Clara Goetsch is a turnaround and restructuring professional with deep experience delivering capital structure optimization, liquidity management, and operational transformation. She has served in both advisory and interim leadership roles, guiding organizations through complex transformations, periods of financial distress, and critical stages of growth. Clara has successfully led companies through Chapter 11 bankruptcies, implemented cost-saving and performance improvement initiatives, and built robust cash flow forecasting and financial projection models.
Representative Experience
- Supported an $8.4B oil and gas company through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, driving liquidity management, financial reporting, and stakeholder coordination to enable a successful exit.
- Delivered ~5% margin expansion for an $850MM industrial services company through operational restructuring and cost optimization initiatives.
- Advised the executive team of a $550MM agriculture company on liquidity stabilization and working capital improvements, supporting a successful refinancing.
- Led the development of a 5-year integrated model for a multimillion-dollar insurance company, incorporating STAT, GAAP, and RBC metrics to inform strategic and regulatory planning.
- Served as Assistant Interim Controller for an $80MM public reinsurance company, enhancing financial operations and reporting during a period of transition.
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Freeing Cash from Borrowing Base
Asset Based Revolving loans (ABL revolvers) are commonly used by companies to finance working capital needs. These revolving loans are secured against current assets such as accounts receivable, inventory, and occasionally machinery and equipment.