Ray is passionate and energetic about helping clients navigate challenging business situations. He has a wealth of transactional, valuation, forensic, investigative and restructuring and insolvency experience gained over many years working in London and the New Zealand markets, which he applies to bring perspective to a situation to find a novel solution. Ray works collaboratively and focuses on transparency of key issues to gain stakeholder buy-in. His specialist areas of expertise include:

• Mergers & Acquisitions: Buy and sell-side financial due diligence and transaction advisory services
• Forensic accounting and litigation support: Financial investigations, forensic accounting, valuations, expert witness
• Restructuring and turnaround: Investigative accounting, business diagnostics and turnaround or exit planning, refinancing and accelerated M&A
• Insolvency: advice and options assessment, insolvency appointments and implementation, Receiverships, Voluntary Administrations, Liquidations

Sectors:

• Health
• Education
• Manufacturing
• Distribution
• Retailing
• Professional Services
• Agriculture and Viticulture
• Financial Services

Qualifications:

• Chartered Account of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
• Certificate of Public Practice (CAANZ)
• CAANZ Licenced Insolvency Practitioner
• Member of the Restructuring and Turnaround Association of New Zealand (RITANZ)
• Bachelor of Commerce and Professional Diploma in Accounting