South Island

Business Assurance
Whether you are focused on corporate governance best practice, risk management or just beginning to review whether your business processes are as robust as they should be, our Business Assurance practice can provide advice on every aspect of protecting your business and providing comfort to your stakeholders. We can help improve performance, identify and review controls, manage risk and provide advice on business continuity. Our team includes specialists in risk management and internal audit and we can provide independent out-sourced services or work alongside your internal team to increase the effectiveness of your reviews and processes through the international best practice advice our firm has to offer. If your needs extend to IT and physical security, project risk management services, strategic risk services and systems assurance services, we have the team to help you.

Murray Harrington
Andrew Simpson

Business Recovery and Insolvency
Assisting businesses in tackling financial under-performance to improve returns to businesses and stakeholders our Business Recovery and Insolvency practice provides hands-on assistance with turnarounds and cashflow management to help put a business back on track. In the event that a business is confronted with insolvency, our specialists provide advice to lenders, advice on exit strategies, insolvency procedures around liquidations and receiverships. In addition, we specialise in statutory management, business appraisals, corporate reorganisation, litigation support and expert witnesses, pre-lending reviews, forensic accounting and fraud investigations.

Maurice Noone
Malcolm Hollis
Rhys Cain
Steven Watson

With a network of more than 150 specialists globally, we offer a broad range of services to guide clients through the complexities of climate change and key carbon trading processes.

Corporate Finance
For businesses working towards growth and expansion or divestment, our Corporate Finance specialists can assist through providing a wide range of advice on every aspect of raising capital, embarking on strategic alliances, increasing shareholder value or selling your business. Our Corporate Finance team work for all of the major private equity players and some of New Zealand's largest and most active organisations along with highly motivated privately owned businesses, providing advice on corporate value consulting, including independent and specialist valuation advice, business and share valuations, dispute analysis and litigation support. Should you require advice on management buy-outs, mergers and acquisitions, deal structuring, equity raising our team can assist in ensuring you receive the best possible outcome for your business and your shareholders. Our experience also spans the public sector in providing advice to local and central government departments and agencies with governance issues, advice on economic policy and regulatory frameworks.

Craig Armitage
Barry Timmings
Fiona Mules
Wayne Munn
Matthew Yates

Financial Assurance and Auditing
Whether you currently have an auditor or are seeking to engage these services to realise your future plans for your business, the need for an independent, robust and challenging audit and advice goes hand in hand with an auditor who understands your business. Our Financial Assurance and Auditing practice provides these services to businesses both large and small, using our proven approach, tailored to match your industry to accurately identify the compliance and risk issues you face. At the heart of our financial assurance services is the audit of a businesses financial position and performance.

Maurice Noone
Robert Harris
Phillip Trounson
Rob Blackett

Performance Improvement and Human Resources
Ensuring your economic strategy fits with your culture and your people strategy ultimately delivers the best results for your business. Our Performance Improvement and Human Resources team specialise in providing advice on how your strategy aligns with your operational structure to maximise results and increase performance. We can also provide advice on strategic remuneration, executive recruitment and selection, and tailor programmes to ensure you not only recruit the right people but know how to retain them.

Barry Balsom
Murray Harrington
Fiona Mules

Private Client Services
Our Private Client Services practice helps individuals and privately owned businesses of all sizes solve complex problems by providing informed and thorough advice on every aspect of accounting and compliance. The range of our services include general accounting and tax compliance, business valuations, future planning for your business through succession plans, forecasting and budgeting, management accounting, strategic planning, financial modelling, assistance with funding applications, business restructuring, advice on asset protection and ensuring tax efficient structures are in place.

Paul Lynskey
Richard McKnight
Ian Kennedy
Malcolm Hollis
Barry Timmings
John Hammer
Steven Watson

Taxation
In providing organisations with tax services, we take a consultative rather than compliance focused approach. In today's complex business environment, organisations increasingly require a combination of accounting, legal and business services so having a tax advisor who understands every aspect of taxation means you will ultimately get the most value from your tax spend. Our team include a number of former senior IRD people who are well versed in how business can not only meet their taxation obligations but prepare their businesses for IRD audits and reviews. In addition to assisting businesses, our taxation services also extend to providing in-depth advice to individuals working off-shore or seeking to return to New Zealand through expatriate advice around off-shore investments and income.

Richard Perrett
Malcolm Hudson
Richard McKnight
Ken Glassenbury
Mark Lodder

Forsyth Barr House
The Octagon
Dunedin

PO Box 5848
Dunedin
New Zealand

Telephone: [64] 3 470 3600
Fax: [64] 3 470 3601