Grant
Lyon

Mr. Lyon is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Areté Partners. Grant Lyon has over 34 years of experience in corporate restructuring, expert testimony and corporate governance. His fair and objective analysis of company operations, development of strategic plans, cash flow analysis, liquidity alternatives, negotiations, and restructuring alternatives are conducted with best interests of the organization and its people. With a prowess at bringing a clear perspective and sound mind to an otherwise emotional circumstance, Mr. Lyon is adept at identifying strategic tactics and methods for turning around the financially distressed quickly and methodically. His philosophy towards business and life is the same, people matter.

Mr. Lyon has spent many years formulating and executing business plans for a diverse range of industries at every stage of a business lifecycle. His extensive background gives him a broad vantage point for successful restructuring. Mr. Lyon has worked with airline companies, dairy farms and everything in between. His background is as diverse as his knowledge of financial distress and viability. He understands the importance of quickly identifying and implementing solutions to mitigate crisis situations and return the organization to financial viability.

Over the span of his career, Mr. Lyon has testified over 30 times in numerous jurisdictions, including bankruptcy court, federal district court and state court. His depth of knowledge regarding the legalities of financial crisis make him invaluable to the strategic turnaround process.

Mr. Lyon has served and is currently serving on numerous boards of directors, all of which involve companies in distress and/or needing an independent board member. Mr. Lyon has also served as the financial advisor to the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. There he was able to stabilize and execute strategy to recover a bankrupt $5 billion hotel and casino project.