FTI Consulting, Inc. announced the appointment of Emanuele Grasso as a Senior Managing Director and Leader of the firm?s Corporate Finance segment in Italy. Based in Milan, Mr. 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 complex corporate transactions. During his time in New York, he advised leading international clients on several high-profile cross-border deals, further strengthening his global perspective.
His expertise is particularly focused on financial due diligence, M&A and all aspects of special purpose acquisition company transactions. Mr. Grasso has worked on deals in more than 20 countries worldwide, including Italy, the UK, Germany, France and the United States. In his role at FTI Consulting, Mr. Grasso will lead the growth of the firm?s corporate finance capabilities in Italy, focusing on transactions and transformation.
He also will play a key role in driving the expansion of dedicated financial services teams across the Europe, the Middle East and Africa region, and will contribute to cross-border projects. Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Grasso was a Partner on the Transaction Services team at PwC in New York. 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.