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Martin Quinlan

Contact details
t  +61 3 9269 4000
e mquinlan@ppb.com.au

Background and significant appointments

Martin Quinlan is a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of business experience, including 10 years within investment banks based in London including 5 years in senior Finance roles.

Martin commenced his career in a major accounting firm, gaining 5 years experience in Assurance & Advisory and Corporate Recovery & Insolvency. Martin’s most recent experience in investment banking was European Head of Distressed Products Group in Finance at Deutsche Bank, where he was a principal advisor to the business on creditor / buy side investments in distressed situations. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Martin was CFO of K2 Corporation, a $US19 billion Structured Investment Vehicle (SIV) managed by Dresdner Kleinwort (DK). Prior to this appointment, he was London Head of Finance for both the Rates and FX/Local Markets desks at DK.

Industry Experience and Specialised Expertise

Martin has expertise in advising on new deal distressed special situations including accounting (IFRS) and regulatory treatment (Basel II) and valuation considerations for financial instruments. He also has significant experience in profit & loss attribution and reporting, risk monitoring, balance sheet reviews, reserving and financial due diligence. Martin has completed business diagnostic reviews and investigative accountant reports focusing on a company’s viability, assessments of the ability and performance of management and, informal workouts for secured lenders.

Qualifications and Memberships

>> Bachelor of Business, Accounting and Finance
>> Chartered Accountant
>> Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Recent significant appointments

Most recently, Martin has provided advice on strategic options available to a stock exchange listed international corporate for divestment of its manufacturing business. This included the formulation of a financial model to assess the impact on company cash flow and security
position under different exit scenarios for a syndicate of international secured lenders.