Turnaround & Special-Situations Executive
The operator brought in when a business can't afford to fail.
For 20 years, courts, lenders, boards, and owners have trusted Scott Yahraus to take control of complex and distressed businesses to run, restructure, and maximize their value.
Court-Appointed Receiver · Interim CEO/COO · Board Chairman · Fiduciary
What He Does
Engaged in Whatever Capacity the Situation Demands
Scott steps into businesses in crisis, dispute, or transition and serves as operator, board leader, court-appointed receiver, or fiduciary. The common thread is a steady, experienced hand that protects value and finds a way forward.
Interim Executive Leadership
Step in as CEO, COO, or operating principal to stabilize a business and steer it through crisis or transition.
Learn MoreTurnaround & Restructuring
Restructure debt, reorganize operations, and return the business to health, or to a clean, profitable exit.
Learn MoreReceivership & Referee
Take possession of, operate, and maximize the value of disputed and distressed assets under court authority.
Learn MoreBoard Leadership & ADR
Serve as a neutral chairman or director and resolve partner and family disputes without destroying the business.
Learn MoreSignature Engagements
Selected Engagements
A sample of the engagements behind the numbers.
Cannabis / Distribution
Appointed receiver over Herbl, one of the largest cannabis distributors in California, and took possession of, managed, and sold the business.
Receiver · East West Bank v. Herbl, Inc. · Santa Barbara County · 2023–2024
Commercial / Mixed-Use
Operated an 80-acre Imperial County portfolio as receiver (a gas station, convenience store, event center, four restaurants, retail, and housing-zoned land), protecting, managing, and selling the assets.
Receiver · County of Imperial v. Pacificland International · El Centro · 2018–2023
Industrial / Governance
Served as board chairman of a multi-generational family industrial business, leading the board and advisors through the sale of its 80,000 SF real estate and driving maximum value for ownership.
Board Chairman · Classic Cosmetics · 2022–2023
Manufacturing / Turnaround
As receiver of a 60-employee steel fabrication company, helped grow adjusted earnings nearly 2× while guiding the shareholders to a settlement over a four-and-a-half-year engagement.
Receiver · George Chang v. Tom Chang · San Francisco · 2015–2019
About Scott Yahraus
Two decades of running and rescuing complex businesses
Over two decades, Scott Yahraus has moved from acquiring and operating real estate at national scale to leading the rescue of businesses others couldn't.
Read Full BioSometimes even the best businesses face serious challenges, internally and externally. My job is to overcome those challenges.
Scott's top priority was to protect the underlying asset.
George Chang
San Francisco, California · 4.5-Year Receivership Engagement
Discuss Your Situation in Confidence
Every engagement starts with a confidential conversation.