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FTI Consulting launches European restructuring business in London
 
 FTI Consulting has
launched its London-based
European restructuring
advisory practice with
the hiring of 11
restructuring
professionals with
significant experience
and proven reputations in
the European marketplace.
The practice provides
financial and operational
solutions to a broad
range of stakeholders,
including senior and
junior debt providers,
shareholders and
corporations, and is part
of FTI Consulting's
restructuring practice in
the US.
   The London team is led
by senior managing
directors Kevin Hewitt,
Paul Inglis and David
Morris, who were formerly
 
 partners within Ernst &
Young's restructuring
practice. The
introduction of this
practice marks a key step
in the company's plans to
build a European
restructuring practice
with complementary
transaction advisory
capabilities.
   Dominic DiNapoli,
executive vice president
and chief operating
officer of FTI Consulting
said, "We are excited to
have Kevin, Paul, David
and the wider team on
board. They are local
market leaders with
excellent reputations and
the experience and
relationships necessary
to generate new
opportunities for growth
going forward. The FTI
 
 European restructuring
practice promises the
market a credible new
alternative with greater
flexibility and fewer
conflicts than its major
competitors."
   He added: “With the FD
acquisition, FTI extended
its presence into many of
the key business and
financial centres in
Europe. Our London-based
restructuring practice
takes this one step
further by broadening the
range of solutions that
we are able to bring to
clients. Europe is an
important area of growth
for us and we believe
that we have the right
team in place at the
right time to capitalise
on this potential."
   Hewitt, senior
 
 managing director of the
European restructuring
practice, said: "I am
delighted to be launching
with a team of 13 senior
restructuring
professionals who are
already taking on
assignments. We have
adopted a flexible
business model allowing
us to bring the most
appropriate team and
resources to an
assignment to drive the
implementation of
restructuring solutions.
The strength of our team
will be enhanced by the
deep talent pool of FTI
professionals as well as
key strategic alliances
that will allow us to
immediately draw on
industry expertise and
the capabilities of other
 
 transaction advisory
professionals."
   He added, "We will be
hiring new talent into
our business and looking
at potential acquisitions
to accelerate our
European growth strategy.
My sense is that the key
restructuring talent in
the market is giving
serious consideration,
now, as to where they
want to be positioned
when the current credit
cycle comes to an end.
Our launch is therefore
very timely in offering a
real differentiated
choice in the market."
  
 
 
KPMG appoints 25 new partners
 
 KPMG LLP, the UK member
firm of KPMG
International, has
announced the appointment
of 25 new partners.
   The appointments are
aimed at building on the
firm's capability across
Audit, Tax and Advisory
services. They will take
effect from 1 October
2007.
   John Griffith-Jones,
chairman and senior
partner of KPMG LLP,
said: "Our new partners
 
 will support our strategy
for growth, along with
our commitment to broaden
our offerings to help
meet strong demand in the
marketplace. We will
continue to invest in our
culture, people and in
developing new ways to
serve our clients.
   "All these people will
have a vital role in the
merger of KPMG's member
firms in the UK and
Germany – and to be the
first choice for our
 
 people and clients across
Europe."
  
   Audit
   Andrew Campbell-Orde
(Bristol)
   Nick Frost (London)
   Colin Martin (London)
   Ben Priestley (London)
  
   Tax and People
Services
   Tom Aston (London)
   Paula Claisse
(Southampton)
   Jon Meeten (Edinburgh)
 
    Mike Michael (London)
   Neil O’Brien
(London)
   Helen Sant (Cambridge)
  
   Advisory
   Lee Edwards (London)
   Patrick Fenton
(London)
   Marieanne Newton
(London)
   Chris Oxborough
(London)
   Liz Claydon (London)
   Stephen Courtney
(London)
 
    Anthony Lobo (London)
   Andrew Milner (London)
   Richard Peberdy
(Nottingham)
   Andy Pyle (London)
   Nick Hopkins (Bristol)
   Neil Meredith
(Birmingham)
   Andrew Nicholson
(London)
   Hitesh Patel (London)
   Steve Balmer (London)