Spiro Papadolias is a Partner in Gilbert + Tobin’s Banking and Projects group, specialising in banking and finance matters including acquisition finance, real estate finance and general corporate finance.

He advises major corporate borrowers, sponsors and financial institutions on complex financing transactions and has extensive experience navigating the evolving Australian credit and financing market. Spiro is a trusted adviser to his clients, with his expertise recognised by leading legal directories.

Jason Tracy is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Restructuring & Turnaround in Sydney. He leads A&M’s Australian Corporate Restructuring team. With over 20 years of financial advisory, restructuring, and insolvency experience, he works in situations where capital is at risk—sometimes due to underperformance, other times crisis.

Mr. Tracy collaborates with C-Suite executives, boards, banks, governments, and investors to stabilize performance, manage stakeholders, address causes of underperformance, and design future plans (covering “safe harbor” legislation, turnaround, M&A, refinancing, and capital restructure). Where stabilization is not possible, he delivers innovative insolvency solutions.

Mr. Tracy occasionally provides expert evidence in regulatory and court proceedings. His experience spans engineering, contracting, property, construction, mining, financial services, manufacturing, technology, retail, tourism, accommodation, and health. 

Mr. Tracy’s advisory assignments have included bilateral and syndicate debt situations, in which he has acted for companies, debt, private equity, and other sponsors. Key mandates include numerous Australian Securities Exchange-listed and large private company debt situations, typically ranging from $35 to $500 million, but Mr. Tracy has also advised on exposures of over $1 billion. Recent engagements include Rugby Australia, Porter Davis Homes, Qenos, Longreach, Wingate, Commonwealth Bank Australia, ANZ Bank, Deutsche Bank, PAG, Whiteoak, and Macquarie. His recent formal insolvency and distressed M&A assignments include Keystone Asset Management, Austral Resources, Optima Technology, Laybuy, Clough Group, ProBuild, Lloyd Group, STA Travel, Ralan Group, Colette Hayman, Rapid Loans Group, Direct FX, Linchpin Capital, Quickflix, Tasman Civil, Retail Adventures, and Rubicon.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Tracy spent 20 years with Deloitte, including 13 years as a Partner.

Mr. Tracy earned a bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, and law from the University of Technology Sydney. He is a Chartered Accountant, a member of the Turnaround Management Association, a member of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association, and a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. He is also a Registered Liquidator.

Kate White is the APAC Managing Director of GLAS, overseeing the firm's business across Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and wider Asia.

GLAS is a rapidly growing global financial services firm providing agency, trustee and corporate services to clients across the debt and capital markets. Its exceptional international growth has expanded GLAS’ footprint across key financial centres in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific and established GLAS as a trusted partner on some of the world's most complex financing and restructuring transactions.

She is responsible for regional strategy, growth, operations, risk governance and people leadership. With extensive experience in agency, trustee and corporate services, Kate has worked on a wide range of financing, restructuring and capital markets transactions throughout the Asia-Pacific region. She is passionate about operational excellence, innovation and talent development, and is actively driving initiatives that enhance client service, strengthen governance frameworks and leverage technology to improve business performance across the region.

Kate is a qualified lawyer and prior to her current role held senior leadership positions within the financial services sector, building significant experience in complex transactions, client relationship management, business development, operations and governance.

Kate is an active member of the APLMA (currently on the Agency and WILMA committees) and TMA Australia (former board member).

Atiya is a Managing Partner, member of Exco and voter at Investment Committee at Privity.

Atiya has over 25 years of experience in debt capital markets, structured finance and private equity across Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Australia. She has advised both large-cap corporates and mid-cap companies on capital structuring and led their debt deals for acquisition, project, hybrid capital, leverage and structured finance. Previously she has held leadership positions as Managing Director at Barclays (UK), responsible for multibillion international debt business across 20 markets and held voting membership of the Underwriting Committee and Capital Allocation/Commercial Return Committee. Prior to Barclays, Atiya headed Structured Finance within Capital Markets (Syndication) at Standard Chartered Bank across multiple regions and aviation financing globally. She runs her advisory business in Hong Kong and sits on various boards.  Atiya holds a MSc – International Accounting & Finance, from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a MBA – Major in Finance – IBA, from the University of Karachi – Pakistan.