FTI Consulting

What FTI Consulting does

FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm founded in 1982 and listed on the NYSE under ticker FCN, headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm provides expert advisory services in crisis and litigation support, restructuring, strategic communications, and business transformation to enterprises, law firms, financial institutions, and government entities. It serves more than 8,700 clients, including 82 of the top 100 private equity firms, 99 of the top 100 law firms, and 85 of the Fortune Global 100, and operates across 32 countries and 84 cities with over 8,100 employees, including more than 850 Senior Managing Directors.

The firm's core service offerings span Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Economic and Financial Consulting, Technology, and Strategic Communications, with subsidiaries such as Compass Lexecon providing specialized economic and antitrust expertise. Its proprietary technology platform, IQ.AI, applies generative AI to legal, regulatory, and investigations workflows across text, audio, and structured data, and was extended in March 2026 with IQ.AI Studio, a generative-AI-native workspace. The firm also operates FTI Technology Connect for e-discovery and data advisory. AI investments are supported by dedicated Centers of Excellence and a cross-practice AI advisory team.

FTI's business model is project-based professional services sold directly to enterprise and institutional clients, priced largely on billable hours, fixed fees, and retainer arrangements tied to the complexity, urgency, and risk profile of each engagement. The go-to-market is led by senior practitioners with deep relationships in legal, financial, and corporate buyer communities, generating repeat and referral-driven mandates. Revenue grew approximately 9% in FY2025 to $3.8 billion, with Q1 2026 revenue of $983.3 million up 9.5% year-over-year, reflecting broad-based demand across crisis, M&A, and regulatory workloads.

Name

FTI Consulting

Legal name

FTI Consulting, Inc.

Website

https://fticonsulting.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm providing crisis management, litigation support, restructuring, strategic communications, and transformation services to enterprises, law firms, financial institutions, and governments across 32 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF), Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Corporate restructuring advisory
• Forensic litigation consulting
• Strategic communications advisory
• Economic consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: FTI Consulting generates revenue through providing expert advisory consulting services across multiple segments including Corporate Finance, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Strategic Communications, and Economic Consulting. Revenue is generated through billable hours for professional services engagements, with fees based on the seniority of consultants assigned and complexity of matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm providing expert advisory services for organizations facing crisis and transformation. The firm delivers professional consulting across four core segments: Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Strategic Communications, and Economic Consulting (via subsidiary Compass Lexecon), supplemented by Technology, Risk Advisory, and Business Transformation practices. Services include M&A advisory, restructuring, expert testimony, investigations, e-discovery, digital forensics, cybersecurity, and crisis communications.

Product overview

FTI Consulting is a global expert firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of consulting services organized across four key areas: turnaround and restructuring, litigation and dispute, strategic communications, and technology. The firm operates as a services-based consulting firm with specialized AI-enabled technology products including IQ.AI (a generative AI platform for legal and regulatory contexts), IQ.AI Studio (a library of generative AI workflows), and FTI Technology Connect (a proprietary e-discovery solution). The core offering is professional advisory services spanning antitrust, blockchain and digital assets, business transformation, cybersecurity, data analytics, digital forensics, ESG and sustainability, information governance, investigations and monitorships, policy and regulation, risk and compliance, strategic communications, strategy, tax, transactions, and valuation and damages. The technology products (IQ.AI, IQ.AI Studio, FTI Technology Connect) complement the core consulting services by providing AI-powered tools for legal, regulatory, and investigative matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Compass Lexecon: Subsidiary economic consulting firm specializing in antitrust and competition economics, with over 600 professionals in 25 offices worldwide.
• IQ.AI
• IQ.AI Studio

Products and services

• IQ.AI by FTI Technology
• IQ.AI Studio
• FTI Technology Connect
• Corporate Finance & Restructuring Advisory
• Forensic and Litigation Consulting
• Strategic Communications
• Economic Consulting (Compass Lexecon)
• Cybersecurity & Risk Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• Advising 82 of top 100 PE firms on PEI 300 list
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability14 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RelativitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2026FTI Consulting and Relativity have an ongoing collaboration on The General Counsel Report, examining AI adoption trends in corporate legal departments. FTI's IQ.AI platform is featured alongside Relativity's legal technology solutions. The partnership combines FTI's consulting expertise with Relativity's e-discovery and legal technology platforms.
• Major Corporate Legal Departments and Law Firms (IQ.AI Users)coreOthers · 10 March 2026FTI Consulting's IQ.AI platform has been adopted by major corporate legal departments and law firms globally. The platform is used in hundreds of matters including antitrust review, data breach response, cross-border litigation and investigations, delivering measurable results and time savings.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Alvarez & Marsal: Global professional services firm specializing in turnaround, restructuring, performance improvement, and disputes — directly competitive with FTI's Corporate Finance and Forensic & Litigation Consulting segments and serving the same Fortune 500 and PE client base.
• AlixPartners: Performance consulting firm focused on restructuring, disputes and investigations, and digital — directly overlapping with FTI's turnaround, litigation support, and transformation offerings for large enterprises and PE sponsors.
• Huron Consulting Group: Public professional services firm serving healthcare, education, and commercial sectors with consulting, digital, and advisory services — overlapping FTI's healthcare and business transformation practices.
• Charles River Associates: Global consulting firm specializing in economic and financial consulting, antitrust, and litigation support — directly comparable to FTI's Compass Lexecon subsidiary and Forensic & Litigation Consulting practice.
• Berkeley Research Group: Expert consulting firm providing forensic accounting, litigation support, and economics services — directly competitive with FTI's Forensic & Litigation Consulting and economic consulting practices.

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large public consulting firm with management and technology consulting capabilities across government and commercial sectors — overlapping with FTI's risk advisory, cybersecurity, and government-facing work but with much broader scope.
• Deloitte (Consulting): Largest global professional services network offering strategy, M&A, risk advisory, and forensic services that directly compete with FTI's transactions, risk, and forensic segments at the largest enterprises.
• McKinsey & Company: Premier global management consultancy competing with FTI's Strategic Communications and Corporate Finance practices on enterprise transformation, crisis, and M&A engagements for Fortune 500 clients.
• EY-Parthenon: Strategy and transactions arm of a Big Four firm providing corporate finance, restructuring, and strategy consulting — directly competing with FTI's transactions and corporate finance advisory services.

Others

• Relativity (legal technology): Leading e-discovery and legal AI technology platform that partners with FTI on IQ.AI and joint research such as The General Counsel Report — adjacent technology infrastructure provider rather than a direct competitor, but shaping the competitive context for FTI Technology.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FTIConsulting
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCn6s8J_ZibEH0R35WCC4QBw
• Facebookfacebook.com/fticonsultinginc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/5509
• Instagraminstagram.com/lifeatfti/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A10 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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