Kenneth W. Mann

Kenneth W. Mann is a managing director for the Special Situations practice at SC&H Capital in Easton, Md., where he provides healthy and distressed M&A, employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) and business valuation advisory for middle-market companies. Prior to joining SC&H Capital in 2020, Mr. Mann had served as the managing director of Equity Partners, providing going-concern solutions (debt, equity, entirety sale) to distressed businesses. His team has completed more than 600 transactions with troubled companies, including approximately 300 approved transactions in 70 bankruptcy court districts. Mr. Mann has personally handled investment banking services for hundreds of companies in a host of industries. In chapter 11 cases, he has served as investment banker, bid examiner and expert witness, and he has testified more than 100 times in support of transactions produced by the firm. Mr. Mann has been a speaker at events hosted by ABI and the Turnaround Management Association (TMA), Florida Bar, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors (AIRA) and Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, and he has been an author for ABI, TMA, and various secured lender trade and general business publications. He was named “Distressed M&A Dealmaker of the Year” by M&A Advisors and a “Top 100 Restructuring Professional” by Turnarounds & Workouts. Mr. Mann currently co-chairs ABI’s Financial Advisors and Investment Banking Committee, and he serves on the board of TMA’s Chesapeake Chapter. Prior to joining Equity Partners, Mr. Mann’s experience included investment banking, public relations and marketing consulting, and he has owned and exited several successful businesses. He holds Series 7, 63 and 79 licenses, and he has been a licensed real estate agent since 2008. Mr. Mann received his Bachelor’s degree with honors in business administration with a marketing concentration from Salisbury University.