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We bring expertise, experience,
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We have a passionate team of highly experienced registered liquidators,  Chartered Accountants, Certified Practising Accountants, ARITA professional members and market specialists who have spent years helping countless small and medium businesses in Australia during difficult times.

Our qualified and licensed experts are some of the most experienced and respected experts in the industry. Our team’s market-leading expertise, in-depth knowledge, broad experience and solution focused in restructuring allow us to deliver the best outcomes for our clients.

Our team works together to move our mission forward – safeguard and help navigate small and medium businesses through financial and legal challenges in Australia. We’re proud to leverage our expertise and experience to serve businesses in Australia – just like us.

Team

“Our people – the heart of Greengate Advisory”

By combining my practical experience and industry specialisation allows me to deliver commercial solutions for middle market corporations experiencing financial challenges in a timely manner.

Patrick Loi

PRINCIPAL
REGISTERED LIQUIDATOR

Patrick is a Registered Liquidator and Founding Principal of Greengate Advisory Chartered Accountants with over 15 years of commercial, business restructuring and insolvency experience.

Patrick works closely with companies and their trusted advisers in the middle market sector who are experiencing financial challenges and utilises his practical and commercial experience to deliver commercial outcomes for all stakeholders. Prior to founding Greengate Advisory, Patrick worked with industry leaders in mid-tier accounting firm, BDO Australia and United Kingdom, and national restructuring firm, BRI Ferrier.

 

Significant Professional Experience

Patrick has taken a senior role on a variety of insolvency appointments including:

  • Ryde Bowling Club Co-Op Limited (over 100 years old local club)
    Managed the voluntary administration and the successful restructured the club through an amalgamation with another Registered Club. There were approximately 300 to 400 members after amalgamation.
  • Administrator of SES Fashion
    A clothing retailer with that had over 20 outlets throughout Australia. We are managing over 50 employees and attempting to restructure the business to preserve its enterprise value.
  • Liquidator of Fortune Constructions & Design Pty Ltd
    Successfully worked with the receivers to sell land of $5.5m and obtained surplus funds of $1m for unsecured creditors.
  • Voluntary Administrator and Liquidator of Gondon Group of Companies
    that developed over 150 apartments in North Ryde, 60 townhouses in Kellyville. Managed the realization of the residual property stock.
  • Voluntary Administrator of Australian Shopping Network Pty Ltd T/A Open Shop.
    Australia’s second largest home shopping network broadcast through Channel 75 nationally. Orderly wind-down of the company’s operation and working with key stakeholders to find an interest party to restructure the business at the same time.

 

Qualifications & Memberships

  • Registered Liquidator
  • Member, Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand
  • Member, Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association
  • Bachelor of Accounting, Macquarie University
  • Bachelor of Applied Finance, Macquarie University
  • Former Board Member, Hong Kong Australia Business Association – NSW Chapter (Non for Profit)

 

Languages

  • English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
John Chand

I use my expertise in insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy to create solutions for business owners to deal with the financial consequences of significant events as early as possible, so that they have a greater chance of saving their business, or help them close their business quickly, efficiently and worry free.

John Chand CPA

DIRECTOR
REGISTERED LIQUIDATOR

John is a Registered Liquidator and a director of Greengate Advisory Chartered Accountants with over 12 years of insolvency experience.

John has significant experience across all facets of insolvency, which he uses to help businesses and individuals in financial distress. John is also a strong believer in helping small businesses overcome the constraints and costs of traditional insolvency solutions and is able to help eligible small businesses restructure under the small business restructuring regime or access the simplified liquidation process.

 

Significant Professional Experience

John has taken a senior role on a variety of insolvency appointments including:

  • Voluntary Administrator of Darling Harbour Pty Ltd, St Wells Pty Ltd and Surfers Paradise Pty Ltd
    Subsidiaries of an ASX listed company that operated retail outlets for Chinese tourists. The core business was adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and border closures.
  • Voluntary Administrator of SES Fashion
    A clothing retailer with that had over 20 outlets throughout Australia. Managing over 50 employees and attempting to restructure the business to preserve its enterprise value.
  • Simplified Liquidation Process.
    Helped the director understand her options and utilise the simplified liquidation process to provide a fast and cost effective means to wind up the company’s affairs.
  • Workaholics Services Pty Ltd.
    Managed investigations funded through ASIC Assetless Administration Fund to conducted public examinations of the director and associated parties for potential breaches of directors duties, and phoenix activities.

 

Qualifications & Memberships

  • Registered Liquidator
  • Member, CPA Australia
  • Member, Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association
  • Member, Turnaround Management Association Australia
  • Bachelor of Business, Western Sydney University

 

Languages

  • English

If you’re in a distressed situation,
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