Scott Canna; Senior Director
phone (708) 712-4772
email scanna@pppllc.com

Scott Canna

Senior Director

Scott Canna currently serves as a Director at Portage Point Partners where he provides financial, operational and strategic advice to underperforming and distressed companies. His professional experience includes financial and operational advisory services to both public and private companies, mergers & acquisitions and strategic growth initiatives.

 

While at Portage Point, Scott has led the liquidity management and 13-week cash flow forecasting for Dura Automotive, a global Tier One automotive supplier, through its chapter 11 proceedings and 363 sale. Additionally, he also served as second-in-command to the Chief Restructuring Officer in the chapter 11 case and eventual sale of Loot Crate, Inc., a consumer subscription service company. While at Loot Crate, Scott drove significant positive impact through focused liquidity management initiatives, development & implementation of vendor communication strategies and construction of 13-week cash flow & DIP sizing model. Scott also served as interim controller, charged with daily management and oversight of the estate’s bank accounts and disbursement schedule. Most recently, Scott provided operational and restructuring advisory services to one of the largest travel companies in the world, assisting with the contingency planning, cash management and restructuring plan workstreams. As part of the contingency planning process, Scott built the liquidation analysis model and drafted the report satisfying the best interests test for a liquidation of the companies nearly 100 global subsidiaries.

 

Prior to joining Portage Point, Scott was a Private Equity Senior Associate with Winona Capital where he focused on investment screening, transaction diligence & execution and portfolio company operations in the consumer industry; including financial planning & analysis roles across health & wellness acquisition platform. Previously, he was an Analyst in both the Global Industrials and Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking groups at Citigroup where he provided analytical support on mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, financings and other financial advisory services.

 

Scott graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Administration from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame and was a member of the Wall Street Forum. Scott is series 63 and 79 certified.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Nebula
Step2
Center for Autism and Related Disorders
JMB Shipping
Engine Group
Dura Automotive
Benitago
Loot Crate
Synergy Pharmaceuticals
Sinai Health
Plastiq
Dayco
Carlson Worldwide Travel
Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc.
Ascent Aviation Services
Alert 360