Christine Kim

Christine Kim specializes in restructuring and has more than 25 years of experience. Ms. Kim has served as an advisor in all aspects of financial and operational restructuring on behalf of companies, lenders and shareholders. She has industry expertise in retail, consumer products, business services, manufacturing, industrials, media and education, among other areas.

Ms. Kim has led numerous engagements representing companies and lenders in in-court and out-of-court restructurings including leading cost reduction and liquidity improvement initiatives, developing business plans, assessing strategic alternatives and advising on balance sheet restructurings.

Ms. Kim joined FTI Consulting with its acquisition of the CDG Group, where she was a Senior Managing Director. While at CDG, Ms. Kim restructured debt obligations and developed and executed financial and strategic planning initiatives including asset sales, M&A, capital infusions and business transformations. Prior to joining CDG, Ms. Kim was with TH Lee Putnam Partners, where she originated and executed private equity investment transactions and managed portfolios of investment assets. Before that, she was at GE Capital where she sourced and invested in private equity transactions. Prior to GE Capital, Ms. Kim was with Ernst & Young, providing restructuring and reorganization advisory services to companies and lenders. Ms. Kim began her career at Chase Manhattan Bank’s Mergers & Acquisitions group.

Ms. Kim was one of the key contributors to CDG’s International Company of the Year award for her work in NABI Autóbuszipari Rt., awarded by The Institute for Turnaround, a leading European turnaround professional organization. In 2012, she was named an Outstanding Turnaround Professional by Turnarounds & Workouts.

A representative list of Ms. Kim’s client experience includes Aerosoles; B&H Education; BowFlex; Catalina Marketing; Charming Charlie; Corvest Promotional Products; Edmentum Inc.; EduK Group; Expert Global Solutions; Francesca’s; Global Home Products; LodgeNet Interactive; Loral Space & Communications; IMG Worldwide.; Millennial Brands; NABI Autóbuszipari Rt;, Neiman Marcus; New York City Ballet; Noranda Aluminum; Production Resources Group; Provo Craft & Novelty; RadioShack; RHI Entertainment; Sequa Corp.; Sharper Image; Steve & Barry’s; TCI College; The Cooper Union; VER Technologies; Verso Paper; and WIS International.