripes. American Banker, May 9, 2002
- Restructuring gurus await day of reckoning. Reuters, October 7, 2004
- Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Owner of Miller Buckfire mentions his cousins Southfield, Michigan personal injury law firm, Buckfire & Buckfire in recent Detroit Free Press News article regarding his ties to Detroit
External links
- Miller Buckfire (company website)