Global Office – United Kingdom

KEY PLAYERS

Dr. Ronnie Silva

Dr Ronnie Silva is the Managing Partner of McMillan Woods of United Kingdom.

Ronnie has undertaken various International Audit and Tax work, company mergers, fund raising, assisting clients with their listings, international business planning and Restructuring, Due Diligence work for takeovers, undertaking compliance work for FSA, complying with Gabriel filings, providing and restructuring Trust services and Directorship to various companies in the UK.

Prior to joining McMillan Woods, Ronnie was the Managing Partner of Ashfields – Chartered Certified Accountants, Senior Partner in charge of Corporate Finance at Shaw Walker & Co – Chartered Certified Accountants, Partner at Leigh Carr – Chartered Accountants and with KPMG Peat Marwick for almost 18 years having worked in South Korea, Singapore, Canada, India, Pakistan, Malaysia and England.

Ronnie currently holds professional qualifications as Fellow of Association of International Accountants and Registered Auditors of UK, Associate member of Cost and Executive Accountants of Canada, Associate member of International Financial Accountants of UK, Member of Financial Services Authority of UK, approved Money Laundering Officer by HMRC of UK and Immigration Advisory License from OISC (Office of Immigration Services Commissioner).

Ronnie has PhD in Accounting and MBA in Business Administration.

Lutfi Talib

Lutfi Talib is a Deputy Managing Partner of McMillan Woods of United Kingdom.

Lutfi was the Chairman of Maxim Corporate Finance LLP. He is a financial services entrepreneur. He began his 30-year career in accounting with Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young). Through the course of successive appointments with UK firms, Lutfi specialised in financial services. Joining Leigh Carr in 1995 as a Financial Services Partner, he provided business consultancy services to investment houses and property companies. He formulated pension scheme and corporate structures for overseas companies. In 2001 he joined Shaw Walker as an Audit Partner.

Lutfi has negotiated, executed and managed investments and projects in Singapore, Malaysia, China and Europe, and added value to portfolio investments through strategic, organisational, operational and financial leadership.

Lutfi Talib is currently President of the Singapore Business Group and has hosted a number of events in London and has had in attendance a number of distinguished guests and speakers. FSA Register LXT01071

Lutfi has an MBA from Middlesex University and a degree in International Business and Management of Companies from Pace University. Lutfi is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Accountants [FCCA], a Certified Public Accountant [CPA] in Singapore and Australia, a Member of Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management [MCIM].. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).

Mehrtash A’zami

Mehrtash A’zami is Partner in charge of Corporate Finance and Capital Markets in the United Kingdom.

Mehrtash has held senior executive and partner roles in corporate finance with big 4 firms and small companies. Mehrtash has also held many financial director and CEO positions in his long career.

Mehrtash has a particular interest in technology based and knowledge capital enterprises, and has sound knowledge of the management challenges faced by such enterprises.

Mehrtash brings a wealth of expertise in Corporate finance and management consulting, Business valuation and investment appraisal, Capital markets commercial due diligence, Forensic accounting, a strategic planning, Management Buy-out (MBO), Arbitration work and financial auditing of large and small corporations.

Mehrtash is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants (FCCA) of UK, a Chartered member of Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (MCSI) in London, MSc in Development Studies from Cardiff University.

LIST OF COUNTRY OFFICES

Operational Office:
McMillan Woods
Chartered Certified Accountants
International House
Cray Avenue, Orpington
Kent BR5 3RS
United Kingdom

Partner-in-charge:
Dato’ Dr Ronnie Silva

Mobile phone : +44(0)7553 783 000 (Dato’ Dr Ronnie Silva)
Telephone: +44(0)1689 879 070
Email: ronnie@mcmillanwoods.co.uk

Status: Affiliated Member Firm

Head Office

MJ UK LLP (Jackson Moughal Chartered Accountants)
29 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Holborn, London
United Kingdom

Partner(s)-in-charge:
Mr. Urfan Moughal

Telephone: +44 20 33270502
Email: glasgow@jmcauk.com