Paul Jansen

Senior Managing Director

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    How I help clients

    Paul Jansen advises companies, lenders, creditors, and boards during stressed and distressed situations requiring decisive financial leadership and disciplined restructuring strategies are essential. Focusing on the energy sector, he guides stakeholders through restructuring transactions, valuations, and investigations. Paul also steps into critical leadership roles—including chief restructuring officer and chief financial officer—to drive disciplined execution during pivotal moments. By combining restructuring expertise with industry insight and operational leadership, Paul helps stakeholders move from uncertainty to actionable solutions that preserve value and position organizations for recovery or strategic transition.

    Specialties: Restructuring & Turnaround Advisory; Creditor Rights, Fiduciary Roles; Valuations; Financial Investigations; Interim Executive Leadership

    Industries: Energy

    Career Highlights & Background

    Paul brings more than 20 years of experience advising companies, lenders, creditors, and boards on restructuring, fiduciary services, valuations, and investigations. He has served as chief restructuring officer (CRO), chief financial officer (CFO), and chief accounting officer (CAO), providing hands-on financial leadership during complex restructuring and turnaround situations. Paul has also served in fiduciary roles, including trustee, plan administrator, creditor representative, and board member. Earlier in his career, he held senior finance roles—including CFO and CAO—for publicly traded and privately held energy companies and was a senior manager at a Big Four firm in the U.S. and Europe. Paul is a member of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers Survey Committee.

    Credentials

    My key work strengths include

    I have really enjoyed working alongside my talented colleagues to maximize value for our clients, even in difficult environments.

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