Turnaround & Restructuring
How we can help
Volatile market conditions and business disruptions are hurdles to business continuity and organisational transformation. As a result, more and more organisations consider restructuring as a viable option. Globally, the frequency, pace, size and complexity of restructuring and insolvency options and proceedings continue to increase. When faced with these situations or with business transformation opportunities, companies, boards of directors, investors, lenders and creditors around the world engage FTI Consulting for guidance and transformation advice. We are one of the leading restructuring advisory firms in the world and our clients trust us to help them achieve the best possible outcomes. Learn more
Restructuring Markets in the EMEA Region
How We Help
Company Advisory
Even top-performing companies eventually face stressed or distressed operational challenges, either as a result...
Even top-performing companies eventually face stressed or distressed operational challenges, either as a result of an economic downturn or a one-off, external disruptive event. Whether businesses have anticipated the business disruption or are unprepared for it, our senior professionals apply their experience and expertise to help develop innovative strategies and solutions and deliver exemplary executions. We are seasoned restructuring professionals who have been involved in leading some of the largest domestic and cross-border turnarounds in the past several decades. In such engagements, our team develops lasting partnerships and trusting relationships with sponsors, boards of directors and senior management teams. Clients rely on us for a broad array of services.
Creditor Advisory
Creditors of distressed companies often need external support and advice to resolve their issues.
Creditors of distressed companies often need external support and advice to resolve their issues. No matter what the situation or which parties are involved, you need a trusted, experienced partner that understands the situation. Our goal is to preserve value and maximise recoveries for creditors. We leverage our extensive expertise and decades of industry experience to provide critical analysis and viable strategic alternatives to deliver optimal outcomes for our clients, whether they are secured or unsecured creditors.
Interim Management
Maintaining momentum is critical when senior leadership transitions occur, whether as an outcome of new business...
Maintaining momentum is critical when senior leadership transitions occur, whether as an outcome of new business challenges, opportunities or executive turnover. The performance of the business and the interests of boards, customers, employees and other stakeholders must all be managed effectively. For decades, our professionals have joined the management teams of global companies on an interim basis to help them achieve fundamental change. Since we’ve sat on both sides of the table — as C-level executives ourselves, and in supporting our clients as advisors — we’re uniquely equipped to fill the full range of senior management and functional leadership roles.
Finance & The Office of the CFO
Chief Financial Officers (“CFOs”) in every geography and industry are facing increased challenges...
Chief Financial Officers (“CFOs”) in every geography and industry are facing increased challenges and demands from boards of directors, stakeholders, and other internal and external sources. To be successful, financial management must deliver on these new demands and drive enterprise value, as well as meet traditional finance responsibilities.
Our dedicated team of cross-border, senior finance professionals provide CFOs and finance leaders with strategy development, performance solutions and operations support. Our solutions focus on delivering impactful results, from strategy and diagnostics to implementation and interim management.
Meet Our Experts

Diederick van der Plas
Senior Managing Director, Head of EMEA Corporate Finance & Restructuring
London, United Kingdom

David Morris
Senior Managing Director, Head of UK Restructuring, Chief Operating Officer of EMEA Corporate Finance
London, United Kingdom

Paul Inglis
Senior Managing Director, Chair of UK Restructuring
London, United Kingdom

Christopher Ruell
Senior Managing Director
London, United Kingdom