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Buccino wins Deal of the Decade Award
December 2011 New York, NY
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Buccino & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that Buccino & Associates was awarded The M&A Advisor Deal of the Year Winner for the 2002-2011 Decade and Cross Border Deal of the Year ($200 million and over). Winners were announced at the 10th Annual M&A Advisor Awards gala held on December 13th at the New York Athletic Club.
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Buccino Finalists for Three M&A Awards
December 2011 New York, NY
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Buccino & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that Buccino & Associates was selected as finalists for Middle Market Deal of the Year (from $250 million to under $400 million), Cross Boarder Deal of the Year ($200 million and over) and Turnaround Deal of the Year (over $250 million) by The M&A Advisor. Winners will be announced at the 10th Annual M&A Advisor Awards gala to be held on December 13th at the New York Athletic Club.
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23rd Annual ABI Winter Leadership Conference
December 2011 LaQuinta, California
Buccino & Associates attended this year's 23rd Annual Winter Conference held at the LaQuinta Resort & Club in LaQuinta California, on December 1, through December 3, 2011.
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Buccino Attended NCBJ Annual Conference
October 2011 Tampa, Florida
Buccino & Associates, Inc has attended this year’s 84th NCBJ Annual Convention from October 12-15, 2011 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina in Tampa, Florida.
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Christopher L. Picone on Panel at the ACC 2011 Annual Meeting
October 2011 Denver, Colorado
Christopher L. Picone, President and General Counsel of Buccino & Associates, Inc. participated in a panel discussion titled “Doing Business with Financially Troubled Companies” at the Association of Corporate Counsel 2011 Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting took place at the Denver Convention Center in Denver CO., October 23 – 26, 2011. Mr. Picone’s panel discussion was on Monday, October 24, 2011.
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Buccino to Sponsor "The Premier M&A Event of the Year"
September 2011 Chicago, Illinois
Buccino & Associates is proud to announce that we are a sponsor of the 2011 10th Annual M&A Advisor Summit and Awards Gala that will be held in New York on December 12-13, 2011. The Summit consists of 500 of the world’s leading M&A professionals with an exclusive symposium featuring interactive sessions with over 60 industry stalwarts. The industry’s most prestigious recognition awards, The M&A Advisor Awards, celebrate the year’s leading transactions, firm’s and dealmakers.
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Buccino Wins Prestigious International Award
September 2011 Chicago, Illinois
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Buccino & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that Buccino & Associates was selected to receive the Media, Entertainment and Telecom Sector Transaction of the Year award by The M&A Advisor for the Sea launch Chapter 11 Reorganization. Awards will be presented at the 3rd Annual International Awards Gala to be held on October 11, at the Cornell Club in New York.
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Buccino Sponsored Long Beach Grand Cru
August 2011 Long Beach, California
Buccino & Associates, Inc. sponsored a table at the Long Beach Grand Cru on Saturday, August 20, 2010. The Grand Cru is a wine tasting event that benefits the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA). The event is held at the Rainbow Lagoon Park, Long Beach, CA. It is one of the major summer events in Long Beach.
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Buccino Awarded TMA Georgia Chapter International Turnaround of the Year Award
August 2011 Chicago, Illinois
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Buccino & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that Buccino & Associates was awarded the 2010 Turnaround of the Year Award, International Category, from the Atlanta Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association.
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President of Buccino & Associates Interviewed by The M&A Advisor
July 2011 Chicago, Illinois
Christopher L. Picone, President and General Counsel of Buccino & Associates, was interviewed by The M&A Advisor in July of 2011. After receiving several prestigious awards for its work on the Sea Launch Reorganization, the M&A Advisor discussed this interesting international transaction with Mr. Picone.
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Buccino & Associates, Inc Awarded Cross Border Deal of the Year
June 2011 New York, New York
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Buccino & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that Buccino & Associates was honored with the 2011 ACG Champion's Cross Border Deal of the Year Award from The M&A Advisor and ACG New York. The award was presented at the ACG New York Champion's Awards during a sold-out gala at Sotheby's Auction House in New York, on June 20, 2011.
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Buccino & Associates, Inc. Receives Two Awards
June 2011 Chicago, Illinois
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Buccino & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that Buccino & Associates was selected for the Boutique Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year and the Telecom and Technology Industry Turnaround of the Year awards at the 2011 Turnaround Atlas Awards Gala at The Westin Hotel in Chicago on June 16, 2011 sponsored by The Global M&A Network.
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Buccino to serve as Neutral Administrator
June 2011 Chicago, Illinois
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman and CEO is pleased to announce that Buccino & Associates, Inc. (“Buccino”) was appointed Neutral Administrator by Employers Fire Insurance Company (“Employers”) and Basic Food Flavors, Inc. (“BFF”), in the Employers Fire Insurance Company vs. Basic Food Flavors, Inc. Case No. 2:10-001109-JCM-LRL pending in the United States District Court, District of Nevada.
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ABI 29th Annual Spring Meeting
April 2011 National Harbor, Maryland
Buccino & Associates has attended this year's 29th Annual Spring Meeting held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland from March 31, 2011 to April 3, 2011.
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Gerald P. Buccino on Panel in New Jersey
March 2011 New Jersey
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman, and CEO of Buccino & Associates, Inc., participated in a panel discussion entitled, “Masters of Disaster” at a New Jersey Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association event held at Seton Hall University on March 24, 2011.
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Buccino & Associates, Inc. wins the Cross Border Deal of the Year Award
March 2011 Palm Beach, Florida
Buccino is proud to announce it has received the Cross Border Deal of the Year Award for the Chapter 11 Reorganization of Sea Launch Company LLC at the M&A Advisor 5th Annual Turnaround Awards in Palm Beach on March 7, 2011.
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BUCCINO & ASSOCIATES CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY
March 2011 Chicago, Illinois
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Buccino & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that the firm will be celebrating its 30th anniversary later this month.
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Buccino selected as Finalist in three categories for the M&A Advisor 2011 Turnaround Awards
February 2011 Chicago, Illinois
Buccino has been selected as a finalist in the M&A Advisor 2011 Turnaround Awards, in the following categories: Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (Middle Market), Cross-Border Deal of the Year, and Divestiture Deal of the Year.
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Buccino has Expanded
February 2011 Chicago, Illinois
We have moved to a larger location!
Our New Address Is:
200 West Madison Street
Suite 2150
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: 312-629-1200
Facsimile: 312-284-5626
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Christopher L. Picone Named President and General Counsel
October 2010 Chicago, Illinois
Buccino & Associates, Inc., (“Buccino”) one of America's premier financial and strategic advisory firms, is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher L. Picone to President and General Counsel. Mr. Picone will continue to divide his time between the firm’s Chicago and New York offices. Prior to his appointment as President and General Counsel, Mr. Picone served as a Managing Director and head of the firm’s national real estate practice.
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Buccino to Serve as Claims Administrator
July 2010 Chicago, Illinois
Buccino & Associates, Inc. was appointed Claims Administrator by Federal Magistrate Judge Young B. Kim, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, in the Plainview Milk Products Cooperative litigation (Milk Specialties Company vs. Plainview Milk Products Cooperative, et. al. Case No. 09 C 5429.)
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Buccino Sponsors the Long Beach Grand Cru
August 2010 Long Beach, California
Buccino & Associates, Inc. will be sponsoring a table at the Long Beach Grand Cru on Saturday, August 21, 2010. The Grand Cru is a wine tasting event that benefits the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA). The event is held at the Rainbow Lagoon Park, Long Beach, CA. It is one of the major summer events in Long Beach.
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NCBJ 83rd Annual Conference
August 2010 Hilton New Orleans, Louisiana
Buccino & Associates, Inc attended this year’s 84rd NCBJ Annual Convention from October 13-16, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Sea Launch Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization Approved
July 2010 Long Beach, California
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman and CEO is pleased to announce that the Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan for Sea Launch Company LLC was approved by Judge Brendan L. Shannon, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington, DE on July 27, 2010. Christopher L. Picone, Senior Vice President and Managing Director served as Chief Restructuring Officer for Sea Launch Company LLC.
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Picone on Distressed Real Estate Panel in New York City
July 2010 New York, New York
Christopher L. Picone, Senior Vice President and Managing Director recently participated in a panel discussion on distressed real estate loans in conjunction with a national New York based law firm from the New York area. The title of the panel was called “Navigating the Landmines in Purchasing Distressed Real Estate Loans” which addressed how purchasers should handle the billions of dollars of distressed real estate loans that will be sold over the next few years. To listen to some audio from the seminar, click on the link below: http://www.theconferencingcenter.net/theconferencingcenter/668/46816/rss.xml
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Gerald P. Buccino Composes a Chapter
July 2010 Chicago, Illinois
Gerald P. Buccino composes a chapter in the “Navigating in Today's Environment: The Directors' and Officers’ Restructuring Guide 2010” discussing “why turnaround professionals are indispensable to directors and officers.
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21st Annual CFA Golf Invitational
July 2010 Geneva National Golf Club, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Buccino attended this year’s 21st Annual Golf Invitational. Buccino continues to support the Commercial Finance Association and took part in a sponsorship opportunity at this year’s event.
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10th Annual TMA Charity Golf Outing
June 2010 Geneva National Golf Club, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Buccino attended this year’s 10th Annual Charity Golf Outing. Buccino continues to support the Turnaround Management Association and took part in a sponsorship opportunity at this year’s event.
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Client News
May 2010 Long Beach, California
Buccino Managing Director Christopher L. Picone Assists Sea Launch With Debtor In Possession Financing.
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Christopher L. Picone on Panel in New Jersey
May 2010 Jersey City, New Jersey
Christopher L. Picone was selected to be on a panel discussing issues with respect to distressed companies at the 6th Annual Deals and Diligence Symposium sponsored by ACG on May 20, 2010.
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Client News
May 2010 Long Beach, Califonia
Buccino Managing Director Christopher L. Picone Assists Sea Launch in preparing to emerge from Chapter 11.
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ABI 21st Annual Winter Leadership Conference
December 3-5, 2009 La Quinta Resort & Spa, California
Buccino attended this year’s American Bankruptcy Institutes’ 21st Annual Winter Leadership Conference.
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TVI Corporation Chapter11 Reorganization Plan Approved
December 8, 2009 Chicago, Illinois
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman and CEO is pleased to announce that the Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan of TVI Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries, CAPA Manufacturing Corp., Safety Tech International, Inc. and Signature Special Event Services, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”) was approved by Judge Thomas Catliota, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Maryland, Greenbelt Division on December 8, 2009. Buccino & Associates, Inc. served as Financial Advisor to the Company.
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Happy Holidays from Buccino & Associates, Inc.
December 2009 Chicago and New York
From the Buccino & Associates family to yours, we wish you a wonderful holiday season. In lieu of cards, The Buccino Foundation is making donations to those in need.
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Buccino Managing Director In CRO Role
November 2009 Chicago, Illinois
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman and CEO is pleased to announce that Christopher L. Picone, a Managing Director in the firm's Chicago office has been named Chief Restructuring Officer (“CRO”) of Sea Launch Company, LLC, (“Sea Launch”) headquartered in Long Beach, CA.
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CFA Annual Convention
November 4-6, 2009 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Buccino attended this year’s Convention. Buccino continues to support the Corporate Finance Association by taking part in a sponsorship opportunity at this year’s event.
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NCBJ 83rd Annual Conference
October 18-21, 2009 Paris Las Vegas, Nevada
Buccino & Associates, Inc attended this year’s 83rd Annual Convention in Las Vegas Nevada.
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Christopher L. Picone is Keynote Speaker
October 9, 2009 Chicago, Illinois
Christopher L. Picone, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Buccino & Associates, Inc was the keynote speaker at a seminar entitled "Surviving the Economic Downturn", presented by the Chicago Building Congress and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys on October 9, 2009.
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Buccino Featured in The Secured Lender
October 2009 New York, New York
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman and CEO of Buccino & Associates, Inc, comments on the challenging economic environment for companies looking to reorganize and his predictions for a slow and uneven recovery ahead in an article entitled “State of the Restructuring Industry” in the October issue of The Secured Lender magazine.
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Blumenfeld Moderates Panel
September 2009 New York, New York
Robert Blumenfeld moderates a panel “You Want to Buy What? – What You NEED to Know About Buying a Stressed-Out Company” at the Third Annual TMA/ACG Liquidity Conference and Distressed Capital Connection.
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Buccino Speaks at First ACG Long Island Conference
July 2009 Long Island, New York
Gerald P. Buccino, PhD, CPA, Chairman of Buccino & Associates, Inc., predicted there are four industries poised to grow as the recession begins to ease. Over 150 professionals from various industries including private equity, investment banking, lenders, lawyers, financial advisors and accountants were in attendance on July 30, 2009 at the Cradle of Aviation in Garden City to hear about the “Warning Signs of Failure” and what businesses must do to recognize the signs early enough to prevent failure.
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Buccino on Panel in New Jersey
May 2009 Newport Jersey City, New Jersey
Gerald P. Buccino was selected to be on a panel discussing the due diligence of distressed companies and companies in bankruptcy at and 2009 ACG regional event known as the Due Diligence Symposium.
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Blumenfeld Featured in The Distressed Debt Report
August 2009 New York, New York
Robert M. Blumenfeld comments on the current state of the recession in the article entitled “Better Times for Distressed Firms?” in the August, 2009 edition of The Distressed Debt Report.
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Buccino Retianed as Financial Advisor
May 2009 Chicago, Illinois
Gerald P. Buccino, Chairman and CEO is pleased to announce that the firm has been retained to serve as Financial Advisor to TVI Corporation, (NASDAQ - TVINQ.Pk) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, CAPA Manufacturing Corp., Safety Tech International, Inc. and Signature Special Events Services, Inc.
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Buccino Adds New Professional
March 2009 Chicago, Illinois
Buccino & Associates, Inc., one of America's premier financial and strategic advisory firms, is pleased to announce that Gerard J. Buccino has joined the firm and will be based in the firm’s Chicago, Illinois office.
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Blumenfeld joins Buccino
January 27, 2009 New York, New York
Buccino & Associates, Inc., one of America's premier financial and strategic advisory firms, is pleased to announce that Robert M. Blumenfeld has joined the firm. Robert M. Blumenfeld will be based in the firm’s New York office.
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ABI Winter Leadership Conference
December 4-6, 2008 Westin Resort. Tucson, Arizona
Buccino & Associates will attend this year’s American Bankruptcy Institutes’ 20th Annual Winter Leadership Conference.
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The Buccino Foundation
December 2008
Since its founding in 1990, The Buccino Foundation will once again provide financial assistance to approximately 40 charitable organizations focused on medical research, children’s needs, and assistance for veterans of foreign wars.
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CFA Annual Convention
November 12 -14, 2008 San Francisco Marriott, San Francisco, California
Buccino & Associates, Inc. attended this year’s Convention. Buccino continues to support the Corporate Finance Association by taking part in a sponsorship opportunity at this year’s event.
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TMA 2008 Annual Convention Hall of Fame Induction
October 29, 2008 New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana
Gerald P. Buccino was inducted as an honorary member of the TMA’s Hall of Fame at a special dinner celebration.
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Buccino Launches New Website
December 9, 2008
Buccino & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its new website. The new site provides users with a comprehensive overview of the Firm's approach, services offered, industries served, case studies, current events, articles and our professional team.
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TMA 2008 Annual Convention Celebratory Dinner
October 28, 2008 New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana
Gerald P. Buccino, CTP, co-hosted the 20th Anniversary Industry Celebratory Dinner on Tuesday evening attended by 1,000 professionals.
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ACG New York Chapter Seminar
October 23, 2008 Westchester Country Club, Rye, New York
Gerald P. Buccino on panel discussing “When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies – Survival in a Challenged Economy” at the Westchester Country Club. He focused on the early warning signs of business failures and provided an economic outlook for 2009.
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TMA 2008 Annual Convention
October 27-29, 2008 New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana
Buccino & Associates, Inc. attended this year’s Convention. Buccino continues to support the Turnaround Management Association and took part in a sponsorship opportunity at this year’s event.
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New CTP Committee Co-Chair for the TMA
October 2008 Chicago, Illinois
Harry Novak is named Co-Chair of the CTP Committee for the TMA Chicago Chapter. The CTP committee focuses on educational programs designed to prepare turnaround professionals for the Certified Turnaround Professional certification.
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ACG New York Chapter Event
October 2008 Chicago, Illinois
Gerald P. Buccino recently presented at Association of Corporate Growth (ACG) New York Chapter seminar and focuses remarks on early warning signs of business distress.
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NCBJ 82nd Annual Conference
September 24-27, 2008 JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Arizona
Buccino & Associates, Inc. attended this year’s 82nd Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.
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2nd Annual Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Long Island Golf Tournament
September 22, 2008 Nassau Country Club, Glen Cove-Long Island, New York
Buccino attended and sponsored the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament. The foundation’s mission is to raise funds to provide higher education scholarships for children of Marines, former Marines and Navy corpsmen, especially those whose parents were killed or wounded in action.
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Stu Taylor Radio Show
September 2008
Gerald P. Buccino was a guest on the Stu Taylor Radio show. His comments focused on the causes of business failures, turnaround management techniques designed to prevent business failures and remedies for those companies in financial distress.
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Buccino Retained as Financial Advisor
July 2008 Chicago
Buccino & Associates, Inc. retained as Financial Advisor of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for Powermate Holding Corp., et al
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AIRA 24th Annual Bankruptcy and Restructuring Conference
June 4-7, 2008 J.W. Marriott Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
Buccino & Associates, Inc. attended this year’s 24th Annual AIRA Bankruptcy and Restructuring Conference.
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Seton Hall University
June 2008 South Orange, New Jersey
Gerald P. Buccino completed 10 years as a member of the Board of Regents and as a Trustee of Seton Hall University where he served as Chairman of the Audit Committee, Chairman of the Advancement Committee, a member of the Executive Committee, a member of the Finance Committee and as a member of the Committee on Regents (governance committee).
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Seton Hall University
May 2008 South Orange, New Jersey
Seton Hall University graduated its 11th Buccino Scholar. Since 1996, when Gerald P. Buccino co-founded the Center for Leadership Studies at the Stillman School of Business, he has mentored eleven outstanding young men and women by providing an annual scholarship. His financial endowment provides that there will always be four Buccino scholars at the University studying for business careers and leadership training.
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Buccino Promotes Christopher L. Picone
May 2008 Chicago
Buccino & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Christopher L. Picone to Senior Vice President and Managing Director.
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TMA New Jersey Chapter
March 6, 2008 Seton Hall University
Gerald P. Buccino took part in a four person panel discussing “Enron, The Rise, The Fall and the Aftermath!” The four panelists commented after TMA members and students of Seton Hall watched an award winning film entitled “The Smartest Guys In The Room”, an unedited story of what transpired at Enron at many levels of management.
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Uniondale New York Seminar
February 13, 2008 Uniondale, New York
Gerald P. Buccino was part of a three person panel that discussed “When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies: Survival in a Challenged Economy” at an accredited seminar in Long Island, New York.
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Buccino Adds New Professional
January 2008 Chicago
Buccino & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that Christopher L. Picone has joined the firm. Mr. Picone will be based out of the firm's Chicago office and will focus his efforts in the real estate services area.
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