AlixPartners
Global consulting firm combining financial restructuring, operational turnaround, interim leadership and creditor advisory in urgent situations.
alixpartners.comAlixPartners 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.
Principal activities
Liquidity analysis, business-plan support, strategic alternatives and capital-structure solutions.
Hands-on executive leadership during disruption, distress and reorganization.
Recovery analysis, stakeholder support and in-court or insolvency case management.
- Typical clients: Companies, boards, lenders, creditor groups, financial sponsors, investors, legal advisers or public-sector stakeholders.
- Engagement context: Financial distress, operational underperformance, liquidity pressure, complex capital structures or other high-stakes transitions.
AlixPartners operates in assignments where time, liquidity, stakeholder alignment and execution discipline can materially affect enterprise value and recoveries. Its published capabilities emphasize turnaround, restructuring and interim leadership. View the firm’s website ↗
Sector and mandate coverage
- Industrials
- Retail and consumer
- Healthcare
- Energy
- Technology
- Transportation
- In-court restructurings
- Out-of-court restructurings
- Liability management
- Creditor advisory
- Chief restructuring officer roles
- Liquidity stabilization
The exact role varies by engagement. An adviser may work for a company, board, creditor constituency, sponsor, investor, court-appointed estate or another stakeholder, and may coordinate with legal, tax, operational and industry specialists.
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 an exhaustive competitor set or an 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 roles presented in the public sources reviewed on 20 August 2026. View the current team ↗
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 |
| Registration identifier | N/A |
| 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.
Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The following sources were accessed on 20 August 2026:
- Turnaround & Restructuring — services, client groups and current practice leaders.
- Our firm — firm history and global platform.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 20 Restructuring & Special Situations Advisory 2026 inclusion and tier classification.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 20 Operational Turnaround Advisory 2026 inclusion and tier classification.
