Turnaround and restructuring expert Yoon Song has joined Ankura as senior managing director. _x000D_
Based in New York City, Song brings more than 15 years of experience advising companies, creditors, investors, and other stakeholders on maximizing value in restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions. In his new role, Song will leverage his expansive network in Asia to enhance the global reach of Ankura’s turnaround and restructuring practice as well as the firm’s other service offerings.
“We are thrilled to be welcoming Yoon to our team as we strengthen our capabilities not only in the US but on a global scale,” said Kevin Lavin, co-president and global head of Turnaround & Restructuring at Ankura. “Focused on supporting the efforts of our turnaround and restructuring team, Yoon will be essential to establishing a presence for us in Asia by leveraging his deep relationships and industry contacts, while also marketing the Ankura brand and the firm’s various capabilities throughout the region.”
Prior to joining Ankura,. Song was a director at boutique investment bank Miller Buckfire. Prior to that role, he served as a managing director at FTI Consulting and an executive vice president at boutique investment management firm Align Capital.
His vast professional experience includes serving as a financial advisor to a publicly-traded, tier 1 global automotive supplier based in Korea and advising Samsung Heavy Industries on the company’s $813 million pre-petition contract rejection claim during the structuring and negotiation of Seadrill Ltd.’s bankruptcy plan of reorganization. He began his career as a financial analyst at Houlihan Lokey, where he eventually rose to the position of senior vice president of the firm’s financial restructuring group.”
