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Former Vice President in Guggenheim Securities Consumer and Retail practice, and previously worked in the Liability Management / Capital Structure Advisory practice. Mr. Sakaguchi’s experience includes advising companies, sponsors, creditor constituents, and sovereign / municipal governments on M&A, financing, restructuring, liability management, and leveraged finance transactions across a range of industries. Throughout his career, Mr. Sakaguchi has advised clients in connection with over $1.5 billion in M&A transactions, over $1.4 billion of financing transactions, and over $200 billion of restructured liabilities. Mr. Sakaguchi’s most recent corporate advisory transaction experience includes representing Keurig Dr. Pepper, Kelso (Eagle Foods), California Pizza Kitchen, PhyMed Healthcare Group, and EPIC Midstream. Notable sovereign and municipal advisory roles include representing the State of California (in connection with the PG&E bankruptcy), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guinea-Bissau (in connection with restructuring bilateral Taiwan Ex-Im debt). Creditor and key stakeholder experience includes advising the First Lien Term Loan Lenders in Claire’s Inc, secured creditors of Seadrill (NADL), and the Ad Hoc Creditors Committee for Venezuela / PDVSA. Prior to joining Guggenheim in 2018 as part of the firm’s acquisition of Millstein & Co., Mr. Sakaguchi was an analyst at Millstein & Co, a boutique, restructuring-focused investment bank. Mr. Sakaguchi is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College where he received a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; and Economic-Accounting.