FTI Consulting names Emanuele Grasso as Corporate Finance leader in Italy

FTI Consulting has appointed Emanuele Grasso as Senior Managing Director and Leader of its Corporate Finance practice in Italy.

Based in Milan, Emanuele Grasso returns to Italy after nearly a decade in New York, bringing more than 30 years of experience advising private equity firms, insurers, asset managers, payment services providers and other global financial services institutions on corporate transactions.

During his time in New York, he advised clients on several high-profile cross-border deals, with a focus on financial due diligence, transactions advisory and all aspects of special purpose acquisition company transactions. Grasso has worked on deals in more than 20 countries worldwide, including Italy, the UK, Germany, France and the United States.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Grasso was a Partner in the Transaction Services team at PwC. Before that, he was based in Milan, where he helped PwC expand its European financial services transactional team and built a successful sports unit focused on football finance.

In his role at FTI Consulting, Grasso will lead the growth of the firm’s Corporate Finance practice in Italy, focusing on transactions and transformation. He also will play a key role in driving the expansion of its financial services teams across the Europe, the Middle East and Africa region, and will contribute to cross-border projects.

“Returning to my hometown to join FTI Consulting is an exciting move for me,” said Grasso. “We are entrepreneurial and have the global reach and multidisciplinary integration that global clients today demand. I look forward to contributing to the growth of our capabilities, both here in Italy and across Europe, building teams of experts that can consistently deliver at the highest standard for our clients.”

Diederick van de Plas, EMEA Co-Chair and EMEA Head of the Corporate Finance practice at FTI Consulting, said: “Our focus is on strengthening our presence in Italy and across EMEA. Hiring exceptional talent like Emanuele reflects that. His arrival is an important step as we expand our work with clients in Italy and broaden our support across financial services transactions and corporate finance activity across our markets. We are very pleased to have him join our team.”