AlixPartners
Global consulting firm combining financial restructuring, operational turnaround, interim leadership and creditor advisory in urgent situations.
- Highest 2026 tier: Tier I
- Global consulting and restructuring advisory firm
- 4 Advisory Ranking categories
Overview
AlixPartners is a global consulting firm founded in 1981 and known for work in financially and operationally challenging situations. Its turnaround and restructuring practice serves companies, investors, creditors, law firms and governments.
The practice covers liability management, restructuring advisory, chief restructuring officer appointments, creditor advisory, bankruptcy case management and liquidity management, supported by industry and operational specialists.
AlixPartners is included in 4 2026 Advisory Ranking categories. The highest recorded classification is Tier I.
Firm facts
| Legal name | AlixPartners, LLP |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Firm type | Global consulting and restructuring advisory firm |
| Principal offices | New York, Chicago, London, Düsseldorf, Paris, Milan, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo |
| Primary focus | Turnaround, restructuring and interim leadership |
| Global co-leaders, Turnaround & Restructuring | James Mesterharm and Eric Koza |
| Highest 2026 Advisory Ranking tier | Tier I |
Principal activities
Restructuring and liability management
Liquidity analysis, business-plan support, strategic alternatives and capital-structure solutions.
Interim management and CRO services
Hands-on executive leadership during disruption, distress and reorganization.
Creditor and bankruptcy advisory
Recovery analysis, stakeholder support and in-court or insolvency case management.
AlixPartners works with clients on assignments that may combine strategy, specialist analysis, implementation support and organizational adoption. The precise scope depends on the mandate, sector, geography and client requirements.
Sector and mandate coverage
Sector coverage
- Industrials
- Retail and consumer
- Healthcare
- Energy
- Technology
- Transportation
Mandate types
- In-court restructurings
- Out-of-court restructurings
- Liability management
- Creditor advisory
- Chief restructuring officer roles
- Liquidity stabilization
Market position
AlixPartners is positioned as a global consulting and restructuring advisory firm. Its market position reflects the combination of advisory scope, senior involvement, stakeholder credibility, restructuring experience and ability to support implementation.
Distinctive focus: Integrates financial restructuring with hands-on operational intervention and interim executive leadership.
Competitive context
AlixPartners competes with restructuring boutiques, investment-banking advisers, turnaround consultants and multidisciplinary expert-services firms. The relevant peer set changes according to mandate size, stakeholder side, industry, geography and whether the work requires operating leadership, regulated securities activity or formal fiduciary appointments.
Comparable firms are selected according to overlap in business model, client segment, service coverage, geographic activity and mandate profile. Inclusion does not imply equivalence in scale, ranking or market position.
Leadership
| Person | Current position | Institutional background |
|---|---|---|
| James Mesterharm | Global Co-Leader, Turnaround & Restructuring | Global restructuring and turnaround leadership |
| Eric Koza | Global Co-Leader, Turnaround & Restructuring | Global restructuring and turnaround leadership |
| John Castellano | Americas Co-Leader, Turnaround & Restructuring | Americas restructuring leadership |
Leadership information reflects the public sources reviewed for this profile. View the firm’s website ↗
Corporate and regulatory information
AlixPartners provides consulting and restructuring services through jurisdiction-specific entities. The firm states that it is not a certified public accounting firm and does not provide legal services.
View registered-entity details
| Global operating name | AlixPartners |
| Principal entity | AlixPartners, LLP |
| Regulatory status | Varies by jurisdiction and service |
| Primary jurisdiction | United States |
Principal offices
- New York
- Chicago
- London
- Düsseldorf
- Paris
- Milan
- Dubai
- Singapore
- Hong Kong
- Tokyo
Rankings and recognition
Ranking inclusion is editorially determined. The existence or maintenance of a Wiki profile does not influence ranking eligibility, tier or position.
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Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The profile is based on the following publicly available institutional, regulatory and editorial sources:
- Turnaround & Restructuring — services, client groups and current practice leaders.
- Our firm — firm history and global platform.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 30 Restructuring & Special Situations Advisory 2026 — inclusion and tier classification.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 30 Operational Turnaround Advisory 2026 — inclusion and tier classification.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 30 Investigations & Forensic Advisory 2026 — inclusion and tier classification.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 30 Board & CEO Advisory 2026 — inclusion and tier classification.
