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Depends where in the stack the consulting firm is. Most are a blend with a split. EOD most money comes from debtor mandates by a big margin. Also has mid-hours. 

ib mainly running distressed sales processes and negotiating term sheets while doing debtor stuff. Success fee model. Can be very lucrative at good firms like Lazard

debtor consulting shops do things like install CROs, liquidate companies and more generally c7 stuff. Success fee based and the most lucrative places to work. CROs can make 8 figures reasonably. 
 

Syndicate/1L shops come next, these are more term sheet based and heavy on forensic accounting/fp&a + negotiation. Usually hourly, better shops can get a success fee as well.

Unsecured Creditor mandates. This is the one everyone calls “no judgement, but the work is not for me,” because the job is trying to poke holes in everything and causing a fuss for creditors with no claims. These generate the lowest fees and are used as filler work. The thing is, lately, there are so many distressed creditors that firms are making groups for this work. Very heavy accounting work and not really restructuring. Can still make a lot of money at sweat shops like m3, but the hours are pretty bad. 
 

fulcrum securities and OC funds complicate all this, but that’s the gist. 

 

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