A&M Tax appoints 9 new managing directors Australia-wide
The professional services company has welcomed nine tax managing directors across Sydney, Perth and Melbourne alongside its new financial services and capital markets program.
Alvarez & Marsal Tax (A&M Tax) have appointed Joanna Black, Vaughn Lindfield, Michael Johns, Rachel Munro, Andrew Moore, Jagmohan Singh, Brett Todd, Nathan Hamilton and Lisa Cusano to the team across the country.
A&M said the new managing directors all bring an impressive level of experience and knowledge to the team, having previously been partners and in leadership roles at the big four and government tax bodies.
The new directors provide collective skills in tax advisory, mergers and acquisitions, tax structuring, transaction planning, tax controversy and corporate tax advisory.
Their engagements span multiple industries, including financial services, private equity, real estate, mining, infrastructure, technology, media, telecommunications and government privatisation.
The company was founded in 1983 specialising in professional services and now has over 10,000 staff members across six continents.
A&M Tax’s new Financial Services and Capital Markets (FSCM) initiative will be led by Melbourne-based directors Black and Cusano.
A&M said the new FSCM line of service “will help guide financial services clients through tax complexities and clients across sectors with raising capital markets’ financing and/or assessing capital management options.”
Global practice leader of A&M Tax Ernie Perez said the team expansion represents the company’s rapid growth and ambition when operating as a unified global tax practice across borders.
“The addition of these new nine managing directors in Australia allows us to continue to enhance our holistic suite of offerings with credible, experienced talent,” he said.
“Moreover, the FSCM build out in this region plays to our overall firm strength in the sector, in disruptive times such as these, the impact we are driving, free of audit-based conflict is just incredible.”
A&M said each new director has been hired based on their previous work with domestic, regional and international clients managing complex tax issues around transactions.
In addition to this, all have in-depth strategic tax planning and drafting knowledge along with experience negotiating challenging tax aspects of transactions, as well as engaging with revenue authorities to resolve tax controversies.
A&M Australian managing director Sean Keegan said the company was structured to address market demand for independent advisory services from fund establishment to private equity and private capital deployment.
“The firm’s integrated platform enables us to help clients capitalise on opportunities for maximising value and driving change, amidst ongoing disruption and regulatory shifts,” he said.
“This new team and FSCM capability mark the latest chapter in A&M’s 20-year tax history, building on the firm’s global capabilities and operational heritage.”
