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Neil Hayward

Partner | Corporate
Sydney

+61 2 8934 3124

"The biggest challenge in any turnaround is not identifying the issues facing an organisation, the real challenge is building consensus amongst decision makers to do something significant to solve them."

Neil Hayward
People Neil Hayward

Neil has more than 22 years of turnaround experience advising boards, management teams and governments facing complex challenges. He develops and then implements turnaround plans to resolve operational issues and rapidly improve profitability and cash.

He brings a global perspective to solving problems having been based at various times in the US, Europe, Middle East and Australia with top tier turnaround firms.

Neil is focussed on identifying solutions to his client’s challenges but most importantly making sure they are implemented quickly and effectively to deliver value. Frequently he will take management or director roles to assist in stabilising situations and driving sustainable long term change.

His main industry areas include media, construction, pharmaceuticals, facilities management and manufacturing.

Significant engagements

  • Director of a Middle East based private equity fund working to stabilise assets, identify value loss and pursue litigation to recover value
  • Financial and operational turnaround plan and implementation for a large media business
  • Seconded to the Government of Dubai to advise on a large sovereign restructuring
  • Turnaround and financial restructuring plan development and implementation for a large construction business
  • Development of a financial and operational turnaround plan for a generic pharmaceutical business
  • Assisting a banking regulator in its interim management of a foreign exchange business.

 

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KordaMentha wins TMA 2020 Large Turnaround of the Year

KordaMentha was honoured at the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Australia’s National Conference 2020, winning the Large Turnaround of the Year award for the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) engagement. Initially engaged to undertake a diagnostic review in 2018, KordaMentha was subsequently engaged to develop and implement CALHN's three-year Organisational and Financial Recovery Plan.

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KordaMentha - TMA Australia Turnaround Survey 2020

The recent KordaMentha and TMA Australia Turnaround Survey gathered insights from the Australian turnaround community and the results are in. Despite agreement that government intervention and support has been sufficient through the pandemic, most respondents believe the recession is not over and that private equity and special situations lenders are best-placed to refinance quality businesses in the distressed-focused environment.

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KordaMentha expands its turnaround and transformation practice

Mr. Hayward brings over two decades of experience in company turnarounds and transformations. He has assisted clients across the United Kingdom, United States and Europe, and joins us from Alvarez and Marsal in the Middle East.