London, [16/05/2024]: Alpha FMC (“Alpha”), a leading global provider of specialist consultancy services to the financial services industry, has hired Chris Walker as a Partner to further develop its commercial due diligence, value creation and strategy capabilities. Chris joined Alpha on 13th May 2024.
Based in London, Chris joins Alpha from EY-Parthenon’s strategy & transactions team. At EY-Parthenon he focused on supporting private equity clients investing in the financial services sector, in particular asset and wealth management. Prior to this, Chris spent nearly eight years at strategy consultancy Oliver Wyman.
At Alpha, Chris’ primary focus will be commercial due diligence services for private equity firms and corporates where he brings deep client relationships in these segments. He will also focus on expanding and enhancing Alpha’s value creation and strategy propositions.
Chris Walker commented:
I am delighted to be joining Alpha. I am looking forward to getting started and helping Alpha to further cement its reputation by delivering excellent and tailored outcomes for our clients. I’ve been really impressed by the depth of industry knowledge across the firm as well as the strength of Alpha’s capabilities. Alpha is uniquely positioned to provide comprehensive strategic and deal advisory services to its clients. It has experts in due diligence, value creation, and strategy, and can augment these specialised skills with the world's largest management consultancy team, singularly dedicated to asset management, wealth, insurance, and alternative sectors. The fusion of these diverse yet synergistic skill sets, enables Alpha to offer a holistic advisory approach that stands as a definitive differentiator in the marketplace.Chris Walker, Partner
Jon Reed commented:
Over the past year, our commercial due diligence, value creation and strategy capabilities have been under consistent demand, affirming our confidence and goals across the sectors we cover. With the addition of Chris, a highly experienced industry practitioner, to our team, we are poised for accelerated growth and look forward to continuing to assist both new and existing clients in grasping opportunities across commercial due diligence, value creation and strategy.Jon Reed, Senior Partner who leads strategy & deals commented
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Headquartered in the UK and quoted on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is a leading global provider of specialist consultancy services to the financial services industry. It has the largest dedicated team across those industries, with over 1,000 consultants globally, operating from 17 client-facing offices spanning the UK, North America, Europe and APAC.
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