OUR TEAM

About Us

Cathro & Partners are experts in providing insolvency and restructuring services that help to create and preserve business value.​

Creating and preserving business value.

With a reputation for delivering high quality results, we can assist your business in overcoming strategic and financial challenges. ​ You can rely on our team to find the right solution for you and protect the interests of stakeholders. We pride ourselves on identifying tailored solutions for your business. ​

LEADERSHIP

Our senior team

Founder & Managing Principal

General Manager
Principal
Principal

Our Team

Director

declan.lane@cathropartners.com.au

Declan has over 8 years of insolvency experience as well as a short stint in corporate finance. Declan has extensive experience in both personal and corporate insolvency.

He has gained experience across a large range of industries including retail, manufacturing, hospitality, commercial property, building and construction and agriculture.

Declan is a Registered Liquidator, Registered Trustee, Chartered Accountant, professional member of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA) and is a Justice of the Peace.

Declan is also a member of the ARITA Young Professionals Committee (Queensland) since 2019, Chairing the 2023 committee. ​In 2019, he was the winner of The Accountants Daily 30 Under 30 Restructuring & Insolvency and a finalist in 2020 & 2021.

Declan can assist clients in Spanish having lived and worked abroad in Madrid, Spain

Risk Advisor

john.laird@cathropartners.com.au

Navin Lal

Senior Manager

navin.lal@cathropartners.com.au

Navin joined Cathro & Partners in May 2022 with over 20 years of insolvency experience across a number of national insolvency firms.

Navin has extensive experience in both personal and corporate insolvency.

He has gained experience across a large range of industries including mining, insurance, hospitality, engineering, renewable energy, educational resources, building and construction and telecommunication.

Navin is a Chartered Accountant, is a professional member of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA), and is also a NSW Justice of the Peace.

Navin can assist clients in Hindi.

In his spare time, Navin enjoys playing golf, working on project cars and travelling.

James Le Messurier

Senior Manager

james.lemessurier@cathropartners.com.au

James has over 13 years of corporate advisory and insolvency experience and has been involved in a wide range of formal and informal corporate and personal insolvency projects including Voluntary Administrations, Deeds of Company Arrangement, Liquidations, Receiverships, Safe Harbour, Bankruptcies, Part XI Deceased Estates and Part X Personal Insolvency Agreements.

James is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA) and the Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA) and has specific experience across a number of industry sectors including:

• Retail;
• Construction;
• Not-for-Profit organisations;
• Aviation;
• Mining;
• Transport and logistics;
• Land subdivisions; and
• Registered Training Organisations

Taffy Mahembe

Senior Manager

taffy.mahembe@cathropartners.com.au

Taffy joined Cathro & Partners’ Brisbane office in April 2024 bringing over 15 years of corporate and personal insolvency experience. He has worked on a wide range of formal and informal corporate and personal insolvency projects including Voluntary Administrations, Deeds of Company Arrangement, Liquidations, Receiverships, Bankruptcies, Part XI Deceased Estates and Part X Personal Insolvency Agreements.

Taffy is a member of the Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and the Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA).

Yan Zhong

Manager

yan.zhong@cathropartners.com.au

Yan Zhong has over 10 years’ experience working in the corporate and personal restructuring and insolvency space. Joining Cathro & Partners in April 2024, Yan has extended experience in formal appointments including stakeholder management, sale of business and assets, conducing in-depth investigations and partnering with solicitors for litigation of a broad variety of claims.

Some of Yan’s specialist skills include financial analysis, solvency assessment, investigations/legal research; and asset tracing and recovery. Yan is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce/Accounting; and an Advanced Certificate in Insolvency (ARITA).

OUR VALUES

The Cathro Difference

Shared Success

We want to ensure your business is best placed for longevity.

Seize the Opportunity

Unique opportunities often exist, but are overlooked, because the unknown is feared. We believe in taking advantage of a situation, controlling the risk and leveraging it to create value.

Innovative Ideas

Every business is unique, and we tailor our solutions to meet your business and its objectives.

Trustworthy & Reliable

Our commitment to regular communication ensures stakeholders are well informed.
SERVICES

Services

RECOGNITION

Committed to turning
challenges to opportunities.

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