Gavin/Solmonese

What Gavin/Solmonese does

Gavin/Solmonese is a privately-held boutique advisory firm specializing in corporate recovery, restructuring, and litigation support. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, with additional offices in New York and Massachusetts, the firm serves distressed enterprises, creditor committees, lenders, boards of directors, and legal counsel navigating bankruptcy proceedings, turnarounds, and complex commercial disputes. The firm's core service portfolio spans company-side advisory, bankruptcy and fiduciary services (trustee, receiver, assignee, independent director), creditor-committee representation, expert witness testimony in bankruptcy litigation (preference actions, solvency, valuation), mediation and ADR, valuation and forensic consulting, and M&A advisory. Differentiation rests on hands-on interim leadership delivery—partners serve in operational roles such as CRO, CEO, or fiduciary officer rather than producing recommendations from the sidelines—plus a credentialed bench including Certified Turnaround Professionals, National Certified Professional Mediators, and Certified Fraud Examiners.

The firm operates a pure professional-services revenue model: fees are earned through time-based billing or fixed project engagements, with no software product, subscription, or recurring-revenue component. Go-to-market is enterprise-direct and relationship-driven, generating pipeline through thought-leadership publishing (firm website insights), industry-conference participation (ABI, TMA, AIRA), media coverage, and a weekly podcast (business/disrupted). Founder and Managing Partner Ted Gavin, a former Chairman of the American Bankruptcy Institute (2020-2021), is the primary figure driving external visibility and engagement origination. Customer concentration is diversified across industries including aerospace (Masten Space Systems), retail (Montgomery Ward, Prince Sports), healthcare (Pioneer Health Systems), firearms (Sturm Ruger), restaurants (Punch Bowl Social), telecommunications (Broadstripe), and food/beverage, with each engagement tending to be episodic rather than multi-year SaaS-like in structure. The firm has no external equity, no fundraises, no subsidiaries, and no AI or software platforms underpinning its service delivery.

Name

Gavin/Solmonese

Legal name

Gavin/Solmonese

Website

https://gavinsolmonese.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gavin/Solmonese is a Wilmington, Delaware-based boutique advisory firm specializing in corporate recovery, restructuring, bankruptcy fiduciary services, expert witness testimony, and litigation consulting for distressed enterprises, creditor committees, lenders, and legal counsel nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Restructuring Advisory

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Turnaround, Restructuring & Crisis Management Consulting (BPAHACAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Restructuring & Turnaround Advisory (BPAHAOAC), Restructuring & Turnaround Advisory (BPAHADAD), Fairness Opinions & Independent Financial Advice (BPAHAOAF), Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy Administration (BPAHABAL)

Keywords

• Corporate restructuring advisory
• Bankruptcy fiduciary services
• Turnaround management consulting
• Expert witness testimony
• Mergers acquisitions advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Advisory Fees: The firm generates revenue through professional service fees charged for advisory engagements including turnaround consulting, restructuring advisory, fiduciary services (trustee, receiver, assignee, independent director), expert witness testimony, and M&A advisory services. Fees are typically structured as time-based billing or fixed project fees for specific engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gavin/Solmonese provides corporate recovery and restructuring advisory services to distressed companies, creditor committees, lenders, boards, and legal counsel. Its core offerings include turnaround and interim management (CRO/CEO/CFO placements), bankruptcy fiduciary services (trustee, receiver, assignee, independent director), expert witness testimony in commercial and bankruptcy litigation, mediation and ADR, valuation and litigation consulting, M&A advisory, and creditor committee representation. Engagements are delivered as time-based or fixed-fee professional service mandates by senior practitioners.

Product overview

Gavin/Solmonese is a corporate recovery and restructuring advisory firm offering professional services through an integrated portfolio of consulting engagements. The core offerings include Corporate Recovery Advisory services encompassing company-side advisory, bankruptcy and fiduciary services, expert witness testimony, mediation/ADR, valuation and litigation consulting, M&A advisory, and creditors' committee representation. These services are supplemented by Corporate & Nonprofit Engagement offerings including diversity/inclusion consulting and corporate philanthropy services. The firm operates as a consulting/advisory practice rather than a software product company, delivering hands-on expertise through senior professionals including Managing Director Ted Gavin and Senior Director Anne Eberhardt.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• G/S Impact: Community engagement and charitable initiatives program

Products and services

• Corporate Recovery Advisory Advisory services for companies and stakeholders navigating operational and financial challenges, restructurings, reorganizations, and strategic optimization. Designed for distressed enterprises, boards, creditor committees, lenders, and legal counsel facing complex financial and operational situations.
• Company-Side Advisory Services Turnaround management and interim management services including cash stabilization, business plan development, cost containment, operational streamlining, and debt restructuring. Provided to distressed companies and their management teams during periods of financial or operational crisis.
• Bankruptcy & Fiduciary Services Chapter 11 trusteeship, receivership, assignments, and independent director services for court-supervised bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings. Provided to debtors, courts, and stakeholder groups requiring independent fiduciary oversight during bankruptcy cases.
• Committees in Bankruptcy Representation and advisory services for creditors' committees, including financial analysis, expert testimony, debt restructuring, and workout solutions. Designed for official committees of unsecured creditors and lender groups operating inside bankruptcy proceedings.
• Expert Witness Services in Litigation Financial expert witness testimony in bankruptcy litigation, preference actions, and complex commercial disputes, with focus on ordinary course of business, solvency, and valuation matters. Provided to law firms and litigation parties needing Daubert-admissible expert testimony.
• Mediation & ADR Services Certified professional mediation services led by Ted Gavin for disputes arising from bankruptcy, corporate distress, and complex financial matters. Provided to parties in commercial and bankruptcy-related disputes seeking alternative dispute resolution.
• Valuation & Litigation Consulting Business valuation and forensic accounting services for litigation support, including solvency analyses, plan valuations, and Section 363 sale proceedings. Provided to law firms, creditor committees, and parties in commercial litigation and bankruptcy disputes.
• Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory M&A advisory services including strategic planning, due diligence, valuation, negotiation, and post-merger integration support. Provided to companies and stakeholders pursuing transactions in or adjacent to distressed and restructuring contexts.
• Diversity & Inclusion Consulting Diversity strategy development, training programs, policy evaluation, and leadership development to foster inclusive workplace environments. Provided to for-profit and nonprofit organizations seeking corporate responsibility advisory support.
• Corporate Philanthropy Consulting Philanthropic strategy development, grantmaking programs, employee engagement, and impact assessment for corporate social responsibility initiatives. Provided to for-profit and nonprofit organizations seeking guidance on philanthropic program design and stakeholder engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 40% recovery rate for creditors in Montgomery Ward liquidation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alvarez & Marsal: Global professional services firm widely regarded as the leading provider of turnaround management, interim management (CRO/CEO), and corporate restructuring services — a direct, larger-scale competitor to Gavin/Solmonese's core corporate recovery offering.
• AlixPartners: Major global restructuring, turnaround, and performance-improvement consultancy that competes for the same distressed-asset and interim management mandates as Gavin/Solmonese, particularly in mid-to-large Chapter 11 cases.
• FTI Consulting: Large global advisory firm with a dedicated Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment providing restructuring advisory, expert witness, and interim management services overlapping directly with Gavin/Solmonese's practice areas.
• Kroll (Restructuring): Global financial services firm with a dedicated restructuring practice offering creditor advisory, turnaround, and valuation services that directly overlap with Gavin/Solmonese's restructuring and litigation consulting offerings.
• MorrisAnderson: Mid-market-focused turnaround and restructuring advisory firm providing interim management and fiduciary services to distressed middle-market companies — a close size and model peer to Gavin/Solmonese.
• Ankura Consulting: Global expert services and advisory firm with a dedicated restructuring practice offering turnaround advisory, expert witness, and valuation services overlapping with Gavin/Solmonese's core offerings.
• Riveron: National advisory firm with a corporate restructuring practice serving distressed and underperforming companies; comparable mid-market positioning and overlapping service lines in turnaround, valuation, and transaction advisory.
• Epiq: Provider of legal and business services to law firms, corporations, and bankruptcy trustees, including claims administration and fiduciary services directly competing with Gavin/Solmonese's bankruptcy fiduciary offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Huron Consulting Group: Diversified professional services firm with a restructuring practice serving distressed and underperforming companies; broader portfolio (strategy, technology, legal) makes it a broader incumbent competitor for restructuring mandates.
• BDO USA (Corporate Restructuring): Top-tier accounting and advisory network with a corporate restructuring practice offering turnaround, bankruptcy advisory, and forensic services; broader full-service portfolio but overlapping capability set with Gavin/Solmonese.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gavinsolmonese
• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=_rSkck_8Nko
• Facebookfacebook.com/gavinsolmonese
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gavin-solmonese
• Instagraminstagram.com/gavinsolmonese

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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