McGrathNicol New Zealand welcomes Alton Pollard as a Partner

McGrathNicol New Zealand is proud to announce the appointment of Alton Pollard as a Partner in Auckland.

Alton Pollard joins McGrathNicol, having most recently led the Debt Advisory & Sustainable Finance team in KPMG. Prior to this, Alton worked in the Credit Restructuring Group at Westpac New Zealand and previously spent a decade in London working across many high-profile debt restructuring transactions, including restructuring the leveraged loan and private equity portfolio of an Icelandic Bank. Alton has worked on many debt advisory and restructuring transactions in New Zealand and abroad.

“Alton is a great addition to our New Zealand team. We are excited to welcome him to the firm at a time when our clients are looking for clear advice to improve performance, mitigate risk and achieve stability and growth in a challenging economic environment,” says Andrew Grenfell, Managing Partner of McGrathNicol New Zealand.

The new appointment brings the number of current partners in the Auckland office to four (being Andrew Grenfell, Kare Johnstone, John Minn and Alton Pollard), noting Andrew Keenan will also be joining as a Partner later in the year – further details will follow at the time.