David Kiyosaki

David Kiyosaki has more than 10 years of financial consulting experience and has worked extensively as a Financial Advisor to the debtor in Chapter 11 proceedings, among other distressed situations. Mr. Kiyosaki’s experience at FTI Consulting includes restructuring and bankruptcy strategy, liquidity management, cash flow forecasting, vendor management and contract rationalization and analysis. He has worked across a variety of industries, specifically including travel and leisure, manufacturing, real estate and mining.

Mr. Kiyosaki’s recent experience includes assisting Diebold Nixdorf as they proceeded through a dual U.S. Chapter 11 restructuring and Dutch WHOA proceeding, resulting in $1.5 billion deleveraging and more than $100 million in annual interest savings. Mr. Kiyosaki was instrumental in securing a $1.25 billion debtor in possession (“DIP”)-to-exit credit facility as part of the restructuring. Additionally, he assisted in liquidity and 13-week cash flow analysis, vendor management, pre-petition bankruptcy planning and other ad hoc activities.

In addition, Mr. Kiyosaki provided advisory support for The Hertz Corporation’s successful restructuring process. Mr. Kiyosaki led the footprint rationalization and claims reconciliation processes and was critically involved in vendor management, contingency planning, and various other bankruptcy-related workstreams. He provided regular updates to Hertz management on cost savings realized throughout the Chapter 11 process, as well as anticipated exposure through the claims reconciliation process. Further, Mr. Kiyosaki was a key team member in the Chapter 11 proceedings related to a U.S. coal producer, where he supported all areas of the business, with a focus on employee and insurance-related challenges. Mr. Kiyosaki was also heavily involved in the sale of various assets and maintenance of the 13-week cash flow under rapidly evolving circumstances.

Mr. Kiyosaki has assisted in performing buy-side due diligence for a government-sponsored loan program. His role included building a comprehensive, integrated three-statement model for the lenders as part of a potential multibillion-dollar loan. He further assisted with various capital structure and market scenario analyses.

In addition to his experience at FTI Consulting, Mr. Kiyosaki previously worked at two leading financial consulting firms where he focused on litigation damages and valuation analyses.