At the core of our work is a drive to securing transactional outcomes that provide the best possible shareholder value for our clients. Given our pure advisory purpose, we are free from conflicts of interest that may be inherent in larger, multi-product firms. For over 10 years, we have established a solid track record of negotiating exceptional outcomes across M&A, Debt, Capital Management and Strategic Advisory engagements, and are often called into contentious and complex situations.
LCC is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, which formalises our view of being a responsible corporate citizen. We believe strongly in the role of corporations to lead in philanthropic causes and is a keen supporter of sport, art and community causes through the LCC Foundation such as The Sydney Children’s Hospital, Cure for Life and Variety – The Children’s Charity.
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Nicholas Assef is the Founder and Principal of LCC Asia Pacific. Formerly an attorney with Allen Allen & Hemsley, Nicholas transitioned to investment banking and founded LCC in 2004 following working in bulge bracket and boutique investment banking operations.
Nicholas has delivered specialist counsel to clients on domestic and cross border corporate initiatives, mergers & acquisitions transactions and contentious corporate situations – typically involving complex disputes between joint venturers, shareholders and / or directors. In addition to servicing the Australian market, Nicholas has worked extensively with Asian & Northern Hemisphere clients executing Australian & Asia wide strategies.
He regularly authors and presents research papers on topics ranging from “game theory” & the China Belt & Road through to sector specific themes around the Engineering, Resource & Oilfield Services, Mining Services, Technology Services and Complex Services Sectors. He has also worked extensively in Resources & Energy.
He is a member of numerous leading professional associations, including the Australian Drilling Industry Association, AUSTMINE, the Mining & Energy Services Council of Australia, the Marine Technology Society and the Law Society of NSW. He is also a member of Rotary International and a Benefactor of the Art Gallery of NSW Foundation.
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With over 20 years of banking experience, in particular with project and infrastructure finance, Simon serves as subject matter expert for the firm in Renewables and Energy projects. Prior to joining LCC, he was the Managing Director of Chinese Wind Turbine Manufacturer – Sinovel Wind Group, a leading Chinese manufacturer of Wind Turbine Generators leading commercial teams tendering for Australian & New Zealand wind farm projects.
Previously, Simon was one of three senior bankers for Societe Generale based in Australia. His role had a product and relationship focus that included leading strategic initiatives in major Industrial sectors. He was also with Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney & London as Industry Head, Environmental Initiatives, Project & Infrastructure Finance, providing team leadership for up to eight project / corporate finance bankers and risk executives.
Simon holds an MA and BA in Natural Science with Honours from the University of Cambridge as well as an MBA from Sydney University.
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Duncan commenced with LCC Asia Pacific in June 2009.
With a background in electronics and radio engineering, Duncan’s career spans over 30 years in which time he has developed the technical and entrepreneurial expertise that he brings to his work at LCC. Duncan joined LCC from a management consulting practice where he advised clients seeking new markets outside their specialty field, including related venture financing and M&A transactions.
Commercially astute, Duncan has established and run successful technology businesses, including spending 10 years in the financial markets co-founding a world-leading wireless financial information distributor with real-time services across 21 countries. He has also developed businesses in electronics, software, security, engineering, healthcare, music and media.
Adding to his geographically diverse experience, Duncan has served on boards in Africa and the Middle East, and has led reconstructions and negotiations of multi-million dollar government and corporate contracts. Duncan is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Duncan is a motoring enthusiast and avid motorcyclist with many an adventure under his belt, including an attempt to ride across Russia on the infamously unreliable Ural motorcycle sidecar outfit.
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David commenced with LCC Asia Pacific in 2016.
David is a business professional with more than 15 years of multifaceted internal corporate and management consulting experience in a diverse range of industries in Australia and Europe, predominantly in the service and manufacturing sectors.
Throughout his career he has completed significant consulting assignments and performance improvement projects with various organisations ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to large international companies. His areas of expertise include strategic planning, strategy development, program and project management, business development, business transformation, pre M&A positioning and post M&A support. His exposure to a variety of organisations and cultural settings enables him to adjust to client’s specifics and thus successfully engage and drive assignments in different environments.
Prior to joining LCC Asia Pacific David was a Senior Management Consultant with Duropack Group and then DS Smith after the latter acquired Duropack. Earlier, he worked as a Senior Management Consultant/Project Manager for Monsters Solutions and as a Senior Business Consultant for Davidson Recruitment.
David holds a Master of Business from Queensland University of Technology and a Bachelor of Economics from University of Belgrade.
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Gregory re-commenced with LCC Asia Pacific in 2019, after previously working with the Firm.
Gregory has over seven years of mergers & acquisitions experience providing strategic & financial advice to a diverse range of topics which at their core centre on shareholder value. Prior to this, Gregory worked for Westfield within their treasury division.
Greg has specific expertise and interest in the engineering, contracting / services and technology sectors.
Gregory holds a Masters of Business Administration from Bond University.
Ashley, after previously pursuing a football career over in Europe, returned home to Australia and recently graduated from the University of Melbourne.
Whilst completing his Commerce degree in Melbourne, he also gained experience in the Accounting and Management Consulting fields. Currently, whilst working at LCC, he is completing a Master of Finance in Investment Banking from UNSW, as well as a Juris Doctor from the ANU.
Carly spent 3 years as an Actuarial Analyst at Mercer, a global consulting leader in NYC. Her role focused on strategising with clients to enhance their retirement benefit programs using financial measurement and actuarial modelling. She has experience with data analysis, risk assessment and solving complex problems.
Carly holds a Bachelor of Science with an Actuarial Science and Economic Analysis dual major from Binghamton University in New York.
After completing an extensive exam process with curriculum including financial mathematics, corporate finance, applied statistics, probability, modelling for financial economics and life contingencies, Carly became an Associate of the Society of Actuaries in November 2016.
Outside of work, Carly enjoys travel, hiking, running and basketball.
James Allpike graduated from the University of Western Australia with an Honours in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in accounting and finance. He has a continued interest in the Australian mining, resources, and renewable energy sectors, where he has been an active participant for the past 2 years.
James has spent time in the financial technology sector where he aided investment bankers use technology to streamline M&A pipelines and in addition to this, has spent time at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia where he worked on complex cash flow lending debt transactions for SMEs.
Luna commenced with LCC Asia Pacific in 2018.
Prior to joining LCC Asia Pacific, Luna worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and was involved in the negotiation and provision of legal advice on international treaties. Luna also worked on transnational organised crime, politic, security, and economy issues; including assisting to establish the international organisation offices in Indonesia.
In her role with LCC Asia Pacific, she provides assistance to the senior staff and overall support for the Firm.
Luna holds a Master of International Law from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Law from Padjadjaran University, Indonesia.
Karmen commenced with LCC Asia Pacific in 2011.
As Design Leader, Karmen is responsible for making sure LCC’s visual message is always polished and professional. Karmen provides specialist design input for Brand Management, Information Memorandum design, Marketing Document Design and Production, Pitch Presentation Design and Online Communications / Web design.
