Professional services players – Ferrier Hodgson

Established in 1976, Ferrier Hodgson is one of Asia Pacific’s leading accounting firms. The company specialises in turnaround and reconstruc-tion, forensic accounting, and insolvency management firms, with 40 partners and around 340 staff throughout Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia with offices in all Australian capital cities, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Japan. Its Perth office on St Georges Terrace was established in 1989 and is headed by managing partner Martin Jones together with partners Garry Trevor, Andrew Saker and Darren Weaver, supported by approximately 30 staff. Ferrier Hodgson has a partnership with the risk consulting company Kroll Inc, which ensures the firm is on the ground in all major international markets to combine global expertise with strong local knowledge in every jurisdiction. The business focuses on addressing complex financial and restructuring challenges for corporations in distress. The ethos is that of integrity, ingenuity and creativity. The firm also does not offer accounting, audit, legal or taxation services and remains free from conflicts of interest that affect many of its competitors.