Business Restructuring Melbourne
Independent Advice Before Insolvency Forces Your Hand
Senior Melbourne restructuring and insolvency practitioners helping directors explore every option before liquidation becomes unavoidable.
Facing any of these right now?
- Mounting debts or ATO pressure
- Ongoing cash flow shortfalls
- Creditor threats or legal action
Our Capabilities
Core Advisory Services
Restructuring
- Informal Workouts
- Formal Insolvency
- Safe Harbour
Forensic
- Fraud Investigation
- Asset Tracing
- Expert Testimony
Advisory
- Cashflow Modelling
- Profit Improvement
- Sale of Business
Programs
- Online Training
- Mentoring
- Toolkits & Guides
Who We Are
How We Help Melbourne Directors Under Financial Pressure
Assess Business Viability
Independent Evaluation
Strategic Pathways
Clear, legally compliant routes to navigate away from insolvency.
Urgent Action
Our Approach
Trusted by Melbourne Directors
30+ Years
Combined restructuring and insolvency experience.
ARITA
Melbourne
Boutique
Our Approach
How We Help Directors Regain Control
Every distressed business situation is different. Our role is to provide independent, commercially grounded advice so directors can choose the most appropriate pathway with clarity and confidence.
We advise across both restructuring and insolvency solutions, ensuring directors understand all available options before committing to any formal process.
- 30+ Years Combined Experience
- Melbourne-based, National Capability
- Focused on Judgment, Not Volume
Coordination
When Should Directors Seek Business Restructuring Advice?
Early advice creates restructuring options. Delayed advice creates insolvency outcomes.
Directors most commonly seek our independent advice when facing:
- Persistent cash flow shortfalls that are not improving
- Escalating ATO debt or Director Penalty Notices
- Creditor legal threats or winding-up applications
- Doubts about ongoing commercial viability
Continuing to trade while insolvent can expose directors to personal liability. The difference between successful business restructuring and forced liquidation is often measured in weeks, not months.
Coordination
When Should Directors Seek Business Restructuring Advice?
Early advice creates restructuring options. Delayed advice creates insolvency outcomes.
Directors most commonly seek our independent advice when facing:
- Persistent cash flow shortfalls that are not improving
- Escalating ATO debt or Director Penalty Notices
- Creditor legal threats or winding-up applications
- Doubts about ongoing commercial viability
Continuing to trade while insolvent can expose directors to personal liability. The difference between successful business restructuring and forced liquidation is often measured in weeks, not months.
Ongoing Support
Why Melbourne Directors Choose AS Advisory
AS Advisory is a senior-led, boutique advisory practice providing independent advice across complex restructuring, forensic, and commercial matters.
Our approach is grounded in careful assessment, professional judgment, and independence. We take the time to understand each situation before recommending any course of action, ensuring directors and stakeholders have clarity around risks, obligations, and available options.
Clients work directly with experienced practitioners with backgrounds in Big 4 advisory and corporate recovery, and experience across SME, construction, property, and professional services sectors.
The Difference Early Advice Makes
Continuing to trade while insolvent can expose directors to personal liability. The difference between successful business restructuring and forced liquidation is often measured in weeks.
Without Early Advice
- Rushed decisions under creditor pressure
- Loss of control over outcomes
- Unclear director liability exposure
- Reactive crisis management
With Early Restructuring Advice
- Time to assess all viable options
- Director-led restructuring pathways
- Clear legal and commercial guidance
- Proactive, controlled decision-making
Business Restructuring Options
- Suitable for viable businesses needing breathing space
- Allows continued trading while debts are restructured with creditor approval
- Appropriate where creditor pressure is immediate
- Creates a moratorium on enforcement while options are explored
- For directors uncertain whether the business can be saved
- Focused on clarity before committing to insolvency
Leadership
Meet Your Senior Advisors
Andrew Schwarz
Director CA, CPA
Over 20 years of experience partnering with SMEs to resolve financial issues. Expert in insolvency, forensic accounting and corporate advisory.
Ben Conrad
Director CA
Extensive experience in professional practice, banking credit management, and ASIC, specializing in insolvent trading reviews and distressed loans.
Success Stories
Case Studies
10 June 2026
Background Recently AS Advisory was bought in to assist an operator of a financial services business with a group restructure.
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This was an excellent example of the many years of experience and expertise in our corporate advisory team. To handle
Knowledge Base
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