Fti Consulting Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) has appointed Julien Wallen as Senior Managing Director in its Financial Services practice, based in Zurich. With 25 years of asset management and consultancy experience, Wallen joins from BlackRock where he served as Managing Director for over a decade. In his new role, he will lead balance sheet, portfolio and risk advisory across EMEA, focusing on strategic client engagements and financial transformation initiatives.

Wallen's extensive experience includes advising financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and asset managers on balance sheet management, financial policy, risk strategy, and sustainability. This appointment follows FTI's recent expansion of its financial services capabilities, with seven Senior Managing Directors and Managing Directors added in Germany and the United States.

FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) has appointed Scott Cockerham as Senior Managing Director in its Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment, based in Houston. Cockerham, with over 20 years of experience in business transformation, turnarounds, and restructurings, will lead the Power, Renewables & Energy Transition practice.

Prior to joining FTI, Cockerham served as CFO at Camin Cargo Control and held various executive positions including CEO, CCO, and CDO. His background includes co-leading a restructuring energy team at a global consulting firm and serving as an officer and aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps.

In his new role, Cockerham will support clients through all phases of the business lifecycle, particularly focusing on helping them navigate macroeconomic uncertainties and policy shifts in the energy sector.

FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) has significantly expanded its Financial Services practice with seven senior appointments in the US and Germany. The new hires include Senior Managing Directors Alma Angotti and Michael Peters, along with five Managing Directors: Steven Hansen, Laura Huntley, Wolfgang Konkel, Creighton Oswald, and Syed Raza. These professionals join the firm's Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment, strengthening its capabilities in financial crime compliance, regulatory and risk management. Notable expertise includes Angotti's 30+ years in financial crime compliance and Peters' 35+ years of investigations experience. The expansion follows recent appointments of Michael Herde and Tom Anapolis, demonstrating FTI's commitment to enhancing its financial services offerings amid evolving regulations and sophisticated criminal activity.

FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) has appointed Josh Harris as Senior Managing Director in its Private Equity practice within the Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment. Based in New York, Harris brings nearly 20 years of experience in private equity and corporate client partnerships.

Harris, formerly a Partner at Bain & Company and PwC Strategy&, specializes in portfolio strategy, performance improvement, post-merger integration, and organizational restructuring. In his new role, he will focus on implementing large-scale transformations involving change management and operational design activities for private equity firms, large- and mid-cap companies, particularly in aerospace, defense, aviation, space, technology, and professional services sectors.

FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) reported Q1 2025 financial results with revenues of $898.3 million, down 3.3% from $928.6 million in Q1 2024. Net income decreased to $61.8 million from $80.0 million, primarily due to lower revenues and a $25.3 million special charge for severance costs.

The company's Q1 2025 EPS was $1.74, compared to $2.23 in the prior year quarter, while Adjusted EPS increased to $2.29. Adjusted EBITDA improved to $115.2 million (12.8% of revenues) from $111.1 million (12.0%) year-over-year.

Notable developments include a $400 million increase in share repurchase authorization and completion of workforce reduction affecting approximately 5% of employees, expected to generate annual cost savings of $85 million.

FTI Consulting's (NYSE: FCN) subsidiary Compass Lexecon announced the appointment of Dr. Faten Sabry as Senior Managing Director. Dr. Sabry brings extensive expertise in valuation of fixed income securities, derivatives, and illiquid assets, with experience in testifying before U.S., UK, and Canadian courts.

Dr. Sabry specializes in complex securities analysis, including CDOs, distressed debt exchanges, and mortgage-backed securities. She has evaluated rating agencies' models and conducted risk management assessments. Her research has been published in notable journals including the Journal of Structured Finance and Journal of Fixed Income.

This strategic hire adds to Compass Lexecon's global team of over 700 professionals, following the addition of 20 experts and economists in the past six months. The firm specializes in antitrust, bankruptcy litigation, derivatives, international arbitration, and financial markets analysis.

Compass Lexecon, a subsidiary of FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), has announced the affiliation of Professor Julian Wright, the Lim Chong Yah Professor from the National University of Singapore's Department of Economics. This addition strengthens the firm's academic roster, following 20 affiliate additions in the past six months.

Professor Wright, an expert in digital platforms economics, joins Compass Lexecon's global team of over 700 employees. His expertise encompasses competition policy and strategy issues, particularly in marketplaces, app stores, booking platforms, search platforms, and payment platforms. His recent research focuses on data and artificial intelligence competition policy issues.

As a Co-Editor of the International Journal of Industrial Organization and experienced expert witness, Professor Wright has published in prestigious academic journals and served as a consultant on competition and regulatory issues. He currently serves on the Singapore Competition Appeal Board and Energy Market Authority Board.

FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) has scheduled the release of its first quarter 2025 financial results before market opening on Thursday, April 24, 2025. The company will host a conference call with senior management at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the same day to discuss the quarterly performance.

The conference call will be available through a live webcast on the company's investor relations website, where a replay will remain accessible for 90 days following the event.

Econic Partners, a leading economic consulting firm, has announced the appointment of Dr. Mark Israel as Founding Partner. Dr. Israel, with nearly 20 years of experience at Compass Lexecon, is recognized as one of the world's foremost competition economists.

Jonathan Orszag, Founding Partner of Econic, praised Israel's ability to analyze complex economic issues while explaining them simply. The appointment strengthens Econic's position in U.S. competition economics practices.

Notable industry leaders endorsed the appointment, including David Gelfand from Cleary Gottlieb, Marguerite Sullivan from Latham & Watkins, and Koren Wong-Ervin from Jones Day, highlighting Dr. Israel's expertise in antitrust cases, deposition performance, and ability to handle complex competition matters.