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James Stewart

James Stewart Profile PhotoPartnerOffice: Melbourne
Services:
Corporate Recovery

Specialisations:
Retail
Level 29, 600 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Mobile number: +61 419 305 807
Phone: +61 3 9600 4922
Fax: +61 9642 5887
Email: james.stewart@fh.com.au
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Phone: +61 3 9600 4922
Fax: +61 3 9642 5887
Email:  melbourne@fh.com.au

Biography

James became a Partner of Ferrier Hodgson in 1994 and has been providing strategic and restructuring advice to clients since 1984.

James is Ferrier Hodgson’s retail practice leader and has worked with many retail businesses providing confidential strategic advice, undertaking due diligence assignments and restructuring retail businesses since 1999. He is highly regarded as a key advisor on retail by lenders and financiers to the industry.

James regularly travels overseas studying international retail business models and global trends. He is also often asked to speak at industry seminars about trends in the Australian retail market and the challenges impacting the retail sector.

While the majority of James’ retail assignments are confidential, his public profile assignments include: 

  • The receivership of the Colorado Group (2011). 
  • The receivership of Australian Discount Retail, Australia’s largest discount variety retailer (2009). 
  • The administration of the Sportsgirl Sportscraft Group (1999). 
  • The receiverhsip of Harris Scarfe, the Adelaide-based department store chain (2001).

To view a summary of some of Ferrier Hodgson’s retail assignments click here.

Qualifications and Memberships

  • Bachelor of Business in Accounting 
  • Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia 
  • Official Liquidator of the Supreme & Federal Court 
  • Member Australian Retailers Association 
  • Member Australian Institute of Company Directors
 
Phone:
+65 6416 1400
Fax:
+65 6534 3424
Email:
theresa.ng@fh.com.sg