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| Whitney Fogelberg |
Whitney Fogelberg, a partner in Kirkland & Ellis’ restructuring group, has joined C Street Advisory Group’s strategic communications unit as a managing director based in Chicago.
With almost 20 years of legal experience, Fogelberg has handled Chapter 11 proceedings, restructurings, liability management transactions, and special situations for clients such as Yellow Corp., Chesapeake Energy, STX Filmworks and PGX Holdings.
C Street founder/CEO Jon Henes said he’s worked with Fogelberg “as a lawyer and witnessed her ability to connect with clients and navigate the most complex situations with confidence and clarity.”
Fogelberg will co-head C Street’s new Chicago office with senior VP Lisa Kornblatt.
Prosek Partners represents Nuveen as it acquires London-based Schroders, which relies on Brunswick Group for PR counsel, in a $13.5B deal.
Qualcomm has recruited Brett Simpson for the senior VP-IR slot at the San Diego-based wireless technology company.
Reevemark handles Eddie Bauer LLC as the retailer inks a Chapter 11 restructuring pact that has it conducting liquidation sales at its US and Canadian stores while working to find a buyer for either all of or part of the chain.
Prosek Partners hires FTI Consulting vet David Roady to build and deepen its relationships in the corporate sector, particularly with chief communications officers and C-suite executives.
Kekst CNC handles Crestview Partners as the private equity firm acquires Tailwind Hospitality, operator of food, beverage and retail concessions in non-hub and regional airports, from Palladin Consumer Retail Partners.
