Patriarch Partners

Patriarch Partners Honored for Acquisition of Old Town Fuel and FiberTurnaround Atlas Awards Also Honors Patriarch CEO Lynn Tilton with Leadership Achievement AwardNEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriarch Partners has been twice honored by the Turnaround Atlas Awards.

Patriarch's acquisition of Old Town Fuel and Fiber, a pulp mill based in Old Town, ME recognized for its development of innovative technologies to produce biofuels from wood pulp, was selected as the Energy, Renewable & Services Turnaround of the Year.

In addition, Patriarch founder and CEO Lynn Tilton received the Atlas Leadership Achievement Award.

The awards were announced at the Turnaround Atlas Awards Gala June 22 in Chicago, IL.The Turnaround Atlas Awards honors achievements in completed deals or assignments; firms and professionals in the distressed or special situation M&A transactions; and assignments in restructuring troubled enterprises, bankruptcy administration, dispositions, and reorganizations.About Patriarch PartnersPatriarch Partners is a vertically integrated distressed private equity firm with robust in-house operational turnaround expertise.

Founded in 2000, Patriarch has evolved into a global investment firm that concentrates on direct investments in distressed businesses.

They manage funds with more than $6 billion of equity and secured-loan assets with equity investments in more than 70 companies, including controlling interests in approximately two-thirds of these.Complete List of Winnershttp://tinyurl.com/mq9hu6Patriarch Partners Web Sitewww.patriarchpartners.com Website: http://www.patriarchpartners.com

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