Mr. Warren Darakananda is a Managing Director at Sherwood Partners with expertise in financial restructuring, bankruptcy, valuation, and transaction advisory. He has advised companies, creditors, and investors on complex matters involving bankruptcies, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, and financial investigations.
Mr. Darakananda has served as an expert witness in high-profile restructuring cases, including Tuesday Morning Corporation and Cineworld. He has also advised various parties in bankruptcy bases, such as Washington Prime Group, LTL Management, and Quick Tube Systems. His work spans assessing restructuring plan feasibility, solvency analysis, appraisal disputes, and valuation of distressed assets.
Prior to joining Sherwood, Mr. Darakananda held consulting roles at Alvarez & Marsal, The Brattle Group, and Cornerstone Research, where he worked on engagements involving Fortune 500 companies, private equity funds, financial institutions, and public sector entities.
His research and writing on restructuring, valuation, and securities litigation have been published in the
American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
and the
Securities Regulation Law Journal
.
Mr. Darakananda is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) chaterholder, a California Certified Public Accountant, and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). He is Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) by the AICPA. He earned his MBA in Finance and Accounting (with honors) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and dual degrees in Business Economics and Financial Actuarial Mathematics (summa cum laude) from UCLA.
