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McGrathNicol appoints three new Partners in key practice areas

03 Feb 2021
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Leading advisory and restructuring firm, McGrathNicol have announced the appointment of three new Partners in a move that bolsters the firm’s capability in key practice areas expected to emerge strongly in 2021.

Matthew Hutton, Siobhan Hennessy and Rhyan Stephens have been admitted to McGrathNicol’s Partnership. The appointments bring the firm’s total Partner count to 37.

Matthew Hutton is a highly regarded turnaround, restructuring and insolvency specialist, who has worked at McGrathNicol for more than 12 years. He works closely with lawyers, lenders, private equity principals, directors, and senior executives to assist businesses in navigating challenging periods. Matthew specialises in advising and supporting mid-market businesses within the construction, property, manufacturing, industrial and retail sectors.

Siobhan Hennessy is a Forensic expert with over 20 years’ experience in dispute resolution, forensic investigations, regulatory response and labour force reviews. Siobhan specialises in investigating allegations of misconduct, quantification of damages and preparation of evidence for dispute-resolution forums. She joins McGrathNicol from PwC, where she was a Partner.

Rhyan Stephens is a turnaround and operations specialist with more than 20 years’ experience managing large-scale supply chains and industrial businesses in Australia and overseas. He specialises in optimising operations and brings an extensive background in strategic transformation, commercial growth, governance and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and merger integration.

Commenting on the appointments, McGrathNicol Chairman, Jason Preston, said: “Each of these new Partners embodies the values and principles of our firm. We look forward to the contribution they will make to McGrathNicol as highly-skilled specialists.

“The appointments also demonstrate our continued investment in talent as we head into what we expect to be a busy and varied portfolio of assignments in 2021.”

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