FTI Consulting Leads Industry in Number of Deal Transactions for 2011
Strategic Communications Practice Tops mergermarket Annual
PR Adviser League Tables
West Palm Beach, Fla., Feb 7, 2012 — FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value, today announced that the firm has continued its ranking as the #1 communications advisor by topping mergermarket’s annual League Tables of PR Advisers. According to mergermarket, a leading M&A intelligence service, the Strategic Communications practice of FTI Consulting remained the most active firm by deal count globally in 2011, having worked on 235 transactions. FTI Consulting also dominated the Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), European and United Kingdom league tables, maintaining its top positions in deal count for the year.
“M&A communications is an integral component of our firm’s unique offering globally, and we are pleased that FTI Consulting has maintained its position at the top of the league tables for 2011,” said Edward Reilly, Global Chief Executive Officer of the Strategic Communications practice. “Transactions are a good example of the kind of mission-critical issues that FTI Consulting specializes in providing a full spectrum of counsel and services to executive teams, boards of directors and senior decision-makers.”
The mergermarket League Tables of PR Advisers Year End 2011 are based on announced transactions over US$5m in the period from January 1, 2011 until December 31, 2011. The full list is available online at http://www.mergermarket.com/pdf/Press-Release-for-PR-Advisers-Year-End-2011.pdf.
About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With more than 3,800 employees located in 23 countries, FTI Consulting professionals work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management, strategic communications and restructuring. The company generated $1.4 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2010. More information can be found at www.fticonsulting.com.