Results From The Front Lines

Areté seated an interim Chief Commercial Officer inside a PE-backed, high-growth portfolio company to design the commercial strategy, build the processes and teams to support it, and shape the sell-side narrative alongside the bankers, on a 10-month timeline with fees at risk.

Areté served as Interim CFO and Independent Board Chairman to stabilize a global platform, lead a lender-driven change of control, and deliver ~$38M in annualized savings, moving EBITDA from ($39M) to above breakeven in 15 months.

Areté installed an interim leadership team, delivered ~$6M in annualized cost-outs, rebuilt liquidity to $10M+, and drove 600 bps of YoY gross margin expansion — returning a PE-backed multi-brand CPG platform to positive Adj. EBITDA in 11 months.

A PE-backed outdoor recreation company managing 18 brands faced a liquidity crisis, organizational breakdown, and a lender group demanding a path forward. We stepped in and built it, securing $100M in ABL refinancing in six weeks and ~$49M in total fresh capital.

With covenant breach risk imminent, Areté installed interim management across three functions, stabilized a nine-month RCF negotiation, delivered a 25% EBITDA improvement, and built the financial infrastructure for the business to operate independently, all without a single covenant breach.

Areté advised the senior secured lender of a Tier 1 automotive wheel manufacturer — validating the restructuring path before emergence and stabilizing the business after it. Over $400M in funded debt eliminated, ~$170M restructured, and working capital reset to a normal run rate.

Recruited as CFO weeks before a viral exposé and promoted to CEO at the low point, Eric Glover led Heartland Automotive — the world's largest Jiffy Lube operator — through a strategic Chapter 11 that preserved the franchise and paid every creditor in full, with no asset sold.

When the franchisor moved to dismantle a PE-backed commercial tire roll-up, an Areté Managing Director — already the company's President — stepped up, with an Areté co-founder on the board, to lead the turnaround and sale process and return the sponsor's invested capital rather than write it off.

A family office acquired a Tier 1 heavy-duty truck components manufacturer from its founders and needed leadership to scale it. An Areté Managing Director, as board member and CFO, built the financial and operating backbone behind 480%+ revenue growth and $20M+ in growth capital.