Advisory services

Our Advisory Services entails advising clients in both public and private sectors on some of the most critical aspects of managing their organisations.

Advisory comprises these core areas:

Actuarial Services

  • ACC partnership programme consulting; asset consulting; data mining; general and health insurance consulting; life insurance consulting; modelling and optimisation; superannuation consulting.

 

Consulting Services

  • We work with clients to help them innovate and grow, reduce costs and leverage talent. Our consultants have a global outlook and deep functional skills. Not only do we design strategies for clients, we're committed to helping them execute to deliver value and ensure long-term success.

 

Corporate Finance Services

  • Mergers and Acquisitions

    Strategy, scoping and searching; sell side lead advisory services; buy side lead advisory services; public and private capital raisings; management buy-outs; formation of strategic relationships and Private Equity transactions.

  • Valuations and Strategy

    Business, asset and share valuations for transactions, accounting and tax purposes; purchase price allocation and impairment testing; independent expert reports pursuant to the NZX Listing Rules and Takeovers Code; intangible asset valuations; economic value analysis; business and strategic planning.

  • Dispute Analysis / Litigation Support

    Financial, economic and business advice to lawyers, corporate counsel and parties involved in litigation and other dispute resolution forums; expert witness testimony; expert determinations.

 

Financial Risk

  • Identifying and managing solutions for a variety of key financial risks. We help clients maintain financial performance, maximise their competitive edge, and optimise stakeholder value. Our focus is on delivering sustainable financial performance in the face of uncertain risks.

 

Forensic Services

  • Investigating allegations of fraud, theft and corruption; designing and implementing fraud prevention strategies; suspicious transaction analysis – detecting fraud where no prior suspicion exists and where there may be large volumes of transactions; local and overseas pre-employment screening and background verification checks; forensic examination of computers; training in fraud prevention, detection and investigation; investigating software piracy, computer hacking, cybercrime and 'high tech' fraud; asset tracing; liaison with law enforcement and assistance with civil litigation; forensic accounting; anti-money laundering.

 

Restructuring

  • Tackling financial under-performance to improve returns to businesses and stakeholders; hands-on help with turnarounds and cashflow management; advice to lenders; advice on exit strategies; insolvency; liquidiations; receiverships; statutory management; business appraisals; business sales; corporate reorganisation; litigation support and expert witnesses; pre-lending reviews; forensic accounting and fraud investigations.

 

Transaction Services

 

Industry expertise

We work with clients across all industries, with particular strengths in: