NSW State Committee

Chairman

John Nestel, Freehills

 

Committee Members

        Nicholas Dunstone, Henry Davis York

Johan Krynauw, Allegro Private Equity

Adrian Loader, Allegro Private Equity

Malcolm Poslinsky, Brilliant Credit Management Pty Ltd

Emanuel Poulos, Blake Dawson

 

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NSW Committee Chairman        John Nestel   Freehills   Member Profile

John has a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours). In addition, he has had a number of articles published in both the Australian Law Journal and the Journal of Banking & Finance Law. John is a partner in the Banking & Finance group, with a primary focus on financing of major projects, corporate restructuring and mezzanine and structured finance. Since joining Freehills, John has played a major role in some significant financing transactions, including a large number of high-profile privatisations and infrastructure projects. Many of those projects relied upon complex cross border financings, which has become one of John’s specialties. Similarly, John has been very active in supporting the turnaround and restructuring market in Australia, having worked on major corporate restructures in the United States and Europe during the past decade. John has also been involved in many of the recent significant administrations and informal workouts in Australia, as well as in developing innovative usages of mezzanine debt.

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NSW Committee Member       Nicholas Dunstone   Henry Davis York   Member Profile

Nick is a partner in Henry Davis York’s Banking Restructuring and Insolvency Group. Nick acts for funds who specialise in the acquisition and restructuring of distressed companies. His clients include hedge funds, private equity funds and the special situations groups of investment banks. Nick has particular expertise in distressed mining companies, cross border insolvency issues and the use of the voluntary administration procedure to effect debt for equity swaps. Nick is a member of INSOL, FINSIA, the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia. Nick regularly presents on insolvency and restructuring issues at seminars and conferences.

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NSW Committee Member       Johan Krynauw   Allegro Private Equity   Member Profile

Johan is an Investment Analyst at Allegro Private Equity. Allegro Private Equity is a $300M private equity fund managing six portfolio companies. At Allegro Johan is responsible for researching and appraising possible new investment opportunities.  Prior to working with Allegro, Johan was with Quay Capital which is a boutique private equity and restructuring advisory firm. Johan joined Quay Capital in 2007as a research analyst.  Johan holds a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and is currently completing his Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance & Investment through FINSIA.

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NSW Committee Member   TMA President     Adrian Loader   Allegro Private Equity   Member Profile

Adrian is a joint founding principal of Allegro with Chester Moynihan and has 15 years experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring. Adrian has also acted as interim CEO and general manager to large public and private companies. Adrian has experience in a number of industries including mining, healthcare, education, manufacturing and construction.  Prior to founding Allegro, Adrian and Chester founded Quay Capital, a boutique investment advisory firm. At Quay Capital, Adrian advised on numerous private equity, M&A transactions and capital raisings and led the successful turnaround and restructure of a number of distressed businesses. Prior to working at Quay Capital, Adrian worked in Arthur Andersen’s Global Corporate Finance division for 7 years and was predominantly involved in operational and financial restructuring assignments. Adrian also worked for 4 years at the boutique advisory firm, Allen Capital where he was a Director.

Adrian is an admitted solicitor in New South Wales and a qualified Chartered Accountant.  He holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Economics degree from the Australian National University and has also completed the Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment at FINSIA and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at the College of Law.  Adrian is Chairman of the NSW Turnaround Management Association and a member of the INSOL lenders group. 

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NSW Committee Member       Malcolm Poslinsky   Brilliant Credit Management Pty Ltd   Member Profile

Malcolm Poslinsky is a Financial Executive with broad-based experience in all areas of finance. He has specialist knowledge of credit and extensive general management experience. He has a track record of taking ideas and strategies from concept to successful implementation. With a passion for credit and a highly tuned commercial focus he has the ability to balance a regimented collections strategy with business growth drivers such as new account approval rates, revenue streams and good customer service. In Australia he managed the credit function for an ASX listed Telco. Brilliant Credit Management was formed in 2002 and has developed a number of unique credit strategies that have been successful with a number of businesses, financial service organisations and professional practices in: improving their cash flow, improving the quality of their debtors portfolio, reducing delinquencies, and reducing the cost of credit.

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NSW Committee Member          Emanuel Poulos   Blake Dawson   Member Profile

Emanuel practices in the area of corporate restructuring and insolvency.  His practice extends to banking and insolvency related litigation as well as security enforcement in financing transactions. Emanuel has experience acting in voluntary administrations, deeds of company arrangements, receiverships and liquidations.  He also advises on the restructure of financially distressed entities. Acting for and advising banks, financiers, corporate clients and specialist insolvency administrators, Emmanuel has worked on a number of large insolvencies, including the liquidation of HIH Insurance Limited.

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