Deloitte builds crisis offering with acquisition of Regester Larkin

Deloitte, the professional services firm, has acquired crisis, issues and reputation management consultancy Regester Larkin.

Regester Larkin will be merged with Deloitte’s existing crisis and resilience business to form a 70-strong practice operating under new brand ‘Regester Larkin by Deloitte’.

Rick Cudworth, crisis and resilience partner at Deloitte, said: “From day one we will come together under the new Regester Larkin by Deloitte brand. By combining with Regester Larkin’s unrivalled experience and skills in crisis, issues and reputation management we will deepen our ability to support the growing demand of our clients in dealing with strategic risks through a fully integrated crisis management solution.”

Andrew Griffin, CEO at Regester Larkin, added: “This is a hugely exciting opportunity for Regester Larkin and for our clients. We are looking forward to the scope, reach, depth and access to additional expertise that being part of Deloitte will bring. We are particularly delighted that Deloitte is keen to invest in and grow our strategic crisis response, crisis communication and issues management offerings.”

David Noon, head of risk advisory at Deloitte UK and EMEA, added: “Bringing the talent in the Regester Larkin team across, and retaining their long-recognised brand in this specialist discipline, will enable us to grow the business and better support our clients in times of uncertainty and urgent need.”