Mr. Snellenbarger’s client base has comprised companies, financial sponsors, senior lenders, hedge funds and other parties-in-interest with an emphasis on stressed and distressed situations. Industries covered include industrials, healthcare, consumer, hospitality, media, real estate, building products, business services, and financial services.
Relevant experience includes advising Hooters of America on its Chapter 11 process, Village Roadshow Entertainment Group on its 363 sale process in bankruptcy, advising an Ad-Hoc Group of Bondholders in the Exela Technologies Chapter 11 process, advising Boston Medical Center in their acquisition of two hospitals as part of the Steward Healthcare Chapter 11 process, Armstrong Holdings during its Chapter 11 process, advising Briggs & Stratton on its capital raise and sale in Chapter 11, advising Ditech Mortgage on its capital raise and restructuring, raising preferred rescue capital for TPG Mortgage REIT, advising Gawker Media on its sale and restructuring, advising certain lenders of Cooper Standard Automotive on the comprehensive recapitalization of its debt facilities, and advising Mortgage Contract Servicing and Yak Access on their respective sponsor-owned fully consensual out-of-court liability management transactions.
Prior to SOLIC, Mr. Snellenbarger spent most of his career at Houlihan Lokey as a Managing Director in the Firm's Financial Restructuring Group focused on Capital Raise Advisory, Restructuring, and Liability Management. As a senior member of the world’s largest restructuring practice, he was responsible for over $100 billion in aggregate restructuring and M&A transactions.
Mr. Snellenbarger received his Bachelor of Science in Finance (with honors) from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. He is FINRA Series 7, 63 and 24 licensed and is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He has previously served as a Board Member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois.
