Our Company Secretarial Team
Andrew BursillPrincipal
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics from the University of Sydney and is a Chartered Accountant, qualifying with PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly Price Waterhouse). Since commencing his career as an outsourced CFO and Company Secretary in 1998, Andrew has been CFO, Company Secretary and/or Director for numerous ASX listed, unlisted public and private companies, in a range of industries covering mineral exploration, oil and gas exploration, biotechnology, technology, medical devices, retail, venture capital and wine manufacture and distribution.
Alistair McKeoughSolicitor Director
Alistair specialises in complex commercial matters that require careful strategic planning. An experienced commercial litigator with an outstanding record of success in contested litigation, Alistair also applies his exceptional black letter knowledge and analytical skills in transactional work. Alistair is known for his ability to cut through to the real issues and for giving clear and concise advice. Alistair is regularly engaged in matters involving serious risk to personal and corporate reputations and he has extensive experience in media sensitive matters. Alistair has served as Company Secretary to several ASX Listed companies and is a member of the University of New South Wales Law Advisory Council.
Andrew WhittenSolicitor Director
Andrew is a corporate lawyer with a particular focus on small cap ASX listed companies. Over the past decade Andrew has been involved in dozens of backdoor listings and IPOs on the ASX across a wide range of industry sectors, with an emphasis on technology, health & medical and mining companies. He is widely regarded as Sydney’s leading specialist in delivery of legal services to small cap ASX listed companies and has steered dozens of them through listing, raising capital, mergers & acquisitions and disposals of business. Andrew has an excellent relationship with ASIC and ASX officers, as well as with Sydney’s leading bankers and brokers.
David FranksPrincipal
David is a Chartered Accountant, Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia, Justice of the Peace, Registered Tax Agent and holds a Bachelor of Economics (Finance and Accounting) from Macquarie University. With over 20 years in finance and accounting, initially qualifying with Price Waterhouse in their Business Services and Corporate Finance Divisions, David has been CFO, Company Secretary and/or Director for numerous ASX listed and unlisted public and private companies, in a range of industries covering energy retailing, software as a service, transport, financial services, mineral exploration, technology, automotive, software development wholesale distributions, retail, biotechnology and healthcare.
Alison CrealyPrincipal
Alison is a Big-4 trained finance and M&A professional who also has extensive international commercial and company secretarial experience. She is a Chartered Accountant, a Management Accounting and Applied Finance expert, holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting and International Business) from University of Technology Sydney, a Graduate Diploma from Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia. Through over 20 years in finance and accounting.