- Independent Consulting Firm to Offer Its Multidisciplinary Services to 
India's World-Class Companies with an Initial Data and Technology Focus on 
Analytics, Anti-Financial Crime, E-Discovery, Cyber Security, Intellectual 
Property, and Data Privacy

Ankura Consulting, LLC ("Ankura" or the "Company"), an independent global 
expert services and advisory firm, announced today a key milestone in the 
Firm's strategic international expansion with the launch of its operations in 
India. The offices are located in Mumbai and Gurgaon, marking Ankura's 
permanent presence in one of the most important economies and markets in Asia. 
The new offices offer Ankura's wide range of multidisciplinary client 
offerings, with an initial focus on Data & Technology capabilities with added 
emphasis on machine learning and artificial intelligence, as it aims to deliver 
automated and repeatable services to its clients in the areas of monitoring and 
early identification of non-compliance, risk and fraud, financial crime, and 
cyber threats.

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Additionally, Ankura has established a dedicated Center of Excellence for Data 
and Technology in country to deliver new cutting-edge solutions for both Indian 
and global clients with a focus on innovation, advanced analytics, and 
cybersecurity.

"Ankura's continued global expansion and growing client needs in the 
Asia-Pacific (APAC) region created a unique opportunity for us to open our 
India offices. India is a global hub for many industries where multinational 
companies are managing a myriad of complex issues, including the COVID-19 
pandemic, cost pressures, and regulatory changes," said Kevin Lavin ( 
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), Ankura's Chief Executive Officer. "We are excited to bring our Firm's 
independence and collaborative culture to a domestic consulting market where 
clients increasingly face conflicts of interest from incumbent firms. We look 
forward to building our team in India and bringing our global expertise to bear 
in helping companies in the APAC region resolve and navigate some of their most 
pressing and complex issues."

"India is a strategic market in the roadmap for expanding Ankura's global 
footprint and bolstering its business growth. We are investing in readiness to 
address potential distress in the economy and increased regulatory pressures, 
due to the post COVID-19 business environment, along with increased economic 
and geo-political turmoil," said Amit Jaju ( 
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), Senior Managing Director. "We believe that businesses today face greater 
exposure and risk of fraud, cyber threats, and financial crime. Our vision, at 
Ankura, is to help our clients by utilizing our expertise supported by 
advanced, customized, and relevant technology solutions and services." 

Since its founding in 2014, Ankura has achieved significant annual growth and 
now employs more than 1,600 professionals in 35 offices worldwide. Central to 
the Firm's continued growth strategy is retaining the best experts and advisors 
in their respective fields, fostering a collaborative culture focused on 
delivering high-quality, independent advice, expertise, and services to 
clients, and having a presence in the geographic markets around the world that 
are important to the Firm's global client base. Asia has long been an important 
area of expansion for Ankura and India has proven to be the ideal home for the 
Firm's continued growth.

"Our clients in Asia are seeing an unprecedented time of social and economic 
change, with immense support required to help protect, create, and recover 
value for clients across the entire corporate lifecycle. The market in India, 
which serves domestic businesses and multinational institutions operating from 
India, is seeing unparalleled demand. Our experience in supporting clients with 
proactive data and technology, risk management, litigation advisory, 
investigation, and restructuring support is of high importance here," said 
Simon Michaels ( 
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), Ankura's Chairman of EMEA & APAC. "The opening of our offices in Mumbai and 
Gurgaon allows us to enhance our ability to deliver local solutions whilst 
leveraging our global best practices to provide effective solutions for our 
clients' complex challenges."

Bolstering its deep bench of worldwide professionals, Ankura launches its new 
offices with the appointment of a team of over 30 professionals in India 
providing services across Data & Technology, Valuations, and Compliance. The 
team will continue to build on Ankura's previous experience advising clients 
from India. This expansion is part of an additional future growth investment in 
Asia Pacific in the Data and Technology business to further grow its team and 
expand Ankura's capabilities across disputes advisory and litigation 
consulting. 

About Ankura

Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and 
advisory firm that delivers services and end-to-end solutions to help clients 
at critical inflection points related to change, risk, disputes, finance, 
performance, distress, and transformation. The Ankura team consists of more 
than 1,600 professionals in 35 offices globally who are leaders in their 
respective fields and areas of expertise. Collaborative lateral thinking, 
hard-earned experience, expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities drive 
results and Ankura is unrivaled in its ability to assist clients to protect, 
create, and recover value. For more information, please visit, www.ankura.com.

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