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Webinar: UK Inheritance Tax (IHT) Exposure – New Government, new rules

Pitcher Partners Sydney hosted a live webinar that helped attendees understand the key proposed tax changes likely to affect individuals and families with ties to both the UK and Australia. This webinar addressed whether the new changes would require attendees to plan differently for possible inheritance tax exposure. More specifically, our speaker Private Business and […]

Deal Pulse: Queensland M&A 2024 mid-year update

Pitcher Partners’ latest Deal Pulse report on Queensland merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the first half of the calendar year 2024 reveals that activity continues to be humming along. Whilst the overall volume of Queensland deals in the first half of 2024 are on average with last two years, the underlying activity in terms […]

Melanie Khoo

Melanie is a Director in the Business Recovery and Insolvency Services Division at Pitcher Partners Perth. She takes pride in her ability to work efficiently to achieve outstanding results that preserve and enhance value in complex, time-sensitive situations. With nearly 15 years of experience, she has handled a diverse range of formal and advisory appointments […]

Future-focused firms: Setting the stage for succession

Many of the businesses we meet with talk in general terms about their future plans, but few have a written succession plan in place.   One factor impacting business leaders’ succession planning relates to wariness about competitiveness for increased seniority distracting the tier of emerging leaders from revenue generation.   But we also see reluctance when leaders […]

Cutting the tail: Is it time to break up with a client?

It’s understandable that firms may feel tempted to take on client work that is outside their core offerings but that can be a false economy for many.   Utilisation has continued to fall in the past year, even as demand has recovered, and that can be enough for firm principals to try and recover the sunk […]

Year End Tax Planning 2024

It’s almost the end of the financial year. And we all know what that means – it’s time to start getting your year-end tax planning in order. Our expert Greg Nielsen from Pitcher Partners Melbourne will help you cover all your income tax bases in our latest year-end tax planning webinar. In this webinar, he […]

Going global: Should firms build beyond their borders or shore up business at home?

Expanding to new markets offers many opportunities, including helping to grow revenue streams, increase staffing opportunities and facilitate strategic acquisitions.   Professional services as a whole are in an exciting period of growth on an international scale, with several notable partnerships and expansion. For example, UK top-60 law firm Taylor Rose MW chose to partner with […]

Marius van der Merwe

Marius serves as the Executive Director within the Business Advisory and Assurance team at Pitcher Partners Perth. With over 20 years of experience as a chartered accountant in a professional practice environment, Marius brings extensive expertise across a full spectrum of business advisory services to his clients. His qualifications and experience provide clients with the […]

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