Sheshan Swaminathan

Senior Director
12+ years of corporate restructuring and financial advisory experience
Deep expertise in a range of areas, including liquidity management and forecasting
Extensive track record of leading in-court restructurings and complex out-of-court transformations
Chicago
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Sheshan Swaminathan is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Restructuring & Turnaround in Chicago. With more than 12 years of corporate restructuring and financial advisory experience, he provides financial and operational advisory services and solutions to creditors and public and private companies.

Mr. Swaminathan’s experience includes business plan and liquidity forecast development and assessments, liquidity and treasury management, vendor and creditor negotiations, financial and operational due diligence, identification of profit/working capital enhancements, and restructuring/bankruptcy-related services. He has worked with clients in various industries, including technology, telecommunication, specialty chemicals, retail, automotive, and aerospace and defense. 

Mr. Swaminathan’s notable engagements at A&M include advising several companies through formal in-court restructurings, including: Pine Gate Renewables, a solar power financing, construction, and production company; Enviva Biomass, a wood pellet manufacturing business; QualTek, a telecommunications construction company; and Dynata, a data analytics company.  

Mr. Swaminathan also advised a privately held, $500 million specialty chemicals business on an out-of-court restructuring process. He led a bottom-up build of the business’s 13-week cash flow forecast and assisted the company in navigating several liquidity pinch points prior to a successful debt for equity swap and a change of control.  

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Swaminathan spent more than nine years in the Turnaround and Restructuring practice of a Big Four consulting firm. During his time there, he assisted several distressed businesses out of court with performance improvement and liquidity management while effectuating value-maximizing outcomes for various stakeholders. 

Mr. Swaminathan earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He has completed all three Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) exams and is an active member of the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors Association and the Turnaround Management Association.