History

A Track Record of Success

Founded in 2001, SSG is more than a nationally recognized boutique investment bank – it’s a team of investment banking professionals offers a depth of experience and leadership that delivers a great deal more for clients.

Starting out as SSG Capital Advisors, L.P., continuing their development as the group was acquired, then leading a buyout to purchase the business back, SSG’s leadership team has grown together to create an independent firm with a clear focus. Their history has forged an entrepreneurial spirit that leads to innovative thinking and bold action. The expertise, mutual respect and camaraderie they have developed have enabled them to build a team of professionals and complete over 400 investment banking assignments together.

SSG wins the following M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards:

  • Consumer Discretionary Deal of the Year (Under $100M) for our role in the Sale of Nova Wildcat Shur-Line Holdings (H2 Brands) and
  • Industrials Deal of the Year (Over $100M) for our role in the Sale of Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc.

SSG wins the Global M&A Network’s Americas Distressed Deal of the Year (Small Market) for our role in the Sale of Nova Wildcat Shur-Line Holdings (H2 Brands).

SSG wins the following M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards:

  • Professional Services (B-B) Deal of the Year for our role in the Out-of-Court Restructuring of Bailey & Galyen;
  • Distressed M&A Deal of the Year ($10MM to $25MM) for our role in the Sale of Path Medical, LLC;
  • Sec. 363 Sale of the Year ($10MM to $50MM) for our role in the Sale of Retrotope, Inc.; and
  • Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year for our role in the Reorganization of U.S. Tobacco Cooperative Inc. ($100MM to $1B).

SSG wins the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2022 Asset Sale of the Year Award for our role in the sale of substantially all assets of Electric Mile Solutions, Inc. to Mullen Automotive, Inc.

SSG wins the Global M&A Advisor’s Recapitalization Deal of the Year- Lower Middle Market award for our role in the Bailey & Galyen transaction.

Teresa C. Kohl profiled as a 2023 Restructuring & Insolvency Power Player by Financier Worldwide.

SSG wins the following Global M&A Network’s 15th Annual Turnaround Atlas Awards:

  • Restructuring Investment Bank of the Year;
  • Chapter 11 Restructuring of the Year (Mid- Markets) for our role in the Reorganization of U.S. Tobacco Cooperative, Inc.; and
  • Healthcare Restructuring of the Year for our role in the 363 Sale of Path Medical, LLC.

Mark E. Chesen Named a Top 25 Investment Banking Restructuring Professional by the Global M&A Network.

SSG was selected by the Beard Group’s Turnarounds & Workouts publication as an Outstanding Investment Banking Firm

SSG wins the M&A Advisor’s Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year ($25MM-$50MM) for our role in the Sale of Retrotope, Inc.

SSG ranked #19 nationally on The Deal’s Bankruptcy League Tables for Financial Advisors.

SSG wins the Global M&A Network’s Americas Distressed Deal of the Year (Small Market) for our role in the Sale of Nova Wildcat Shur-Line Holdings (H2 Brands).

SSG wins the following Global M&A Network’s Americas Atlas Awards:

  • Distressed M&A Deal of the Year (Small Market) for our role in the sale of Connections Community Support Programs, Inc. transaction and
  • Distressed M&A Deal of the Year (Middle Market) for our role in the sale of Paper Source, Inc. transaction.

Neil Gupta named to People to Watch 2022: Business Professionals Making Their Mark by Turnaround & Workouts.

Teresa c. Kohl Named a She for She Leader Award Recipient by the Global M&A Advisor.

SSG wins the M&A Network’s International M&A Deal of the Year ($10MM-$25MM) for our role in the sale of Latex Foam International d/b/a Talalay Global.

SSG wins the following M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Awards:

  • Consumer Staples Deal of the Year ($10MM-$25MM) for our role in the sale of Pocono ProFoods transaction;
  • Distressed M&A Deal of the Year ($10MM-$25MM) for our role in the sale of Connections Community Support Programs, Inc. transaction and
  • Section 363 Sale of the Year for our role in the sale of Tri-Wire Engineering Solutions, Inc. transaction.

SSG wins the following Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Atlas Awards:

  • Special Situation M&A Deal of the Year (Small Market) for our role in the sale of Tri-Wire Engineering Solutions transaction and
  • Out of Court Restructuring (Small Market) for our in the sale of Pocono ProFoods transaction.

Teresa C. Kohl named a Top Restructuring Investment Banker by the Global M&A Network.

J. Scott Victor selected as a Restructuring & Insolvency Exceptional Expert in Financier Worldwide’s special report, “POWER PLAYERS: Restructuring & Insolvency 2022

SSG was selected by the Beard Group’s Turnarounds & Workouts publication as an Outstanding Investment Banking Firm

SSG wins the Global M&A Network’s Distressed M&A Deal of the Year for our role in the sale of NITROcrete, LLC and its affiliates transaction.

Ranked #5 Investment Banking Firm in Greater Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Business Journal

J. Scott Victor was named recipient of the 2022 Magis Award by supporting the Catholic Charities Appeal of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

SSG ranked #8 nationally on The Deal’s Bankruptcy League Tables for Financial Advisors to Distressed Companies.

SSG ranked #15 nationally on The Deal’s Bankruptcy League Tables for Financial Advisors.

  • SSG wins Global M&A Network’s Metals Restructuring of the Year for our role in the Republic Metals Corporation Chapter 11 Restructuring

SSG wins the following Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Awards:

  • Restructuring Investment Bank of the Year (Middle Market);
  • Chapter 11 Restructuring of the Year Award (Middle Market) for our role in the Rubie’s Costume Company transaction;
  • Special Situations Deal of the Year for our role in the Le Pain Quotidien USA transaction;
  • Consumer Goods Restructuring of the Year Award for our role in the Latex Foam International transaction.

SSG was selected by the Beard Group’s Turnarounds & Workouts publication as an Outstanding Investment Banking Firm

SSG was included as a top nationally ranked firm in The Deal’s Bankruptcy League Tables for Financial Advisers and Financial Advisers to Distressed Companies

Teresa C. Kohl Inducted as a Fellow in the 32nd Class of the American College of Bankruptcy

J. Scott Victor selected as a Restructuring & Insolvency Exceptional Expert in Financier Worldwide’s special report, “POWER PLAYERS: Restructuring & Insolvency 2021

Teresa C. Kohl named M&A Advisor’s Distressed Dealmaker of the Year

SSG wins the following M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards:

  • Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year Award for our role in the sale of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children;
  • Distressed M&A Deal of the Year ($100MM-$250MM) Award for our role in the sale of Rubie’s Costume Company, Inc. and its U.S. affiliates;
  • Cross-Border Section 363 Sale of the Year Award for our role in the sale of Talalay Global; and
  • Consumer Staples Deal of the Year Award for our role in the sale of Le Pain Quotidien USA.

SSG wins the M&A Advisor’s Consumer Staples Deal of the Year for our role in the sale of Paper Source.

SSG was selected by the Beard Group’s Turnarounds & Workouts publication as an Outstanding Investment Banking Firm

SSG wins the M&A Advisor’s International Materials Deal of the Year for our role in the sale of Republic Metals Corporation.

SSG wins the following Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Awards:

  • Metals & Chapter 11 Restructuring of the Year for our role in the Sale of Republic Metals Corporation transaction;
  • Special Situation M&A Deal of the Year for our role in the Sale of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children transaction

Teresa C. Kohl was named The M&A Advisor’s Distressed M&A Dealmaker of the Year.

SSG wins the following M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Awards:

  • Deal of the Year award for our role in the sale of North Philadelphia Health System to an affiliate of Iron Stone Partners;
  • Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year for our role in the Restructuring and Sale of Peekay Boutiques, Inc.

SSG wins The M&A Advisor’s Cross Border Deal of the Year ($25MM to $50MM) Award for our role in the sale of Vitamin World, Inc. to Feihe International.

J. Scott Victor has been named an Influencer of Finance in the Investment Banking category by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

SSG wins the following Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Awards:

  • Retail & Restructuring of the Year for our role in the Peekay Boutiques, Inc. transaction;
  • Corporate Turnaround of the Year (Small-Mid-Market) for our role in the Restructuring of A’GACI, LLC.
  • U.S.A. Restructuring Investment Bank of the Year

Teresa C. Kohl was named a U.S.A. Top Women Dealmaker by the Global M&A Network.

SSG was ranked as a top Financial Advisor Debtor (Midmarket) by Debtwire’s 1H19 Restructuring Advisory Mandates report.

SSG wins the Global M&A Network’s U.S.A. Distressed M&A Deal of the Year for our role in the sale of FIKA.

SSG ranked #14 nationally on The Deal’s Bankruptcy League Tables for Financial Advisers.

Michael S. Goodman included in the list of People to Watch – 2019 by the Turnarounds & Workouts publication.

SSG was selected by the Beard Group’s Turnarounds & Workouts publication as an Outstanding Investment Banking Firm.

SSG ranked #28 nationally on The Deal’s Out-of-Court League Tables for Financial Advisers to Distressed Companies.

SSG wins The M&A Advisor’s Materials Deal of the Year Award for their role in the sale of Robert Allen Duralee Group to RADG Holdings.

SSG wins the following M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Awards:

  • Consumer Staples of the Year for our role in the sale of LuckyVitamin, LLC to Lucky Health Group, Inc.
  •  Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year ($10MM-$25MM) for our role in the sale of Argos Therapeutics, Inc. to an affiliate of SCM Lifescience Co., Ltd. and Genexine, Inc.
  •  Materials Deal of the Year for our role in the sale of Republic Metals Corporation to Asahi Holdings, Inc.

J. Scott Victor inducted into the Turnaround Management Association’s 2018 Turnaround, Restructuring, and Distressed Investing Industry Hall of Fame.

J. Scott Victor named Global M&A Network Top 100 Restructuring & Turnaround Professional-Investment Banker.

SSG wins The M&A Advisor’s Healthcare and Life Sciences Deal of the Year award for our role in the sale of North Philadelphia Health System to an affiliate of Iron Stone Partners.

SSG wins the Global M&A Network’s Atlas Award for Distressed M&A Deal of the Year for our role the Nighthawk Energy sale of assets to Morse Energy Capital Partners.

SSG wins the following Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Atlas Awards:

  • Turnaround of the Year for our role in the Acquisition of National Label Company;
  • Private Equity Turnaround of the Year for our Role in the Acquisition of Short Bark Industries;
  • Cross Border Turnaround of the Year for our Role in the Vitamin World Chapter 11 Section 363 Sale; and
  • USA Mid-Markets Restructuring Investment Bank of the Year.

SSG was selected by the Beard Group’s Turnarounds & Workouts publication as an Outstanding Investment Banking Firm.

SSG ranked #18 nationally on The Deal’s Bankruptcy League Tables for Financial Advisers.

SSG ranked #11 nationally on The Deal’s Out-of-Court League Tables for Financial Advisers to Distressed Companies.

 

J. Scott Victor named Global M&A Network Top 100 Restructuring & Turnaround Professional-Investment Banker.

Teresa C. Kohl received TMA Global’s Outstanding Individual Contribution Award.

SSG wins The M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Award for Boutique Investment Firm of the Year.

SSG wins the following M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards:

  • Consumer Discretionary Deal of the Year (Over $50MM to $100MM), for our role in the Thane International Inc.transaction;
  • Section 363 Sale of the Year ($25MM to $100MM), for our role in the Last Call Guarantor, LLC transaction;
  • Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (Over $250MM to $500MM), for our role in the Restructuring of Horsehead Holding Corp., and
  • Industrials Deal of the Year, for our role in the Acquisition of Diversified Global Graphics Group (“DG3”) by an affiliate of Resilience Capital Partners transactions.

SSG wins The M&A Advisor’s Industrials Deal of the Year Award ($100MM to $250MM), for our role in the Sale of National Label Company and its Affiliates.

SSG ranked #22 nationally on The Deal’s Bankruptcy League Tables for Financial Advisers.

SSG ranked #13 nationally on The Deal’s Out-of-Court League Tables for Financial Advisers to Distressed Companies.

SSG was selected by the Beard Group’s Turnarounds & Workouts publication as an Outstanding Investment Banking Firm.

SSG wins The M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Award for Industrial Manufacturing and Distribution Deal of the Year and Sec. 363 Sale of the Year for our role in the Saladworks, LLC transaction.

SSG was selected by the Beard Group’s Turnarounds & Workouts publication as an Outstanding Investment Banking Firm

SSG ranked #17 nationally by The Deal for Investment Banks in Chapter 11
cases.

SSG wins The M&A Advisor’s Award for Professional Services (B to B) Deal of the Year for our role in the Coyne International Enterprises Corp.transaction.

J. Scott Victor Received The M&A Advisor’s 2015 Leadership Award.

J. Scott Victor named Global M&A Network Top 100 Restructuring & Turnaround Professional-Investment Banker.

SSG was selected by the Beard Group’s Turnarounds & Workouts Publication for our role in the successful restructuring of the Cooper Booth Wholesale Company, LP transaction.

SSG wins the following M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards:

  • Refinancing Deal of the Year for our role in the Cooper-Booth Wholesale Company, L.P. ;
  • Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year.
  • Restructuring Deal of the Year for our role in the FriendFinder Network transaction.

SSG wins Chapter 11 Restructuring Deal of the Year for our role in the Cooper-Booth Wholesale Company, Cooper-Booth Transportation Company and Cooper-Booth Management Company transaction at the Global M&A Turnaround Atlas Awards.

SSG wins the Turnaround Management Association’s Transaction of the Year-Large Company for our role in the Cooper-Booth, L.P. and Affiliates transaction.

SSG was selected by the Beard Group’s Turnaround’s & Workouts publication as an Outstanding Investment Banking Firm.

SSG wins the following M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Award:

  • Restructuring Deal of the Year for our role in the FriendFinder Network transaction;
  • Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year.