We expect continued momentum in restructuring services from higher-than-average leveraged loan default rates, higher growth from Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and successful integration of recently acquired companies to increase revenue in the low-teens percent area. We believe growth will be partially offset by sustained soft demand for Ankura?s procyclical offerings as the U.S economy?s growth rate trends lower. However, we believe Ankura's business mix of countercyclical, procyclical, and noncyclical practices provides revenue stability through economic cycles. We expect the overall business consulting services sector will continue to benefit from secular growth. Despite strong EBITDA generation from increased revenues and newly implemented operating efficiencies, we forecast that leverage will remain high primarily due to the sponsor's aggressive
