FTI Consulting strategic communications revenue climbed 15.1% in the second quarter to $49.9M as public affairs and financial communications assignments buoyed the unit.
Overall revenues at the consulting company — corporate finance/restructuring, forensic/litigation consulting, economic consulting, technology, strategic comms. are its main business units — rose 2.5% to $460.1M, or 3.7% excluding negative currency effects. Net income jumped 22.3% to $26.5M.
President and CEO Steven Gunby said a strong second quarter, combined with a record first quarter, constituted the best first half in the company's history.
FTI said strategic communications, which rose 17.6% excluding currency effects, was driven by higher project-based revenues from PA and financial communications work in North America and the EMEA region.
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