Expertise and experience

 

Edwin Chia

 

Edwin, the Founder and Director of Corpfin Consulting, is an experienced corporate finance advisor with transaction and finance experience in Australia and the UK.  He loves to see his clients thrive and go from success to success.

 
 

His specific expertise and experience includes:

  • Selling businesses, seeking out appropriate acquirers and preparing the company for the transaction

  • Buying businesses including deal structuring and acquisition due diligence

  • Raising equity capital, be it through Private Equity or Venture Capital

  • Raising debt through traditional or alternative sources

  • Post-transaction integration and implementation of 100 day plans, Board reporting packs etc

  • Strategic advice on growth options, and building financial models to forecast these

  • Acting / Interim CFO roles

  • Project management for special projects

What makes him tick? He is passionate about seeing his clients do well and succeed, and seeks to build long lasting relationships. He has the ability to understand the bigger picture of what you are seeking to achieve, and subsequently providing hands-on and detailed support, advice and guidance to assist in achieving them.

Edwin was previously Director at Grant Thornton and Associate Director at boutique investment bank Kidder Williams, and is well-connected in the Melbourne business and professional community. He has led and/or been involved in transactions totalling over $1 billion in deal value.

In his spare time Edwin enjoys photography (with all the images on this website his own), playing the guitar, and learning the art (or science) of golf.

 

Julia Maddocks

 

Julia is an experienced Head of Finance with a demonstrated history of working with fast growing businesses and is a Chartered Accountant.

 
 

Julia has held a number of senior finance roles in industry. Her most recent role prior to joining Corpfin was as Head of Finance for Marketplacer, a venture capital backed fast growing technology business. Aside from technology, Julia has also worked across the industries of retail and consumer goods.

Julia is also experienced in implementing process improvements and new systems to support a more efficient finance function, including scaling finance teams   This includes

  • Leading financial reporting functions, and expansions into overseas jurisdictions

  • The development of financial processes, procedures and documentation to support successful audit programs.

  • Implementing improvements to financial and governance processes to allow for scale and effective control.

  • Strong experience in systems implementation. 

Outside of work, Julia can be found on the tennis courts and raising her young family.

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