About Us

NorthStar is dedicated to being the premiere management resource for companies and organizations that are seeking to increase sustainability, improve cash flow, raise operational performance, and enhance profitability in both the near and long term.

All NorthStar professionals are certified with a minimum of 15 or more years in their areas of expertise. Disciplines include management, manufacturing, distribution, holding companies, banks, auto dealers, contractors, transportation companies, municipalities, property management companies, hospitals, bottlers, hotels and hospitality groups, theme parks, electronics, and imaging companies.


NorthStar Values & Guiding Principles

We will always maintain client improvement and well-being as our number one objective and responsibility.

We will continue to hone our individual skills and our collaborative tools while developing additional world class solutions to real world problems.

We will treat every engagement as a partnership and ensure that we bring value to our partner.

We will only accept assignments for which we possess the requisite experience and competence to perform effectively.

We recognize that communities are the sum of its individuals, businesses, and organizations, and we will ensure that our actions are always designed to enhance the communities in which we operate.


NorthStar Management History and Overview

NorthStar Management (NSM) is a division of FCCO, LLC. Established in March of 1996, NorthStar was originally founded to assist businesses in bankruptcy restructurings, and to assist Venture Capital / Private Equity firms in taking portfolio companies to the next level. NSM is registered with the Federal Bankruptcy Courts and can access all electronic legal filings in each of these courts across the country. NorthStar professionals have extensive national and global experience. NorthStar is led by Don Matheson, one of the original founders.

As a result of the intense requirement for companies to generate cash and improve operational performance in a short period of time, NSM utilized its extensive expertise with Fortune 500 companies to design a number of highly targeted tools that can generate immediate performance improvements. NorthStar has reached beyond its early objectives and now offers these tools to companies wanting to grow their business or raise their level of performance. Our profit improvement services typically yield a success rate in excess of 90%.

Organizations that NorthStar partners support include The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC), The American Management Association (AMA), The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), and The Turnaround Management Association. In addition Don Matheson serves on the Board of Directors for the Carolinas Region of IMC, which includes southern Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Companies & Organizations Assisted by NorthStar Professionals

American Home Furnishings Association
Apollo Chemical
Baratek Steel
Breton International
Bridgestone/Firestone
Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
Caterpillar
Coca-Cola
Crown Automotive
Doran
Federal Mogul

Frank Ix & Sons
GA Industries, Inc.
GMA Partners
MasterStone International
Mertens & Frowein
Nalley Automotive
Textile Rubber & Chemical Company
Regent Stone Products
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
Van de Wiele