KPMG Corporate Finance LLC Names Lorie Beers as a Managing Director in its Special Situations Advisory Group

February 1, 2007

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC Welcomes Lorie Beers

Lorie Beers has joined KPMG Corporate Finance LLC’s New York office as a Managing Director with its Special Situations Advisory Group.  In her new role, Ms. Beers will lead the division as it continues to provide out-of-court and in-court M&A, corporate finance, and restructuring advisory services to underperforming companies, debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, equity holders, and other constituents, all on a national basis. 

Prior to joining KPMG Corporate Finance LLC, Ms. Beers was the Director of Business Development of Gordian Group LLC where she was responsible for the firm's client acquisition, marketing activities, and relationship management. Prior to joining Gordian, Ms. Beers held positions as the Chief Operating Officer of STC Associates, an integrated marketing firm in New York City, and as the Partner in the bankruptcy and insolvency practice at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres and Friedman LLP. Ms. Beers has nearly 19 years of experience in the insolvency and restructuring arena, including a wide range of industry sectors that includes apparel, building materials, business services, consumer products, financial services, food and beverage, gaming, general manufacturing, heavy industry, real estate, retail, restaurants, specialty chemical, and technology.

Ms. Beers developed the Complex Financial Restructuring Program (formerly the Investment Banking Program) for the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and has spoken on panels for the ABI and the Turnaround Management Association (TMA). In conjunction with her role as counsel representing various debtors and creditors in bankruptcy, Ms. Beers has authored and been quoted in various national and regional publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, Bloomberg, Corporate Finance Week, The American Lawyer, and Turnarounds and Workouts.

Ms. Beers holds a JD from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in economics from Dickinson College. She is a member of the ABI and the TMA.

About KPMG Corporate Finance LLC

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC is a leading financial adviser serving domestic and international clients. KPMG Corporate Finance offers a full suite of investment banking and advisory services and the experience and depth of knowledge in global M&A and project finance to advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, sales and divestitures, buy-outs, financings, restructurings, fairness opinions, infrastructure project finance and other advisory initiatives. Operating in 51 countries, KPMG's Corporate Finance practice comprises more than 1,800 professionals who are able to meet the needs of KPMG's firms’ clients across the globe. In 2006, KPMG's Corporate Finance practice was ranked the number one financial adviser for completing the highest number of transactions globally (434 deals totaling US$48.9 billion), according to Thomson Financial’s global M&A league tables, and was named global financial adviser of the year by Infrastructure Journal.

Contact Information
Lorie Beers
Managing Director
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC 
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY  10154
 
Tel:  212.872.2920
Fax:  646.365.3480
lbeers@kpmg.com
www.kpmgcorporatefinance.com