Marc Bilbao

FTI Consulting, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA

Senior Managing Director

Marc Bilbao is the Co-Leader of the global Aviation practice within Corporate Finance & Restructuring and is a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting based in Los Angeles. Mr. Bilbao has had significant experience in various out-of-court related restructurings including: M&A transactions, debt restructurings, debt for equity swaps, and partnership negotiations.  Preceding Mr. Bilbao's involvement in distressed and troubled situations, he held various positions in Leverage Finance Departments of both domestic and foreign banks.

Mr. Bilbao joined FTI from Imperial Capital, where he had been Co-Head of the Restructuring Group. Prior to that, Mr. Bilbao was a Managing Director in the Los Angeles office of Giuliani Capital Advisors and was a member of Giuliani Capital’s Board of Managers and its Commitment Committee.  Prior to joining Giuliani Capital, Mr. Bilbao served as Executive Director in the Debt Restructuring and Workout Group of CIBC World Markets in New York.

Select Matters Mr. Bilbao has worked on include:

•Mesa Air Group, Inc. (regional US air carrier):

  Advised Mesa on a series of transactions, including a note exchange; a Chapter 11 restructuring and related preparatory work; the sourcing and financing of approximately 60 growth aircraft and related spare engines; the structured sale of pre-IPO equity interests in Spirit Airlines; lease deferrals; lease buyouts and related financing; ex-im financing for aircraft and MRO services; and buy-side diligence. 

•Southern Air Holdings, Inc. (US cargo carrier):

  Served as the exclusive financial advisor to Southern Air in initiating and negotiating its post-reorganization exchange of debt for equity (de-leveraging the company and positioning it for significant growth with its primary customer, DHL) and in the subsequent successful sale of Southern Air to Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

•Republic Airways, Inc. (US regional carrier):

  Served as financial advisor to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in a case focused on right-sizing and stabilizing the debtors’ operations while ensuring appropriate governance measures for a reorganized debtor that was to be majority owned by the carrier’s three primary customers, American, United and Delta.

•United MEC (organized labor):

  Served as financial advisor to the Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association at United Airlines as the MEC evaluated i) the financial performance and future prospects of United relative to peer carriers, and ii) the potential ramifications for the MEC and the pilots it represented of industry consolidation and prospective mergers. Interfaced on behalf of the MEC in discussions with the Company’s FP&A group to assess quarterly performance and report on the same back to the MEC.

Certifications

Chartered Financial Analyst

 

Professional Affiliations

Turnaround Management Association

American Bankruptcy Institute

New York and Los Angeles Societies of Security Analysts

Education

B.S., Business Administration, Seattle University

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