Accelerated Transaction Consulting was set up by Tobin Blathwayt, a finance professional with 19 years experience working mainly in M&A and turnaround projects at PricewaterhouseCoopers and General Electric in New Zealand, England and the United States. Tobin has a deep understanding of the needs of investors and banks. He also has practical experience leading finance departments and in the delivery of transformation projects. Tobin’s core strengths are:
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Boardroom presence: Tobin has had significant exposure to boards of some of New Zealand’s largest companies and their stakeholders. |
Tobin understands the needs of investors, banks and management alike, particularly in the context of a restructuring or a Transaction. He brings experience and credibility to deliver a strategic insight combined with analytical skills. |
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Strategic insight combined with analytical skills: Tobin combines theoretical experience from his MBA with extensive practical experience in order to quickly get to the heart of the matter and communicate the outcome. |
Tobin combines detailed bottom-up analysis drawing on different sources (financial, operational, market) to confirm or disprove top-down hypotheses. His speed and experience ensures that deadlines are met. |
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Deadline driven: Tobin does not miss deadlines and has a proven ability to deliver under extreme pressure. |
In the compressed timeframe of a Transaction or restructuring, the ability to react quickly and deliver, focused on the client’s requirements, is critical. |
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Client focus: Tobin puts the needs of his clients first: as a result he is seen as a trusted business adviser by his clients as evidenced by the amount of repeat work he secured at PwC (who continue to refer work to AT Consulting) and by his continued relationship with key clients. |
Tobin will fit into whatever role best suits the client: he is not afraid “to roll up his sleeves”. Above all, Tobin sees himself as part of the team for the companies with whom AT Consulting works with, and is committed to delivering the results that the client needs. |
Tobin is a Chartered Accountant and has an MBA where he specialised in strategy and total quality: his dissertation was “Implementing a Balanced Scorecard at a group of GE Capital businesses.”
A T Consulting brings other specialist expert skills in strategy and economic modelling, programme management and reporting solutions to bring an unparalleled breadth of service to its clients.
Without a significant overhead base A T Consulting is able to efficiently dedicate senior professional time to its clients thereby ensuring the quality of the services is never compromised.