Christopher K. Wu
Christopher K. Wu is president of Teneo Restructuring in New York and a senior managing director.His experience spans many industries, with a focus on energy (renewable biofuels and solar, power, offshore services and other sectors), commercial real estate (hospitality, leisure-related, MPCs, specialtyREITs and other asset classes), financial services (specialty finance, leasing, subprime consumer andSME lending), industrials, health care (community hospitals and pharmaceuticals), consumer products, shipping and barge, business services and media. Mr. Wu has closed more than 100 transactions in his career encompassing a wide variety of complex situations, including debt-to-equity conversions, mergers, reorganizations, equity and junior capital financing, and asset and corporate stock purchases and sales, both in and out of bankruptcy. He has advised a significant number of public and private companies in a wide range of industries, advising boards of directors, management teams, investors and creditor groups. Prior to joining Teneo, Mr. Wu was a partner, co-head of Investment Banking and a member of the Management Committee of Carl Marks Advisors for 14 years, successfully growing the investment banking practice into an industry-leading boutique. Before joining Carl Marks in 2003, he was a vice president in JP Morgan’s Global M&A Group, focused in New York and London for seven years. Prior to his career in banking, he served in various roles in international trade, including special assistant to the Trade Policy Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) and assistant manager in Itochu International’s Machinery Group. Mr. Wu has been deemed an expert wit-ness in various courts nationally and has testified in numerous contested matters on various subject matters, including valuation, feasibility, bidding and auction procedures, sale processes, bid protections,DIP financing, interest rates, plans of reorganization, substantive consolidation, option valuation, and§ 1111(b) notes, among other topics. He was named Restructuring Banker of the Year in both 2013 and<br>2014 in the boutique and middle-market categories, Distressed M&A Banker of the Year in 2016 by theTurnaround Atlas Awards, and consistently ranked as a Top 5 Bankruptcy Investment Banker by TheDaily Deal, among many other awards and recognitions. Mr. Wu received his B.A. in English language and literature from the University of Chicago and his M.B.A. in finance from New York University’sStern School of Business.