When consequence
demands senior judgment
Seasoned principals in the room when liquidity, liability, and governance are on the line.
Liquidity pressure, covenant breach, or restructuring demands disciplined financial control and credible advisory leadership before the situation deteriorates further.
When oversight, legislative action, or liability frameworks shape enterprise outcomes, you need advisors who have testified before regulators and built policy from the inside.
Board-level accountability, leadership transition, and fiduciary exposure require the credibility and composure that only comes from having navigated these situations before.
Four practices. One standard.
Energy & Regulated Infrastructure
Catastrophic risk advisory, utility stabilization, and resiliency fund architecture. Deep expertise in utility market economics, regulatory frameworks, and financial analysis, built on work in high-consequence situations.
PE-Backed & Middle-Market Restructuring
Turnaround execution, liquidity stabilization, and capital structure navigation for middle-market companies under sponsor ownership. We manage distressed situations with the financial discipline and execution speed that sponsors require.
Operating Partner & Interim Leadership
Deployment of CEOs, CFOs, and CROs to run the reset from the inside. Our principals have held these seats. They have run companies through restructurings, not only advised them.
Enterprise Risk Architecture
Integrated financial modeling, regulatory strategy, and governance design. We build frameworks that hold up in regulatory proceedings, boardrooms, and litigation where the analytical method is contested.
Scidan at work — where it counts
California Wildfire Fund — Financial & Policy Advisory
Advisor to the California Earthquake Authority in its role as Administrator of the $21 billion California Wildfire Fund. Engagements have spanned insurance adequacy analysis, wildfire risk transfer mechanisms, ratepayer impact assessment, and legislative advisory following the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.
Glenwood Caverns Holdings, LLC — Chapter 11 Restructuring
Served as Chief Restructuring Officer in the Chapter 11 of the operator of Colorado's Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, In re Glenwood Caverns Holdings, LLC, Case No. 26-13137 (Bankr. D. Colo.). Directed liquidity analysis, creditor negotiations, and Chapter 11 strategy to preserve enterprise value while operations continued.
Electric Vehicle Manufacturer — Board Advisory & Interim Director
Led a comprehensive operational, financial, and strategic assessment of a distressed battery electric vehicle manufacturer on behalf of a family office investor. Delivered market analysis, business case evaluation, 13-week cash-flow analysis, governance review, and strategic alternatives recommendations. Subsequently appointed as Interim Director, supporting executive search and CEO transition.
NV Energy — Regulatory Advisory & Expert Testimony
Provided expert testimony before the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada evaluating NV Energy's proposed $500 million wildfire self-insurance policy and $1 billion total liability coverage. Analysis addressed risk probability, insurance market conditions, financial resilience, and credit implications.
Prior to joining Scidan, our principals led some of the most consequential advisory engagements in their sectors. We include them here because they reflect the depth of experience we bring to every mandate.
Led financial advisory team in structuring the plan of distribution for a liquidating trust holding in excess of $1.8 billion in liabilities against asset fair value of $200 million. Advised on liquidation of trust assets while overseeing trust operations to maximize returns to approximately 16,000 interest holders. Addressed complex tax and securities matters and developed a detailed plan of distribution.
Lead managerial advisor to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority during its Title III restructuring and post-hurricane recovery. Coordinated interagency operations with FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, advised on procurement reform and fuel-supply strategy, and supported senior management through system restoration and financial stabilization.
As CEO, oversaw the operational restructuring of a public CPG platform, achieving 75% reduction in cash burn and the company's first-ever quarters of EBITDA and cash flow positivity.
Senior practitioners.
Not associates.
Every engagement at Scidan is led by a principal with direct, personal accountability. Our advisors have held the roles they now advise on, as executives, restructuring leads, and government officials.
Founder. Utility restructuring, catastrophic risk, and regulatory proceedings.
Middle-market restructuring & Chapter 11 advisory, interim executive leadership.
CPG and consumer turnaround, operational restructuring, interim CEO/COO.
Quantitative analytics, capital strategy, and probabilistic modeling.
Insider-risk governance, trusted-access vulnerabilities, human-enabled threats.