Birch Lake Partners

One of the bankruptcy bar’s biggest names is planning to leave the law to take up a different perch in the world of restructuring.

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Bill Welnhofer has worked on transactions totaling billions of dollars in leveraged financings, M&A and debt restructurings. Bill led the restructuring business in Robert W. Baird & Co.'s global investment banking department.

Jen Ortega was appointed Birch Lake's first Chief of Staff after 15 years in the role at a public affairs and government relations consulting firm. Earlier, she spent more than a decade as a wholesale account executive in residential lending.

Rachel brings experience in public and private markets to Birch Lake, where she identifies and evaluates investment opportunities, supports their execution, monitors portfolio companies, and advises management teams on strategic and value-creation initiatives.

Rich Baxter has worked across the healthcare landscape amassing decades of commercial and investment experience in control equity and minority equity investments, senior secured debt financings, royalty financings, and public bank debt and bond transactions.

Birch Lake is a private capital and advisory firm that partners with founders, entrepreneurs and businesses to unlock growth and create lasting value.

The page lists a phone number, email address, and location at 71 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2425, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

Birch Lake is a private capital and advisory firm that brings decades of structuring experience to provide flexible capital solutions.