FTI Consulting announced that it has acquired Holder International, a leading risk mitigation firm serving multinational corporations, regional holding companies, banks, private equity firms and high net worth individuals throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the U.S., Spain and Portugal.

With approximately US$7 million in annual revenues, a staff of 25 polylingual professionals at its headquarters in Miami, offices in Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo, and offices to be opened in early 2007 in Mexico City and Madrid, Holder International provides comprehensive business risk solutions including investigative due diligence services, fraud and corporate investigations, business intelligence, forensic audit and crisis management services to the world's leading organizations.

The purchase price was approximately $9.0 million, payable through a combination of cash and restricted shares of FTI's common stock. Holder International will be part of FTI's expanding Global Risk and Investigations Practice, within its Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment.

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