Stone Forest Corporate Advisory

STONE FOREST CORPORATE ADVISORY

  Address : 8 Wilkie Road
  #03-08 Wilkie Edge
  Singapore 228095
  Tel : (65) 6594 7828
  Fax : (65) 6594 7833
  E-mail : cas@stoneforest.com.sg
  Website : www.StoneForest.com.sg
     

Stone Forest Corporate Advisory (SFCA) is the corporate advisory arm of Chio Lim Stone Forest, the largest accounting and business advisory group outside the Big 4 in Singapore, with a total staff strength of 500 + in Singapore and 160 + in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Shenzhen and Chengdu.


SFCA is a member of RSM International network, the world’s seventh largest accounting and consulting network, with over 730 offices in 72 countries. We work in concert with various legal firms to complement the expertise they bring to their clients.


Forensic & Litigation Support


We provide timely, clear and in-depth financial analysis for lawyers and clients who are involved in potential or pending litigation or dispute resolution proceedings


Our Services:


  • fact-finding (including assistance in the discovery and analysis of financial information)

  • quantification, evaluation and assessment of economic loss and damages

  • valuations of shares and businesses

  • due diligence reviews

  • forensic accounting (including fraud investigations as well as reconstruction of financial statements and information where business records have been lost or destroyed)

  • expert testimony

  • critical analysis of other expert reports

  • whistleblowing services


Corporate Recovery & Insolvency


During financially trying times, parties including creditors, lawyers, credit executives, financial institutions and businessmen may turn to us to undertake formal appointments or turnaround services.


We have the expertise and experience to accept the following appointments:


  • Liquidators / Provisional Liquidators

  • Receivers / Receivers & Managers

  • Judicial Managers

  • Scheme Administrators

  • Receivers of income

  • Agents for mortgagee - in - possession

  • Trustees / Nominees in Bankruptcy


Crisis Management


Our crisis management services take the form of business resuscitation, business turnaround, Chief Restructuring Officer services and monitoring of financial positions of borrowers for banks and financial institutions.


Business Resuscitation/Turnaround


Our consultants will review and identify problem areas and recommend courses of action, which may include reorganisation, financial restructuring, fund-raising and the establishment of internal control procedures.


Our methodology helps the business get out of its liquidity trap in three phases, namely Stabilisation, Rehabilitation and Recovery.


Monitoring Services


We are able to monitor the financial positions of borrowers and provide financial guidance to them where necessary, in addition to generating timely reports for financial institutions to detect discomforting signs early.


Valuation Advisory


Our suite of services span from helping you cope with the ever-changing new accounting standards, establishing your value for commercial purposes such as buy / sell transaction pricing, internal management information and planning, to litigation support and dispute resolution. Click here to view a summary of the valuation service.



Directors Profile:


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CHEE YOH CHUANG
Director, Forensic & Litigation Support


Contact Details
Tel : (65) 6594 7828
Fax : (65) 6594 7833
Email : ycchee@stoneforest.com.sg

Yoh Chuang started his career in audit with KPMG Singapore and switched to specialise in insolvency when the Singapore economy went into recession in 1985. In late 1995, he joined Chio Lim Stone Forest to head the Corporate Recovery, Insolvency, Forensic and Litigation Support Services.


Yoh Chuang is an approved liquidator with more than 20 years’ experience in all types of insolvency assignments ranging from restructuring and workouts, to judicial management, receivership and liquidation.


He has also been actively involved in forensic investigations involving fraud, embezzlement and falsification of accounts. Yoh Chuang has acted as the expert witness in numerous court and arbitration proceedings involving divorce, commercial disputes, frauds, claims for losses and damages.

 
Lars Barslev Photo

LARS BARSLEV
Director, Valuation Advisory Services


Contact Details
Tel : (65) 6594 7812
Fax : (65) 6594 7866
Email : larsbarslev@stoneforest.com.sg

Lars is head of the valuation team in Stone Forest Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd. He has more than 14 years of experience in the area of Financial Advisory Services. Prior to joining Stone Forest, he was a Senior Manager with the Valuation & Strategy practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Denmark/Singapore and an Associate Director with the Valuation & M&A team at KPMG Corporate Finance in Singapore.


In the course of his career, he has advised numerous clients in various industries on issues relating to Business Enterprise Valuation, Forecast Analysis & Verification for IPO purposes, Forecast Analysis for Financial Due Diligence Purposes, Valuation for Financial Reporting purposes, Shareholder Value Enhancement & Mergers & Acquisitions.


His regional experience spans across Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Lars has published several articles on subjects on the implementation of EVA™, Shareholder Value Analysis, Business Enterprise Valuation, Performance Based Compensation and the application of statistical analysis.