Mr Don M Ho, FCA (Singapore) has over 40 years of experience in public practice as an approved company auditor and licensed insolvency practitioner.

It is relevant that a good liquidator (Public Accountant) should be well acquainted with the Accounting and Auditing Standards when dealing with the relevant Government regulators such as IPTO, ACRA, IRAS, CPF, CAD, AG Chambers and Ministries of Law and Finance.

Don has significant experience in formal insolvency engagements, business advisory, stakeholder management and turnarounds as the former Partner of Deloitte & Touche Singapore in charge of the Insolvency Practice

In his span of experience from the 1970s to-date, Mr Ho has been involved in numerous Court Winding Up, Corporate Restructuring, Creditors’ Voluntary Winding Up, and Members’ Voluntary Winding Up. Other forms of insolvency practices which Mr Ho has been appointed consisted of Judicial Management, Receiverships, Scheme of Arrangements, Corporate Valuations, Forensic Investigations for irregularities, contraventions, undervalue transactions and clawbacks.

Don has experience working on numerous assignments in Singapore, including:

• He has a wide experience as the Liquidator of companies in various local and overseas industries including but not limited to travel, oil & gas, manufacturing, property, investment holding, electronics, engineering, construction, manpower, food & beverage, transportation (super sports cars dealership), (STC Bus Co) tire manufacturing (Bridgestone Singapore), pawnshops, and many more.
• The type of companies for which Mr Ho has been appointed range from public companies involving more than 5,000 shareholders to small and medium enterprises. In the course of his work, Mr Ho has dealt with companies with different asset classes, i.e. inventory, properties, equities, intellectual properties, receivables, some of which have asset values in excess of S$10m to S$50m.
• Mr Ho has the wide experience, integrity and competence to carry out the assignments to the clients’ and the Court’s satisfaction (as an officer of the Court if appointed in that capacity). As a Public Accountant and approved Liquidator, Mr Don Ho is qualified to act as a Scheme Manager, Receiver and Manager, Judicial Manager, Liquidator and trustee in bankruptcy. He has also been involved as a contributing member under the Proposed Omnibus Insolvency Law Review Committee under the Insolvency & Public Trustees Office, the Singapore Law Reform Committee, as well as part of the Government Study Group representing ICPAS to Australia, Washington and London regarding Bankruptcy and Liquidation.

Professional Qualifications

• Fellow Chartered Accountant (CA)
• Fellow of Chartered Accountants (ACCA)
• Fellow & Founder of Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore
• Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
• Fellow of the CPA Australia

Industry & Service Specialisations

• Insolvency & Business Recovery
• Corporate Recovery
• Bankruptcy and Personal Insolvency
• Judicial Management
• Schemes of Arrangement
• Forensic Investigations
• Insolvency Litigation Funding
• Court Litigation Funding
• Court Litigation Support