Navigating competing stakeholder interests and designing a consensual long-term solution is the key to success in situations with financial challenge.

Tom Garside

Turnaround and Restructuring Adviser

Trusted restructuring adviser helping clients solve financial challenges in high stress situations. Commercial, resilient, empathetic.

Tom leads the Performance, Turnaround and Restructuring team in South Africa with a track record of success in advising companies, their Boards or stakeholders on financial and strategic restructurings across Africa.

He focuses on using commercial and consensual solutions to adjust existing financial structures and relationships, allowing companies time to restore value. Throughout the restructuring process he provides technical analysis, strategic insight and empathetic leadership.

Having lived in London, Dublin and Johannesburg he has advised clients across Africa, the UK and Europe. 

He is an UK Chartered Accountant, holds a BA (Hons) Geography degree and a graduate diploma in law. 

How is Tom bulding a better working world?

Tom helps businesses facing financial challenges rebuild, reshape, and preserve value for stakeholders. This directly preserves jobs and helps drive a more sustainable South African future. 

As part of EY’s wider Capital Advisory team, he helps lead a diverse team, drawing on EY’s full capabilities to deliver tailored advisory strategies that help companies build for the future.

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