Simon Cathro

Founder & Managing Principal
Simon has over 25 years of experience in the field of insolvency and corporate restructuring services, including experience involving the ability to assess the financial viability of businesses by conducting an analysis of profitability, business liquidity and strength of forecasting.

Experience involving the management of small, medium and complex formal appointments. His duties included conducting investigations into the affairs of a company, analysing financial trends, assessing business performance and viability, identifying factors leading up to, and causing, the point of insolvency and undertaking recovery actions on behalf of creditors (which includes complex litigation).





Qualifications

  • Registered Liquidator
  • Chartered Accountant – CA Australia
  • Bachelor of Business, Accounting, MLLP, Law, UTS
  • Member of Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association
  • Member of the Turnaround Management Association of Australia
  • Australian Institute of Company Directors
Articles

By Simon Cathro

John Melluish, CEO of ARITA, joins The Cut to unpack the current state of Australia’s insolvency landscape. From his early experience during the insolvency cycles of the 1980s to now leading the industry’s peak body, John shares perspectives on how the profession has evolved — and where it is heading.

Construction insolvencies now represent one of the largest shares of corporate failures in Australia. While the triggers vary, the underlying pattern is often remarkably consistent: tight margins, poorly defined scope, delayed payments, disputed variations and contractors effectively funding projects from their own balance sheets. In this episode of The Cut,

In this episode of The Cut, Simon Cathro sits down with Mitch Taylor, founder of ClaimCloud, to explore a concept still unfamiliar to many Australian creditors: selling creditor claims for immediate liquidity. With over 25 years in credit markets, including time on Wall Street during the GFC, Mitch shares why

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