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Restructuring & Turnaround
Risk Management
Forensics
CFO Advisory
Insolvency

Restructuring & Turnaround

What sets us apart in company turnaround and restructuring advisory is our comprehensive and client-focused approach. We don’t just see numbers; we see the people and potential behind those numbers.

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Safe Harbour

One of the key hurdles hindering a director’s willingness to take on financial risk has been their potential personal exposure for damages as a result of insolvent trading.

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Corporate Streamlining

As companies grow through acquisition so to does their corporate structure. Over time those structures become more complex, while entities may also become redundant as businesses or projects end.

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Exit Planning & Integration

Exit planning is one of the most important processes an owner can undertake, and at Olvera Advisors, we specialize in providing comprehensive and effective exit planning services.

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Chief Restructuring Officer

Olvera believes that an effective CRO creates a reset for an organisation, they inspire and embed the change that needs to happen for an organisation to succeed.

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Risk Management

In today’s fast-pacеd and unprеdictablе еconomic landscapе, еffеctivе risk managеmеnt is not just a choicе; it’s a vital componеnt of businеss succеss.

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Counterparty Financial Assessment

All contracts require a company to assume some level of contractual risk. Understanding who you are doing business with and their financial capacity to complete the contract helps to mitigate but not eliminate that risk, it also helps contracting parties in their negotiation positions and makes the outcomes clear before they enter into contract.

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Asset Protection Risk Management

Every day, each decision we make changes our risk. As the risk alters both positively and negatively, so do our perception of the decisions we have made.

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Regulatory Compliance

Compliance and regulatory requirements are an inescapable part of conducting any business. It is therefore necessary to build compliance frameworks that are efficient, cost-effective, and can be embedded into operational processes to avoid duplication of effort.

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Payroll Consulting & Award Compliance

At Olvera Advisors, we specialize in providing comprehensive payroll compliance and consulting services. Our team of experts is dedicated to helping businesses navigate the complexities of payroll management, ensuring compliance with Australian laws and regulations, and optimizing payroll processes for efficiency and accuracy.

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Financial Crime

As businesses expand their global footprint, the risk of financial crime increases. Regulatory bodies, both locally and internationally, are intensifying their focus on various forms of crime – financial, social, human – that can occur within a business, due to its domestic and global operations, or through its connections

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Governance

Robust, scalable, and sustainable governance frameworks are essential for businesses to make the right decisions at the right time. Effective governance comprises interconnected activities, including structures such as Boards, Committees, and Executive Teams.

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Forensics

In the ever-evolving world of finance and accounting, having an experienced partner like Olvera Advisors is invaluable. Our team of expert forensic accountants can help simplify complex financial scenarios.

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Forensic Accounting

When someone is needed to investigate what has happened to review, interview and challenge collate and analyse Olvera has the people and resources to get you the answer you need.

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Dispute Advisory

Navigate complex financial disputes with Olvera Advisors’ Dispute Advisory services. Expert guidance at all stages of litigation, ensuring value preservation.

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Investigations

Uncover misconduct with Olvera Advisors’ Investigations services. Licensed forensic investigators delivering high-quality results across jurisdictions.

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Expert Witness & IER’s

Olvera Advisors provides comprehensive Independent Expert Reports and Expert Witness services for fair and compliant corporate transactions.

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Anti Money Laundering

Secure your business with Olvera Advisors’ Anti Money Laundering services. Comprehensive solutions to minimize risks from criminal activities.

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CFO Advisory

Olvera Advisers’ suite of CFO Advisory services is designed to assist Boards and Senior Management in better managing and understanding the financial performance of their business to make more informed and sustainable business decisions.

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Financial Analysis

Our Financial Analysis programme helps management build the financial business case for a new capital investment including budgets and then establishes the appropriate financial performance KPI for the Board and Management to monitor and assess the financial return.

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Interim CFO

From maternity leave to bad leavers change happens, Olvera has a roster of experienced CFOs across industries that we can parachute into your business to provide temporary role cover or to manage a specific situation or programme so that your business remains on financial track.

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Management Support

Our external accounting services help you improve and better understand your financial performance from basic bookkeeping to complex data analysis supporting you making better management decisions. Knowing where you are at all times allows you to set the direction you are going.

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Sustainability

The world we live in is changing, and Australia has been behind the pack when it comes to sustainability. The Australian government’s Climate Act 2022 came into effect on 14 September 2022.

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Working Capital Optimisation

Even in times of low interest rates, cash is still king, especially in situations where external funding is unavailable or cash on balance sheet is an important issue for lending and covenant management.

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Insolvency

Our experienced team simplifies the insolvency process, ensuring clarity and empowering you to make informed decisions, even in the most challenging financial situations.

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Voluntary Administration & DOCA

Evaluating businesses, projects, budgets, and business cases to determine their financial performance is just part of the programme of Financial Analysis services that you need to support your business.

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Asset Tracing Investigations

At Olvera Advisors, we specialize in asset tracing investigations. Our team of seasoned professionals utilizes advanced techniques to uncover hidden or obscured assets. Whether you’re dealing with a complex divorce, a corporate dispute, or a fraud case, our asset tracing services can provide the clarity you need.

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Safe Harbour Advisory

One of the key hurdles hindering a director’s willingness to take on financial risk has been their potential personal exposure for damages as a result of insolvent trading.

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Creditor Advisory Services

At Olvera Advisors, we offer top-tier creditor advisory services, providing our clients with strategic and actionable advice to navigate complex financial landscapes. Our team of experts is dedicated to maximising creditor recoveries and enhancing credit risk scores.

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Deed Advocacy

Olvera represents investors, fund providers and management in taking strategic advantage of changing economic environments to ensure that they have the ability to maximise or minimise the impact of uncertain change on their businesses.

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Consumer Services
Technology & Communication
Hospitality & Media
Construction & Property
Energy & Resources
Financial Services
Transport & Manufacturing
Health & Education

Consumer Services

Australia’s relative smaller population means the retail market is dominated by a number of large players. This has also resulted in a lack of diversity of brands products and services.

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Key Insight

Insolvency & Restructuring in the Consumer Services Industry in 2024

The consumer services industry is a quintessential pillar of the Australian economy, embodying a vast swath of sectors from retail and hospitality to tourism,

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Recent News

Celebrating olvera's achievements over the past 2 years

Through standing by our values, the hard work of our people and the continuous support of our clients, partners, referrers, and industry friends,

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Case Study

Ellery

Ellery is a luxury Australian fashion brand with design offices in Paris and Milan and production facilities in Sydney.

Less than 5% of global sales were generated in Australia through a local shopfront and wholesale clients.

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Technology & Communication

The asset values for e-commerce and technology start-ups have fallen significantly and a number of capital raising have resulted in what are “down rounds” highly dilutive capital raisings.

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Key Insight

5 things a business can do during a crisis

While many businesses find themselves in an economic crisis amid the COVID-19 epidemic, it is crucial to be proactive and act as soon as possible.

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Recent News

Kate Barnet named chair of ARITA’S Balance Taskforce Committee

When presenting his presidential agenda in the June 2019 edition of the Journal, Scott Atkins stated that diversity was one of his three priorities.

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Case Study

Nine Entertainment

Olvera principals acted as advisors to WIN Corporation in the restructure of Nine Entertainment and proposed acquisition of the business as part of a debt for equity swap.

Olvera principals worked with Mezzanine lenders and their advisors, and distressed investors who acquired positions through a syndicate sell down.

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Hospitality & Media

Australia is going through a food renaissance with the number of new restaurants continuing to grow at 4.7% per annum to 29,645 in 2023

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Key Insight

Lettuce, labour and leases

Over the past few months, lettuce prices have been skyrocketing, with social media users posting pictures and memes of iceberg lettuces ranging from $10 to $12

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Recent News

The Restaurant Renaissance

Even before the coronavirus, hospitality was a sector in crisis. Skyrocketing rents, fierce competition, and stagnant prices had reduced already tight margins to the barest of slivers

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Case Study

Keystone Group

Olvera principals were appointed as Voluntary Administrators of the Keystone group.

The Group comprised 42 Companies and numerous unit trust and discretionary trust structures which operated 17 hospitality venues nationally. Keystone had over 1200 staff and creditors claims in the liquidation totalled over $85mill.

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Construction & Property

The construction industry is often the budgie in the coal mine for the broader economy due to the longer-term nature of construction and development projects.

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Key Insight

5 signs your business needs restructuring

The decision to restructure your business is not an easy one to make. The “wait and see” approach seems dangerous if you’re already facing financial pressures

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Recent News

'Decarbonisation’ key for Australian resources sector over long-term

Australia’s resources and mining sector must radically reduce its carbon footprint as a critical corporate priority if it wants to secure its long-term future.

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Case Study

Hedley Construction

Tom Hedley sold his Hedley Hotel Group to Coles Myer in 2006 for $328 million.

The Queensland portfolio counted 35 hotels, 102 retail liquor outlets, and sites for a further 17 botteshops, significantly boosting Coles’ expansion.

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Energy & Resources

Australia is a commodity driven economy. Chinese dependence on Australian iron ore has supported our balance of payments, but there are significant changes which will change that balance.

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Key Insight

Farewell to the Cinema?

You have to feel sorry for the cinema. Having survived the arrival of cable, VHS, DVD, digital piracy, and the streaming revolution, it could instead be a once-in-a-century pandemic

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Recent News

Trash & Treasure

When it comes to distressed companies I believe it is more “one man’s meat is another man’s poison” than “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”.

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Case Study

Kimberly Diamonds

Olvera principals were appointed as Voluntary Administrators and subsequently Liquidators of a Mining Company (formerly ASX listed)

with operations/investments across multiple jurisdictions including Africa, UK, Europe and North America. Olvera Advisors sought to extract value for stakeholders from the assets of the Company. Olvera Advisors have undertaken a:

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Financial Services

Australia’s four pillar bank network has provided incredible stability for the Australian economy, while the economic boom and low interest rates over the past 10 years has led to more competition and the rise of non-bank lenders.

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Key Insight

Resolving board room challenges and the issues of Independence & governance

At the outset I will indicate my bias in favor of controlling shareholders, in my view, their interests are aligned with the long term objectives of the company

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Recent News

Forging New Frontiers: Olvera Advisors Leads the Way in Restructuring and Insolvency

We have an amazing announcement to make that puts Olvera Advisors at the forefront of Australia’s restructuring and insolvency industry.

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Case Study

Octaviar Group

Olvera principals were appointed as Liquidators to 14 companies in the Octaviar Group.

The group consisted of 100 companies. The Group operated a vast array of businesses that ranged from property funds, corporate finance lending, child care centres, aged care facilities, funds management,

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Transport & Manufacturing

In the manufacturing space the delay in obtaining and cost of transport motivated the development of more on shore production with critical customers moving to local manufacture.

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Key Insight

Resolving board room challenges and the issues of Independence & governance

At the outset I will indicate my bias in favor of controlling shareholders, in my view, their interests are aligned with the long term objectives of the company

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Recent News

Global Shipping During The Pandemic

As millions of companies worldwide continue to grapple with COVID-19 it’s clear that the impact of the virus will continue to be felt for a long time after the acute phase has run its course.

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Case Study

North West Crane Hire

Olvera principals were appointed liquidators of North West Crane Hire Pty Ltd

which operated a mining plant & equipment crane hire business based in Mt Isa, Queensland. Olvera principals undertook a recovery and realisation strategy of all the mining equipment.

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Health & Education

If Covid has taught us one big lesson, it is that our health system was under stress and that our private insurance and Medicare system was overwhelmed with the back log of surgeries.

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Key Insight

Why you should care about active diversity in the boardroom

If the most recent Federal election has taught us anything, it is that the make up of our Corporate Boardrooms falls far short of the level of gender diversity that our community now demands

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Recent News

Forging New Frontiers: Olvera Advisors Leads the Way in Restructuring and Insolvency

We have an amazing announcement to make that puts Olvera Advisors at the forefront of Australia’s restructuring and insolvency industry.

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Case Study

Childcare Operations

Olvera principals were engaged by the secured creditor of a group of eight centres

to review the corporate structure and provide recommendations for performance improvement to the working capital management. Olvera Advisors undertook:

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Kate Barnet

PRINCIPAL

Kate Barnet is a recognised leader in the insolvency and reconstruction industry.

About Kate

Biography

She has credentials as a Registered Liquidator and a Bankruptcy Trustee and a strong track record working with businesses, lenders and stakeholders to undertake formal appointments conduct reviews, investigative assignments and business reconstruction engagements.

With over 20 years industry experience, Kate has been involved in appointments across a broad range of industries including financial services, childcare, tourism and hospitality, transport, manufacturing, property and construction and retail. She has an excellent commercial understanding of key business drivers and ratios which she applies to improve short term business performance and longer term financial viability.

Kate's Insights, News & Case Studies

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Howard’s Home Storage

Howard’s Home Storage is one of the leading specialist retailers in home and office storage systems with a network of 58 owned and franchised stores.

Retail Adventure

Retail Adventures was a retail chain of 1,000 discount variety stores across Australia operating from three national distribution centres.

Ellery

Ellery is a luxury Australian fashion brand with design offices in Paris and Milan and production facilities in Sydney.

Select TV

Select TV was the regional cable network service owned and operated by WIN Corporation Australia’s largest television broadcaster.

Nine Entertainment

Olvera principals acted as advisors to WIN Corporation in the restructure of Nine Entertainment and proposed acquisition of the business as part of a debt for equity swap.

Keystone Group

Olvera principals were appointed as Voluntary Administrators of the Keystone group.

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