Mirzan has in excess of 15 years of experience across restructuring and turnaround, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate banking in Australia and in Singapore.
Mirzan is a Chartered Accountant and Registered Liquidator. He has assisted in the provision of advice to numerous companies, ranging from family-owned businesses to large conglomerates, to reset and grow. His key industry specialisations are construction, retail, technology, transport and mining and commodities.
Prior to working in restructuring, Mirzan was a corporate banker at a Big 4 bank assisting clients in the middle market with debt finance solutions.
Recently he was involved in advising a multinational group specialising in the commodities, renewable energy, and steel manufacturing sectors with a presence in London, Eastern Europe, India, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia.
He also has been pivotal in assisting numerous family-owned businesses utilise the small business restructuring regime to restructure legacy debts and move forward.
ARG Ginger & Smart Pty Ltd: A restructure of a luxury women’s fashion label. Assisted ACTA Capital with the strategic restructuring by identifying non- performing stores and streamlining operations. Traded the business through a store network in excess of 12, with over 40 employees. Successfully restructured the business and its debts through a Deed of Company Arrangement.
Project Freedom: A restructure of a mining and renewable resources conglomerate with operations across the UK, Singapore and Australia. Lead manager assisting principals to advise the C-Suite on a restructuring of $ 500 million of debt, divesting non-core assets to free cash flow, working capital optimisation, and efficient use of balance sheet. Stress testing of management- prepared financial models to ensure the ongoing viability of cash flows of the Group. Was also concurrent safe harbour advisor to boards of directors across the conglomerate while advising on the operational and financial restructure.
Melbourne Olympiad Development Pty Ltd: Assisted the external legal team with negotiations with the Australian Grand Prix Corporation and Parks Victoria, culminating in two new agreements being finalized, for the Australian Formula 1®Grand Prix hosted at Albert Park in Melbourne from 2022 – 2025.
Various Confidential: Safe Harbour engagements Mirzan has been engaged by numerous boards (both listed and unlisted) to provide “Safe Harbour” and restructuring advice during periods of change and uncertainty. These engagements have traversed industries such as Retail, Healthcare, Information Technology and Construction.
Mansa Sons Pty Ltd: Administrator and subsequent Liquidator of an alleged illegal management investment scheme involving 150 creditors with claims in excess of $48million. Conducted asset tracing and forensic investigations to understand flow of funds across the group. Matter is still on going.
Principal
Oct 2012 - Present
Olvera is a boutique business advisory firm, specialising in business transformation, distress debt & capital and crisis management.
Chairperson
Dec 2022 - Present
Olvera is a boutique business advisory firm, specialising in business transformation, distress debt & capital and crisis management.
Director
Dec 2020 - Present
Olvera is a boutique business advisory firm, specialising in business transformation, distress debt & capital and crisis management.
Director
Mar 2003 - Nov 2022
MU Australia is one of Australia's leading importers and distributors of gift cosmetics and personal care to leading Department Stores and specialty boutiques.
Partner
Mar 2008 - Sep 2012
I was the lead partner in KPMG NSW Restructuring business with core focus on distressed debt invesment and secondary market debt management and operational and financial restructuring in distress environments on both a company side basis and for distressed investors
Partner
Sep 2003 - Feb 2008
Established the Sydney Insolvency practice in 2005
Partner
Mar 1998 - Sep 2004
Joined RSM Nelson Wheeler Advisory in 1998 building it to 6 offices across the Asia Pacific with nearly 250 staff and the leading insolvency advisory firm in South East Asia.
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