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Growth Spiral Continues for Begbies Traynor with Appointment of New Partner
08 January 2010
Begbies Traynor Group is continuing its growth spiral to meet the demand for its services in Scotland with the appointment of Paul Dounis as a partner in its BTG-Restructuring division.
Australian Mr Dounis, 39, a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, was previously with business advisory firm Deloitte in Edinburgh where he led the corporate advisory practice and prior to that he spent six years with Grant Thornton’s restructuring practice in London. Before moving to London in 2001 he operated as an insolvency practitioner in Australia for 10 years.
“My role with Grant Thornton was primarily advising stakeholders and management of under-performing businesses while at Deloitte I focused on business diagnostic reviews, turnaround planning and implementation and exit management with a particular focus on pensions issues,” he said.
“As a member of the BTG-Restructuring team I be will to looking to assist and advise businesses on how to cope and, more importantly, survive in the current economic climate by identifying symptoms of decline at an early stage and providing innovative and pragmatic solutions.
“I believe there is, particularly in the Scottish market, a real need for business restructuring and turnaround solutions to problems as opposed to the formal insolvency alternative which, in the majority of cases, is terminal.”
Based in Edinburgh, he will also cover the Group’s offices in Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen and joins a BTG-Restructuring team which also includes partner Alistair Dickson and director Cameron Coles, who were both appointed in the latter part of last year.
Begbies Traynor group managing partner in Scotland Ken Pattullo said: “These appointments demonstrate the significant growth of Begbies Traynor in Scotland – growth which is likely to continue into the current year and beyond. We don’t see it as a one-year phenomenon. It is all about continuing to meet increased demand for the range of services we offer, which now includes forensic, specialist tax investigation services and pensions.”
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