Phil is a Registered Liquidator and Chartered Accountant with 20 years of formal insolvency experience, focused on SME and mid-market corporate clients. His track record includes large and complex receiverships, liquidations and administrations, and he has extensive experience trading on businesses to preserve value and maximise returns to creditors.
Phil has been appointed across a broad range of industries, including pharmacies, disability services, retail, manufacturing, mining services, property and construction, education, and technology and telecommunications. His expertise in determining the Better Outcome Test, together with his background in the debt recovery department of a Big Four bank, gives him a practical understanding of how secured lenders and other stakeholders weigh the options available to a business in distress.
Significant Engagements
Large NDIS Provider Group: Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation of a group of NDIS providers across NSW, QLD and VIC with over 300 employees and creditors exceeding $60m, including assistance with regulator investigations, significant debtor recoveries and antecedent litigation.
Independent Christian College, Canberra: Administration and liquidation of an independent college, working with the ACT Government on legislative changes that allowed an expedited sale. The K-12 school continues to operate for over 1,000 students with creditors to receive a 100 cents in the dollar return.
Pharmacy Retail Groups: Receiver and Manager of two trading NSW pharmacy businesses and Voluntary Administration of a four-store pharmacy chain across multiple franchise brands, with both traded on ahead of sale.
Court Liquidation and ASIC-funded Investigations: Court-appointed Liquidator of a prominent Ponzi scheme, reconstructing financial records and tracing investor funds through the corporate structure.
Tier 1 Infrastructure Contractor: Voluntary Administration and subsequent Deed of Company Arrangement of an air conditioning installation business servicing Tier 1 infrastructure projects.
Small Business Restructuring: Multiple SBR appointments across retail, hospitality and the trades, with all proposed restructuring plans adopted by creditors.
Property Receiverships: Receiver and Manager appointments on behalf of Big Four banks over residential, commercial and partially completed high-end residential property.
Experience
Olvera Advisors
Principal
Sep 2026 - Present
Phil leads formal appointments and restructuring engagements for SME and mid-market clients as a Principal of Olvera Advisors.
Deloitte
Director, Turnaround & Restructuring
Jul 2013 - Sep 2026
Phil was a Director in Deloitte's Middle Market Turnaround & Restructuring team in Western Sydney, leading receiverships, liquidations and administrations for SME corporate clients.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Manager, Debt Recovery
Dec 2012 - Jun 2013
Phil worked in the bank's Group Credit Structuring, debt recovery department, gaining firsthand insight into how secured lenders manage distressed exposures.
