Operating Leadership for Restructurings & Special Situations

Hands-on financial and operating leadership for lenders, investors and boards navigating financial distress, ownership transitions and complex operational change.

Restructuring • Interim Management • Performance Improvement • Special Situations

Preserve Enterprise Value. Restore Financial Strength. Build for the Future.

Hampton Advisory provides hands-on financial and operating leadership to lenders, investors and boards navigating complex restructurings and special situations.

We stabilize liquidity, reduce leverage, strengthen balance sheets and execute the operational changes required to preserve enterprise value and position businesses for sustainable performance under new ownership.

What We Do

Restructuring & Turnaround
Liquidity stabilization, restructuring execution, cost reduction, operational rationalization and stakeholder management.

Interim Management
Hands-on CFO and senior financial leadership through periods of distress, transition and transformation.

Performance Improvement
Profitability improvement, working capital, organizational redesign, S&OP, KPI development and operating discipline.

Special Situations & Transactions
Recapitalizations, distressed M&A, divestitures, credit-bid transactions and transitions to new ownership.

Representative Experience

AYR Wellness
Lender-Led Restructuring & Operational Transformation

Retained by the Ad Hoc Committee of Lenders as operating CFO during a comprehensive restructuring. Led financial and operational execution of the RSA and credit-bid transaction, including the separation of legacy and continuing operations.

Results: Substantially reduced leverage and established a healthier balance sheet while preserving the core business under new ownership. Rationalized the footprint through the closure of 4 manufacturing facilities and 22 retail locations and approximately 150 positions, while rebuilding finance, FP&A, liquidity management and reporting infrastructure for the continuing business.

iAnthus Capital
Liquidity Stabilization & Performance Improvement

Retained by Gotham Green Partners to stabilize liquidity and improve financial and operating performance across a multi-state business. Restructured accounting and finance, implemented budgeting and FP&A, improved S&OP and inventory management, rationalized underperforming assets and supported strategic divestitures.

Results: Stabilized liquidity at approximately $20 million and reduced corporate expenses by more than 30%. Improved operating discipline, substantially reduced promotional discounting, rationalized underperforming assets and markets, and strengthened the financial and operating foundation of the continuing business.

Schwazze / Medicine Man Technologies
Balance Sheet Restructuring & Operational Transformation

Retained by the Ad Hoc Committee of Lenders to lead financial execution of a comprehensive restructuring. Implemented the RSA and credit-bid transaction, including the separation of legacy and continuing operations and transition to new ownership.

Results: Significantly reduced leverage and established a healthier capital structure, positioning the continuing business for sustainable performance. Rationalized the footprint through the closure of 2 manufacturing facilities and 12 retail locations and approximately 55 positions, while rebuilding the finance organization and establishing stronger reporting, forecasting and financial controls.

Irwin Naturals
Finance Transformation & Strategic Transactions

Led a comprehensive finance transformation in connection with the company's public-market strategy, including public reporting, accounting restructuring, budgeting, S&OP, cash-flow forecasting and FP&A. Led M&A activities and supported broader corporate and legal matters.

Results: Built the financial reporting, planning and forecasting infrastructure required to support a more sophisticated organization and public-company environment, while strengthening financial discipline and supporting strategic transactions.

Representative experience reflects engagements undertaken by Philippe Faraut prior to or independently of Hampton Advisory.

Leadership

Philippe Faraut
Founder

Philippe Faraut is an operating CFO and restructuring executive specializing in complex financial restructurings, lender-led ownership transitions and operational transformations.

He has been retained by lenders, private credit investors and boards to stabilize liquidity, execute complex restructurings, improve operating performance and build the financial infrastructure required for businesses under new ownership.

His experience spans investment banking, capital markets, M&A and senior operating leadership across consumer products, retail, manufacturing and multi-location businesses. Philippe began his career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch and holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson.