Partner
Maureen Burke
Maureen is a strategic finance executive with a proven track record of providing leadership, problem solving, and value creation within and for private equity, Fortune 500, and private businesses – from transactions and transitions to spin offs, sale and IPO readiness, loan restructuring, and cost-cutting/value creation. Maureen’s insights and process improvement expertise have helped influence the financial direction of a diverse clientele.
Her recent experience has been with companies navigating transitions and/or transactions, including: sale readiness; carve outs, S-1 preparation, postacquisition integration, cost-cutting, establishing FP&A capabilities, working with investment bankers, due diligence, and quality of earnings. Maureen focuses on optimizing people, processes, and systems with a focus on value creation.
Maureen was a finalist for the 2018 LA Business Journal CFO of the Year, Large Private Company.
Relevant Experience
- Completed $155 million debt restructuring with Key Banc & HIG at a reduced borrowing rate.
- Sale readiness for $200M revenue company: Co-led Investment Banker Bake-off process; worked with KPMG to develop Quality of Earnings and Piper Jaffray to prepare Confidential Information Memorandum.
- Developed financial infrastructure including NetSuite implementation, financial reporting, and BOD reporting for $100M personal care private equity acquisition.
- Established North America FP&A function and BOD reporting for private equity acquisition of $700M laminate/engineered services business.
- Reduced costs $30M in business restructuring due to loss of key customer.
- Finance lead for the carve out and financial components for Sears Hometown & Outlet IPO.
Education, Licenses & Certifications
- Master of Business Administration, Finance, DePaul University, Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
- Bachelor of Arts, Accounting & Management, Mundelein College – Loyola University Chicago
- Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, Inactive
Functional Experience
- All Finance & AccountingFunctions
- Treasury / Cash Management
- Debt Restructuring
- Cost Cutting & Savings
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Transactions / Sale readiness
- Financial Reporting
- Post-Acquisition Integration
- Long Range / Strategic Planning
- Financial Modeling
- Systems Implementations
- Process Improvement
Partner
Maureen Burke
Maureen is a strategic finance executive with a proven track record of providing leadership, problem solving, and value creation within and for private equity, Fortune 500, and private businesses – from transactions and transitions to spin offs, sale and IPO readiness, loan restructuring, and cost-cutting/value creation. Maureen’s insights and process improvement expertise have helped influence the financial direction of a diverse clientele.
Her recent experience has been with companies navigating transitions and/or transactions, including: sale readiness; carve outs, S-1 preparation, postacquisition integration, cost-cutting, establishing FP&A capabilities, working with investment bankers, due diligence, and quality of earnings. Maureen focuses on optimizing people, processes, and systems with a focus on value creation.
Maureen was a finalist for the 2018 LA Business Journal CFO of the Year, Large Private Company.
Relevant Experience
- Completed $155 million debt restructuring with Key Banc & HIG at a reduced borrowing rate.
- Sale readiness for $200M revenue company: Co-led Investment Banker Bake-off process; worked with KPMG to develop Quality of Earnings and Piper Jaffray to prepare Confidential Information Memorandum.
- Developed financial infrastructure including NetSuite implementation, financial reporting, and BOD reporting for $100M personal care private equity acquisition.
- Established North America FP&A function and BOD reporting for private equity acquisition of $700M laminate/engineered services business.
- Reduced costs $30M in business restructuring due to loss of key customer.
- Finance lead for the carve out and financial components for Sears Hometown & Outlet IPO.
Education, Licenses & Certifications
- Master of Business Administration, Finance, DePaul University, Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
- Bachelor of Arts, Accounting & Management, Mundelein College – Loyola University Chicago
- Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, Inactive
Functional Experience
- All Finance & AccountingFunctions
- Treasury / Cash Management
- Debt Restructuring
- Cost Cutting & Savings
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Transactions / Sale readiness
- Financial Reporting
- Post-Acquisition Integration
- Long Range / Strategic Planning
- Financial Modeling
- Systems Implementations
- Process Improvement
Industries
- Retail: apparel, personal care, juice & smoothie bars, e-commerce
- Consumer Products
- Manufacturing
- Franchise
- Ag Biotech
- Food Ingredients
- Real Estate