Whois & Analysis for alixpartners.com

AlixPartners is a consulting firm best known for its work in the turnaround space.

The firm was founded by Jay Alix in 1981 in order to handle the turnaround of Electrical Specialties Co., and has since moved into a more traditional consulting space, grown to a staff of over 1,600, and added office locations throughout North America, South America, Europe, The Middle East and Asia.

In 2012 AlixPartners was valued at $1 billion.

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