Lane has more than 16 years of experience as a financial consultant providing reorganization and restructuring consulting to major distressed companies, creditors, shareholders, and other interested parties, both in and out of court. He has assisted management in developing restructuring initiatives to improve operations, profitability, and liquidity; performed analyses on the restructuring of capital and assisted in the disposition of assets; and prepared and assessed complex financial projections and business plans.

Having served both public and private companies in various industries, Lane’s experience includes automotive, construction, financial institutions, food and consumer products, health care, publishing, real estate and hospitality, manufacturing, retail and distribution and transportation. His recent engagements include Bally Total Fitness, Federal Mogul, an automotive parts supplier, a regional baking company, and a national association.

Prior to joining AlixPartners, Lane was a principal at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services in Chicago, and served as the director of corporate planning and development of an international publisher.

“We are pleased that Carl has joined the firm,” said Michael Grindfors, chief executive officer of AlixPartners. “Not only does he have extensive financial and operational expertise, but he also has hands-on experience managing under difficult and demanding circumstances – a distinctive combination which defines his outstanding leadership capabilities. He is a great asset to our firm and our clients.”

Lane is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor, and holds a Certificate in Distressed Business Valuation. He is also a director for the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association. He is a frequent speaker and author on the subject of corporate restructuring.

Lane received both a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting with high honors and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Florida.

About AlixPartners
AlixPartners is a global restructuring, consulting, and financial advisory firm that helps its large and middle-market corporate clients achieve improved outcomes when it really matters. The AlixPartners’ “one-stop-shop” suite of services range from operational performance improvement and financial restructuring across all major corporate disciplines (manufacturing, supply chain, IT, and sales and marketing), to financial advisory services (financial reporting, corporate governance and investigations, and litigation consulting), to technology-enabled claims management. Headquartered in Michigan, the firm has more than 700 employees in Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Düsseldorf, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Tokyo. It is on the Web at www.alixpartners.com.