Eric J. Held
Sr. Managing Director
- DSI - Los Angeles
- (213) 617-2717
- eheld@DSIConsulting.com
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Education
M.B.A., The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Affiliations
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
Association of Insolvency & Reorganization Advisors (AIRA)
California Bankruptcy Forum (CBF)
Certifications
Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Professional Profile
Eric Held is a Sr. Managing Director in the Los Angeles office with over 20 years of investment banking, private equity, and management consulting experience. Mr. Held has been involved in significant restructuring engagements, bankruptcy proceedings, general assignments for the benefit of creditors, and has served as an expert witness and financial advisor to fiduciaries, investment firms, creditors, and other clients across a variety of industries.
Before joining DSI, Mr. Held consulted on numerous capital raising, corporate advisory, and turnaround engagements. Notable transactions include serving as a financial advisor to the unsecured creditors committee in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Advantage Rent-A-Car and advising Dana Corporation and Dura Automotive Systems on their Chapter 11 reorganizations.
Previously, Mr. Held was an Associate at GESD Capital Partners, a $250 million private equity firm, where he pursued new acquisition opportunities and assisted in successful turnarounds of portfolio companies. He also served as an Associate in the investment banking division of Citigroup Global Markets, closing over $10 billion in M&A transactions and capital market offerings.
Mr. Held is a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor and Certified Fraud Examiner. He earned an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.S. from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Select Engagements
Fiduciary and Financial Advisor Services:
- Beverly Hills Bancorp
- C.M. Meiers Company
- D&D Restaurants (Wingstop)
- Direct Lending Investments, LLC
- Gryphon Investors
- LeFever Mattson
- Liberty Asset Management
- Namco Capital Group
- Oceanwide Plaza, LLC
- Orient Fisheries/Red Chamber
- Survival Insurance
- Variant Holding Company
- Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC
Expert Testimony Services:
- Aladia Airlines, S.A. de C.V.
- Black Diamond Mining Company
- Capitol Station 65, LLC
- Houston Regional Sports Network
- Integrated Financial Associates
- Merck Sharp & Dohme
- New Koosharem Holdings (Select Staffing/EmployBridge)
- Semcrude