Brian Salsberg

Brian Salsberg is a senior transaction advisor with more than 25 years of M&A experience. Mr. Salsberg is an impactful business leader with a track record of leading major transactions and transformations. He is one of the world’s leading experts on M&A integration and has led nearly 100 transactions over the course of his career. Mr. Salsberg has experience in various industries, including energy, industrials, consumer products, life sciences, media and entertainment.

Mr. Salsberg is highly experienced in driving profitability for top global companies through strategic planning, business building and large-scale transformations. He has a rich knowledge of corporate finance, including M&A strategy, private equity, investor relations, planning, implementation, divestitures and post-merger integration.

Mr. Salsberg has supported integrations across a wide range of industries, deal sizes and geographies. He is an expert at navigating complex organizations, markets and diverse cultural business practices outside the United States, particularly in Europe, Asia and Brazil.

Prior to FTI Consulting, Mr. Salsberg was a Partner at EY-Parthenon, where he served as Global M&A Leader of the firm’s Strategy & Transactions group. Previously, he worked as Senior Vice President of Global Strategy at Avon Products and as a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he spent 13 years leading numerous strategy, growth and transaction-related engagements. Mr. Salsberg began his career as an M&A attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP.

Relevant Experience:

• Led all the acquisitions and divestitures for BP Group between 2018 and 2024, including BHP, Archaea Energy, EDF Energy and TravelCenters of Americas
• Led the M&A integration for all of the acquisitions of Performance Foods Group, including Reinhardt Foodservice, Merchants Foodservice and Core-Mark
• Led the merger of Chesapeake Energy & Southwestern Energy
• Led the merger of Dow Chemical Company and DuPont
• Led several acquisitions for DraftKings, as well as transactions for Moody’s and Colgate, among others
• Led the carve-out and sale of Avon Products’ North America business and $450 million investment by Cerberus Capital Management private equity
• Led the Transformation Management Office for the integration of EY and Parthenon