Gleacher Shacklock, a corporate finance advisory firm, has announced that Dorian Lowell has joined the firm as partner to head-up its special situations practice.
Gleacher Shacklock, a corporate finance advisory firm, has announced that Dorian Lowell has joined the firm as partner to head-up its special situations practice.
He brings with him Deniz Akgul who joins as vice-president.
Lowell was most recently a partner and managing director at One East Partners, a USD2bn hedge fund based in New York and London, where he was responsible for private and illiquid investments.
Prior to joining One East, Lowell was a director and senior member of the financial restructuring group at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin in New York and London.
He helped establish Houlihan Lokey’s European restructuring practice and worked on leading European restructurings, including MyTravel in the UK, Parmalat in Italy, Treofan and KarstadtQuelle in Germany, and Eurotunnel in France where he advised the French government.
Lowell also has broad financial and legal US chapter 11 restructuring experience. He was a lawyer for seven years at the international law firm Cleary, Gottlieb in New York.
Akgul also worked at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin in London from 2003 to 2005, where he focused on European restructurings including EuroDisney and Concordia Bus. He subsequently worked at Cairn Capital, an asset manager specialising in CLOs and most recently, at Lehman Brothers where, as a director of proprietary trading, he specialised in distressed debt and illiquid investments.
Gleacher Shacklock’s chief executive Tim Shacklock says: ‘Dorian and Deniz have deep experience in advising in difficult and complex financial situations. Their appointment will significantly enhance our ability to advise clients in the increasingly challenging market environment where senior, high quality and independent advice makes a defining contribution.’
