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Introduction

With offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, AlixPartners is an international advisory firm that built its reputation through its work in corporate turnaround and restructuring. The firm is often associated with reversing the fortunes of companies in high-impact situations. The ideal hire is someone with around a decade of industry experience, who will be able to hit the ground running and immediately begin impacting a client's business.

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Employer Type

Private

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Size

1,001-5,000 Employees

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Major Departments/Practice Areas

Performance Improvement
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Major Office Locations

New York, NY (HQ)
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CEO

Simon Freakley


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Affiliated Companies

AlixPartners Europe
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Vault Verdict

For the past couple of years, AlixPartners has been making a concerted effort to transition from its core strength in turnaround work to a more holistic, growth-strategy focus. While it has been making progress towards that goal, most of the gains to date have been in the firm's home U.S. market. While it hasn't matched that in Asia so far—a fact that firm insiders attest to below—there are signs that it is a company on its way up in the region. Not the least of those is a bullish sentiment from employees, who clearly believe that the firm has a great deal of potential, and seem willing to stick around to help it achieve that. Of course, the firm's commitment to strong work-life balance and travel policies certainly help in that regard; they are also the two most-compl...

Firm's Response

  • "Next stage for consulting profession."
  • "Best place I have worked so far!"
  • "General experience."
  • "Interim management."
  • "Delivering real impact to mission critical problems."
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About the Company

AlixPartners is an international business advisory firm that built its reputation through its work in corporate turnaround and restructuring. Now, with over 30 years of history behind it, the firm has diversified its business and provides services in four areas: Enterprise Improvement, Turnaround and Restructuring, Financial Advisory and Information Management. AlixPartners covers the entire APAC region from four offices: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Tokyo, and has announced its intentions to significantly grow the team and business over the next three-to-five years.

Although AlixPartners is often associated with reversing the fortunes of companies in high-impact situations, it offers a broad range of consulting services for companies that are not in financial straits but are looking to improve operations and performance. &...

Employee Reviews


  • "Best: VERY flexible working culture. Worst: Sometimes lacks interaction with other colleagues in the US—but this is purely due to the nature of the business."

  • "It's a close community with caring and respectful attitude for each other's life."

Getting Hired Here


  • "Interviews are very personal and at senior levels—as opposed to [interviewing with] mid-level engagement leaders in strategy firms. Ideal candidates would be someone with professional services (i.e., consulting, IB) with industry experience in managing P&Ls."