PUBLISHED ARTICLES

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Jun 02, 2010 - Kevin LuceyCities and counties can learn and benefit from corporate financial turnaround tactics Years before the Great Recession hit the global markets, local governments were faced with shrinking tax and state revenues, ballooning pension obligations and rising health care costs. The diverse array of...
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Mar 01, 2010 - Pat O'KeefeAs if the economy and the tight credit markets were not enough, real estate developers are faced with a new challenge. Banks are informing developers at loan maturity that their cash-flowing, debt-servicing properties are now substandard based on current appraisals. As a result, there has been...
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Jan 26, 2010 - Patrick O'KeefeAs if the economy and the tight credit markets were not enough, real estate developers are faced with a new challenge. Banks are informing real estate developers at loan maturity that their cash-flowing, debt-servicing property is now considered substandard because of the value of the collateral...
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Jan 11, 2010 - Mike Boudreau & Meagan HardcastleFor everyone involved, 2009 was a difficult year for the automotive industry as both General Motors and Chrysler filed for Chapter 11 and then (with significant Congressional support) emerged in record setting fashion. Collateral damage has been enormous with the closure of numerous plants...
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Dec 14, 2009 - Meagan HardcastleWith the next real estate typhoon looming on the horizon, shrewd commercial developers are urgently preparing their 2010 disaster readiness plans. Their residential counterparts have been fighting for survival since the housing market imploded in 2006. Sales of developed residential lots have...
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Dec 09, 2009 - Brad CoulterFacing fierce competition for funding, middle market borrowers need to plan ahead, communicate effectively and get connected. Here in Detroit the storm has passed, the auto bankruptcies are pretty much behind us, and we find ourselves back where we started -- the financial system is still a...
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Nov 16, 2009 - Michael BoudreauThe ever-evolving question surrounding General Motors is whether or not they can resuscitate the company. On one level, it’s almost unimaginable to understand how a company, who enjoyed a 50 percent market share during the 1960s, could steadily watch its market share drop to 20 percent over...
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Oct 02, 2009 - Patrick O'KeefeAs if the economy and the tight credit markets were not enough, real estate developers are faced with a new challenge. Banks are informing real estate developers at loan maturity that their cash flowing, debt servicing property is now considered substandard in the bank’s view because of...
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Feb 18, 2009 - Jennifer BrewerCHICAGO – February 18, 2009 – Patrick M. O'Keefe has been selected as an Outstanding Individual Contribution award recipient from among the nearly 9,000 members in 45 Turnaround Management Association (TMA) chapters worldwide. This award is given to individuals whose dedication and...
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Dec 13, 2008 - Jennifer BrewerBLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI - December 13, 2008 - Cleary University located in Howell, Michigan, presented The Glenn H. Friedt, Sr. Business Medal of Honor to Patrick O'Keefe in conjunction with the Class of 2008 commencement ceremony. The Cleary University Board of Trustees nominated Mr. O'Keefe...
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Oct 01, 2007 - Meagan HardcastleBLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI - Southeast Michigan land developers and builders struggling to pilot out of a prolonged tailspin don’t see a break yet in the economic clouds. So residential and commercial property companies are cutting payrolls and projects to survive. This region’s real estate...

