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Ian Carson

Contact details:
 + 61 3 9269 4207 

Ian is a Managing Partner in Melbourne PPB office and a PPB Board member.

Background and significant appointments 

Ian has been a Chartered Accountant for over 20 years, forming Carson & McLellan PPB in 1992, after spending 12 years at Coopers & Lybrand, Melbourne.
Some significant recent appointments include:
  • Advisor to MFS Living and Leisure – advisor on restructure and recapitalisation of $100m rights issue.
  • City Pacific – advisor to bank – $1b property assets.
  • Global Property Trust – $1b in assets.
  • Parmalat – advisor to syndicate – $200m workout.
  • Property – major Australian listed company involving in the order of $2b of assets.
  • Confidential Review of Global Enterprise – $8b turnover – manufacturer, advising bank syndicate.
  • Reach Telecommunications – advised member of banking syndicate.
  • ION Australia – advised secured creditor.
  • Manufacturer Auto Industry.
 

Industry experience and specialised expertise

Ian is experienced in corporate recovery, business turnarounds, investigations and strategic financial advice.
He has been involved in numerous reviews of businesses, many in the manufacturing industry.
Ian has acted for industry funds in assessing fund managers and due diligence on alternative asset investments; has carried out due diligence reviews of management.
buy-outs on behalf of private equity funds; and worked to ensure businesses are ‘investment ready’.
He specialises in private equity, property/property trusts, MIS schemes, agriculture and telecommunications.
Ian represented the Australian Institute of Directors on the Voluntary Administration.
Law Reform Committee of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia and is a member of the Federal Court Insolvency Users Group.
 

Qualifications and memberships

  • Bachelor of Economics Degree
  • Post Graduate Diploma of Accounting
  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
  • Official Liquidator
  • Fellow of the Institute of Directors.