Expert Partners

What Expert Partners does

Expert Partners is a boutique consulting firm based in Ireland, operating at a 2–5 person headcount scale and offering three core service lines: Risk Management consulting, Strategy consulting, and Turnaround / corporate restructuring advisory. The firm is led by two senior principals — John Crawley and Emer McAneny — whose professional designations (IRM, IMCA, ACCA, GCC BDI, IFT) anchor the practice's positioning in regulated and governance-sensitive engagements. The firm's stated client base is international and multi-sector, spanning financial services, corporate, and public-sector organisations.

The business model is engagement-based advisory work, supplemented by a training and education product line delivered in conjunction with accredited professional bodies. Partnerships with the Institute for Turnaround (IFT), Institute of Risk Management (IRM), GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI), ACCA, and IMCA provide both credibility and a referral channel into member organisations, and the firm co-delivers structured training courses alongside these bodies as a second revenue stream. The co-delivery model functions as the firm's primary go-to-market channel; there is no evidence of proprietary technology, software platforms, or AI-enabled tooling — service delivery is human-led and credential-led.

Geographically the firm is Irish-domiciled but explicitly positions itself as serving global clients, with the GCC BDI partnership representing its most concrete international expansion into Gulf-region board-level risk and governance work. Pricing is typical of senior partner-led advisory (day-rate or fixed-fee engagement model) rather than subscription or productised pricing, which constrains scalability and ties revenue closely to principal utilisation.

Name

Expert Partners

Legal name

Expert Partners

Website

https://expertpartners.ie

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Expert Partners is an Ireland-based boutique consulting firm (2–5 staff) delivering Risk Management, Strategy, and Turnaround advisory to international clients, led by two senior accredited principals and operating through partnerships with IFT, IRM, GCC BDI, ACCA, and IMCA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB), Supply Chain Risk, Resilience & Business Continuity (BPAHAHAH)

Keywords

• Risk management consulting
• Organisational strategy advisory
• Business turnaround consulting
• Enterprise risk advisory
• Corporate restructuring services

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Expert Partners provides boutique consulting and advisory services in organisational Risk, Strategy and Turnaround. Revenue appears to be generated through project-based consulting engagements rather than recurring subscriptions or product sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Expert Partners is a boutique consulting firm that delivers three integrated advisory services to public and private sector organisations: Risk Management (including governance, internal audit and assurance, training and risk-based decision-making), Organisational Strategy (strategic options planning, scenario analysis and resilience-building), and Turnaround Consulting (interim management, turnaround and corporate renewal). Engagements are led by senior partners and grounded in frameworks such as ISO 31000 and COSO, aimed at increasing the probability of organisational success, ensuring resilience, and returning under-performing businesses to viability.

Product overview

Expert Partners is a boutique consulting and advisory firm offering three integrated service pillars: Risk Management and Training, Organisational Strategy, and Turnaround Consulting. These services are delivered through experienced consultants and can be supplemented with bespoke training courses and independent audit and assurance services. The firm works across diverse industries including financial services, healthcare, government, and technology start-ups, providing tailored solutions for both public and private sector organisations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Risk Management Consulting Bespoke risk management advisory for public and private sector organisations, covering enterprise risk management frameworks (including ISO 31000 and COSO), governance, internal audit and assurance, risk-based decision-making, and training. Designed for boards, C-suite and senior management seeking to strengthen risk culture and resilience.
• Organisational Strategy Advisory

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Institute for Turnaround (IFT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpert Partners are active members of the Institute for Turnaround, which defines turnaround as 'the sustainable return to viability of an underperforming organisation'. Membership indicates alignment with industry standards and professional recognition in turnaround consulting.
• Institute of Management Consultants (IMCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpert Partners displays IMCA accreditation, indicating membership in the professional body for management consultants. This provides credibility and adherence to professional standards.
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ACCA logo appears on the Strategy page, likely indicating that John Crawley's professional accreditation (FCCA - Fellow of ACCA) and potential ongoing professional relationship.
• Institute for Risk Management (IRM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpert Partners works closely with the Institute for Risk Management to deliver a range of courses available to the Public. The firm designs Corporate Governance and Risk courses for delivery through IRM.
• GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpert Partners works closely with the GCC Board Directors Institute to deliver risk management courses to Board members and senior leadership. This partnership supports their training and professional development services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Risk Advisory: Big 4 advisory practice with broad enterprise risk management, governance, and turnaround capabilities. Overlaps with all three of Expert Partners' service pillars but as part of a much wider portfolio.
• McKinsey Recovery & Transformation Services: Strategy giant with established turnaround, transformation, and risk practices serving global clients. Overlaps with Expert Partners' strategy and turnaround pillars at the top end of the market.
• KPMG Risk Consulting: Big 4 advisory practice spanning risk, governance, strategy, and operational restructuring. Competes with Expert Partners across risk and turnaround work, particularly for mid-market and listed-company clients.
• EY-Parthenon (Strategy and Transactions): EY's strategy and transactions arm offering turnaround, restructuring, and risk advisory. Comparable to Expert Partners on strategic options and turnaround work but with significantly more resources and brand.
• PwC Risk and Regulatory Services: Big 4 practice covering enterprise risk, internal controls, governance, and organisational resilience. Comparable to Expert Partners on risk management methodology (ISO 31000/COSO alignment) but at significantly greater scale and breadth.

Direct peers

• Baringa Partners: Independent advisory firm focused on energy, financial services, and risk consulting. Comparable as a specialist boutique with senior-led delivery and risk/strategy emphasis, though larger in headcount and geographic footprint.
• FTI Consulting: Advisory firm with strong corporate finance, restructuring, and risk management practices serving boards and management. Direct overlap with Expert Partners' risk, strategy, and turnaround offerings, particularly in cross-border engagements.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Global turnaround and restructuring specialist with deep expertise in underperforming-company advisory. Directly comparable to Expert Partners' Turnaround Consulting pillar and competes for distressed-asset mandates, though at vastly larger scale.
• Kroll: Specialist advisory firm in restructuring, investigations, and risk consulting. Closely comparable on turnaround and risk advisory, with established board-level relationships similar to those Expert Partners cultivates.
• Sia Partners: Independent consulting firm offering management and risk advisory across multiple sectors. Comparable in being an independent alternative to Big 4, with similar risk and organisational consulting offerings to Expert Partners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-finance-expert

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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