Edwin  Clark

Edwin Clark has extensive experience in private equity and investment banking, with knowledge of principal investing and debt capital markets. Prior to joining CR3 Partners, Edwin was a Senior Associate at Catalyst Holdings and Actium Group, both Dallas based private equity firms. While at Catalyst and Actium he focused on evaluating new investments, deal due diligence, financial analysis, legal document review, and operational improvements of portfolio companies. Edwin started his career as an investment banking Analyst with Citigroup Global Markets, where he worked with deal teams and the debt underwriting syndicate to issue bonds on behalf of municipal clients.

Edwin is a Board Member and current Programs Committee Chair of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) DFW and former Board Member and Treasurer of the DFW Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers (DAYBL). He was the treasurer for the Center for French Colonial Studies, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the research and understanding of the Midwest’s French history and heritage.

Representative Experience
  • Member of CRO team for Coach USA, a $350MM+ passenger transportation company and the largest bus operator in the U.S. with 27 locations and 2,250 buses.
  • Financial advisor to $300MM fruit cooperative facing a liquidity crisis with its ag-related lender along with under-performing processing facilities.
  • Member of CRO team for a $417MM mattress and foundations manufacturer.
  • Member of CRO team for a $730MM fruit cooperative.
  • Member of CRO team for a $250MM full service dine-in movie theater chain.

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Are Private Lenders Ready for a Recession?
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Are Private Lenders Ready for a Recession?

For those who survived the global financial crisis (GFC) in 2007 and 2008, the aftershock seemed inevitable—and indeed it was. The capital invested in the middle market by private equity firms is exemplary.

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The Effect of Mechanic's Liens in the Oil and Gas Industry
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The Effect of Mechanic's Liens in the Oil and Gas Industry

Recent trends in the Oil and Gas industry, particularly the decrease in prices for crude and natural gas, suggest that mechanic's liens are quickly becoming a problem for exploration and production companies.

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Project Work

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Coach USA

Coach USA

A passenger transportation company that faced a decrease in passenger counts caused by the COVID-19 lockdowns and never recovered to pre-COVID levels. CR3 Partners was engaged to assess the company's liquidity, evaluate strategic options, and assist with financial preparations.
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Tree-Based Fruit Cooperative

Tree-Based Fruit Cooperative

$300MM grower-owned tree-based fruit cooperative with inefficient plant operations and in need of an overadvance. CR3 Partners was engaged to manage liquidity, vendor communication, cash flow modelling, and multi-year business plan development.
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Swimwear Product Distributor

Swimwear Product Distributor

The company was a family-owned $200MM distributor of swimwear products that had fully drawn on their ABL facility and left with few options, including a potential bankruptcy.
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