Insolvency & Advisory Team
Managing Partner, Insolvency & Advisory
Managing Partner, Insolvency & Advisory
patrick.mcphee@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Patrick McPhee holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from the University of Queensland.
He is a Member of Chartered Secretaries of Australia (CSA).
Patrick has more than 30 years of experience and expertise particularly in corporate restructuring, forensics investigations, transaction advisory, corporate recovery and litigation support services. He was also a Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of several major public-listed companies in Australia.
Partner, Corporate Advisory
Partner, Corporate Advisory
narimah.perai@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Narimah Perai obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Malaya.
She is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and holds a Capital Market Services Representative license.
Her experience includes various assignments such as Receiverships, Insolvency Administrations and financial monitoring work, spanning across Property Development, Construction, Manufacturing, Hotels and Restaurants, Telecommunications and Port Management.
Narimah’s current role includes the provision of guidance in all job scopes, from Due Diligence to Valuation, Independent Advice Circulars, Mergers and Acquisitions, Reverse Take Overs and Initial Public Offerings, including being the Independent Valuer’s / Expert Report’s Role in the valuation of companies and financial due diligence for Application of Admission and Listing on Bursa Malaysia.
Partner, Corporate Recovery & Restructuring
Partner, Corporate Recovery & Restructuring
lim.litt@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Lim Litt obtained his Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of South Australia. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Licensed Liquidator.
Lim has more than 20 years of experience in Corporate Finance and Corporate Insolvency assignments and hands-on experience as Adviser to debt-ridden companies, especially in formulating scheme of arrangements and conducting informal debt restructuring schemes.
Lim has been involved in various corporate assignments, such as administration of Special Administration companies appointed by Pengurusan Danaharta National Bhd, turnaround operations, corporate restructuring exercises, insolvency and receivership assignments. Further, he has extensive knowledge and experience in corporate advisory, including being advisor to small and medium enterprises for their initial public offering exercises, amongst others, for formulating schemes for reverse takeover exercises. He has also acted as advisor for mergers and acquisition activities in Malaysia, having acted for the buyer and/or seller side.
Partner, Corporate Recovery & Restructuring
Partner, Corporate Recovery & Restructuring
kumar.jai@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Kumar Jai has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting & Finance) from Curtin University, Western Australia. He is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, a Licensed Liquidator under the Ministry of Finance of Malaysia, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (CIMA).
He has more than 16 years of experience in Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency, Forensics Investigations, Corporate Recovery, Corporate Rescue Mechanisms and Litigation Support Services. He has managed various insolvency assignments in liquidation, receivership and advisory work for distressed companies and managed other assignments such as formulation of Schemes of Arrangement, Debt Restructuring, Judicial Management and Monitoring Accountant roles.
Some major insolvency assignments undertaken in Malaysia have included Transportation, Monorail, Oil and Gas, Property Development and Construction, Manufacturing, Resort and Hotel Management, Port Management, Revival of Abandoned Housing Developments, Plantation, Palm Old Mill and several others.
Kumar handled legal matters in relation to the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (“CIPAA”) proceedings and Arbitration proceedings.
Kumar has acted as a special advisory for Bank Negara Malaysia in a matter related to Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA).
Partner, Corporate Recovery & Restructuring
Partner, Corporate Recovery & Restructuring
ashvin.mahendran@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Ashvin Mahendran holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Curtin University, Perth.
He is a Licensed Liquidator, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a member of CPA Australia
Ashvin has over 15 years of experience in Corporate Insolvency engagements consisting of Liquidation, Receivership, Judicial Management, Scheme of Arrangements and Financial Monitoring Accounting. He also has experience in forensic accounting, litigation support and financial due diligence assignments.
Partner, Corporate Recovery & Restructuring
Partner, Corporate Recovery & Restructuring
anoopal.kaur@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Annopal Kaur obtained a Bachelor of Commerce – Professional Accounting from Murdoch University, Perth.
She is a Licenced Liquidator, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Member of CPA Australia.
Anoopal is one of the Founding Member and Board of Director of International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation – Malaysian Network.
She has more than 13 years of experience in Corporate Recovery and Restructuring.
Director, Corporate Advisory
Global Corporate Finance
Director and Global Corporate Finance
Corporate Advisory
seukfang.lim@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Seuk Fang is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
With more than 15 years of experience in the corporate finance and accounting industry, Seuk Fang has been involved in various corporate advisory assignments including business valuations, purchase price allocations (PPA), financial modelling, financial due diligence and business strategies for both public and private companies. Her clients come from an array of backgrounds spanning across manufacturing, retail, healthcare, marine, automotive, port and logistics, agriculture, financial services, IT and construction sectors.
Director, Forensic & Litigation Support
Director, Forensic & Litigation Support
kimyuen.liew@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Liew Kim Yuen is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales.
Liew has more than 30 years of experience in audit, merchant banking, commercial and regulatory sectors in Malaysia. During his 12-years tenure with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), he was tasked with the setting up of the Corporate Surveillance Unit, after which he facilitated its operations and coordination with the relevant line units to provide timely and relevant information to management.
Representing the SC, he was also the Adviser to the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board Issues Committee. He was also an Observer on MIA’s Financial Reporting Standards Implementation Committee and served as a Council Member of the MIA.
Liew is a regular speaker for Bursa Malaysia’s Mandatory Accreditation Programme for Directors, speaking on issues relating to the roles, responsibilities and expectations placed on directors of public listed companies.
Director, Corporate Recovery & Restructuring
Director, Corporate Recovery & Restructuring
kimyong.pang@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Pang Kim Yong obtained his Bachelor of Business in Finance and Banking from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
He was formerly with a local bank specialising in Corporate Recovery, Restructuring and Rehabilitation. Throughout his career, he has been involved in various Scheme of Arrangements to revive abandoned projects and restructure the financials of distressed companies.
Pang has more than 20 years of experience in Corporate Recovery, Restructuring, Insolvency Management, Receivership, Monitoring Accountant and Litigation Support Services. He was the first one implementing Corporate Voluntary Arrangement with a distressed company in Malaysia.
Director, Corporate Finance
Director, Corporate Finance
sulynn.ding@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Ding Su Lynn holds a Master of Business Administration from Hawaii Pacific University, United States of America (USA) and a Bachelor of Science/Dietetics from the University of Hawaii, Manoa in USA.
She also holds a Capital Markets Services Representative's license advising for advising on Corporate Finance, is an associated of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysia Institute of Accountants.
Su Lynn has over 13 years of experience handling varying assignments within the corporate finance umbrella, which includes equity valuation, financial due diligence, purchase price allocations, business strategies and restructuring for both private and public companies. Her specialty revolves around providing independent advice for related party transactions and valuations for public entities during corporate exercises for submissions to the authorities.
Director, Forensic & Litigation Support
Director, Forensic & Litigation Support
kokann.lee@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Lee Kok Ann has a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Malaya.
He is a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Kok Ann has more than 12 years of experience in Forensic and Litigation Support as well as Corporate Recovery.
He managed various insolvency assignments comprising of liquidation and receivership works across industries such as property development, construction and plantations.
Director, Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring
Director, Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring
haozhe.lee@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Lee Hao Zhe holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting & Finance from Teesside University, United Kingdom.
He has more than 10 years of experience in Corporate Recovery and Restructuring. Hao Zhe handles matters in relation to liquidation, voluntary liquidation receivership, restructuring of distress companies via judicial management and scheme of arrangement.
Director, Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring
Director, Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring
lixiu.tuan@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Tuan Li Xiu has a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
She has 11 years of experience in Corporate Restructuring and Corporate Recovery, managing insolvency assignments such as liquidation, receivership and advisory works for distressed companies. Her personal experiences includes handling assignments in Liquidation Administration, Receivership Administration, Judicial Management, Scheme of Arrangements, Debt Restructuring, Financial Due Diligence and Monitoring Accountant.
Director, Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring
Director, Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring
racheal.lee@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Racheal Lee obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from University of Teesside.
Racheal has 10 years of experience in Corporate Recovery and Restructuring consisting of liquidation, receivership, schemes of arrangement, judicial management and financial monitoring engagements. She has undertaken numerous assignments including the administration of distress companies, revival of abandoned housing developments, schemes of arrangement for private and public listed companies, financial monitoring for the financial institutions, etc.
She has also been involved in financial due diligence reviews, forensic accounting and litigation support assignments, including quantification of losses arising from a breach of contract, which resulted in settlement between parties.
She has gained extensive experience in various industries including property development, building and construction, manufacturing, plantation, shipping and logistics, oil and gas, bunkering services, industrial water treatment and investment holdings.
Associate Director, Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring
Associate Director, Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring
tania.nicole@bakertilly.my
Professional Background
Tania Nicole Sammy holds a Bachelor's of Science in Finance and Psychology from Upper Iowa University, USA.
She has more than 10 years of experience in Corporate Recovery and Restructuring, specialising in areas of liquidation, receivership, schemes of arrangement, judicial management and monitoring accountant engagements.
She has also been involved in forensic investigation, litigation support assignments, business valuation services and compliance assessment.