M&A Deal Summary

FTI Consulting Acquires Compass Lexecon

On September 25, 2003, FTI Consulting acquired business services company Compass Lexecon from Nextera Enterprises for 130M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is FTI Consulting’s 4th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is FTI Consulting’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is FTI Consulting’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is FTI Consulting’s 2nd transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2003-09-25
Target Compass Lexecon
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) FTI Consulting
Sellers(s) Nextera Enterprises
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 130M USD

Target

Compass Lexecon

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Compass Lexecon LLC, is an economic consulting firm. Its clients include major law firms and the corporations that they represent, government and regulatory agencies, public and private utilities, and national and multinational corporations. Lexecon's services involve the application of economic, financial and public policy principles to marketplace issues in a large variety of industries. Its services fall into three broad areas: litigation support, public policy studies and business consulting. Lexecon provides expert witness testimony, economic analyses, and other litigation-related services in adversarial proceedings in courts and before regulatory bodies, arbitrators and international trade organizations.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

FTI Consulting

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Business Services
Employees8,055
Revenue 3.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

FTI Consulting is a business advisory firm with a worldwide network. The Company offers business services in corporate finance and restructuring, economic consulting, forensic and litigation consulting, strategic communications and technology. FTI Consulting was founded in 1982 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 23
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 17
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Illinois) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 4 of 17
Year (2003) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-09-17 Kahn Consulting

Highland Park, Illinois, United States

Kahn Consulting, Inc., provides litigation consulting services, including expert testimony in financial proceedings, forensic accounting, fraud investigation and fact-finding services, as well as government contract consulting.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-10-09 Ten Eyck Associates

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ten Eyck Associates, is a consulting group that specializes in (SEC) investigations and securities law litigation, SEC accounting and enforcement consulting, fraud investigations, accountants malpractice, director and officer liability issues, financial and accounting crisis management, strategic advice, and other financial litigation consulting services.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Nextera Enterprises

Panorama City, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Consumer Products
Employees24
Revenue 7M USD (2007)
DESCRIPTION

Nextera Enterprises, Inc. is a provider of different types of consumer products.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2003) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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