Duncan Calder China Transactional Business Expert

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Duncan Calder (Managing Director)
Duncan Calder is a qualified Chartered Accountant
who has extensive financial and commercial
experience in providing valuations, forensic and
transactional services to clients. He was a
partner with KPMG Australia between 1997 and
2014, leading its Western Australian corporate
finance, forensic services and energy and natural
resources practices for over a decade.Duncan
was a member of the Chamber of Minerals Energy
WAs Infrastructure Economics Committee
(2008-2014) and was the Chair of the Forensic
Accountants Special Interest Group WA at the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
(2011-2014).
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About Duncan Calder
After studying accountancy at Lancashire
University and qualifying as a Chartered
Accountant in England, Duncan transferred to
Perth in 1987. He worked with KPMG for 28 years,
including 17 years as a partner.  He led KPMG's
Corporate Finance and Forensic Accounting teams
in Perth as well as being the Founding National
Chairman of KPMG's China Business
Practice.   Duncan is a nationally recognised
specialist and commentator on Sino Australian
business, having led the Australia China Business
Council as National President (2013 2014) and
Western Australian State President (2007 2013).
He was Chair of the Advisory Committee of the
Confucius Institute W.A. ? Duncan has extensive
experience in leadership positions with
not-for-profit organisations including having
been the Chair, Deputy Chair and Treasurer of
Parkerville Children and Youth Care for over a
decade as well as the State President of Amnesty
International.  He was a prominent member for two
Olympics and 2 Commonwealth Games on the
Fundraising Committee of the AOC. ? Duncan
provided strategic advice to the founders of
Manna in 2016 and was appointed to the Board in
June 2017, becoming Deputy Chair in January 2018.
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Duncan Calder Transactional services and deals
with China
Duncan founded and led KPMG Australias National
China Business Practice in 2002 and was a highly
visible and approachable leader of the Australia
China Business Council as National President
(2013 2014) and Western Australian State
President (2007 2013). Duncan spearheaded the
organisation as a respected leader and
commentator in international business,
championing it to a position as the peak national
body across Australia promoting Sino-Australian
trade and investment and delivering sweeping
change in reputation and political influence,
whilst achieving over 800 growth in Western
Australia. He was appointed as a Cultural
Ambassador for China and received a Friendship
Award from the Chinese Government for promoting
Sino-Australian relationships to build deep
relationships with generations of Chinese
business and government leaders over many years.
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Business valuations
Duncan has valued hundreds of business operations
over two decades as a specialist valuations
practitioner including operations in each of the
following industries iron ore, copper, gold,
coal, mineral sands, nickel, gold, diamonds,
zinc, lead, forestry, power generation, oil
gas, manufacturing, retail, agriculture, aged
care and retirement villages etc.
Forensic services and contract compliance
Duncan has performed many valuations and loss of
profit calculations for contractual disputes,
include the provision of expert witness testimony
in various courts throughout Australia including
the Family Court, the District Court and the
Supreme Court in both civil and criminal matters.
Duncan led many investigations into corporate
theft and fraud across a variety of business
sectors.
Strategic and infrastructure advisory
Economic Infrastructure advisory including
dealing with State Agreements and funding of
projects. Involved in significant pieces of work
regarding port and export infrastructure. 
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Work Experiance
Navigating China and Transactional Advisory
Services

• Assisted Baosteel in relation to a JV magnetite
  investment and iron ore off-take agreement with
  FMG and then being JOINTLY appointed by Baosteel
  and FMG to assist them to successfully
  restructure and merge their magnetite iron ore
  interests.
• Acted as principal financial adviser to Sinosteel
  for a 5 year period on negotiations with Rio
  Tinto in relation to the ultimately successful
  extension of the flagship Channar Iron Ore Joint
  Venture.
• Assisted Baosteel in relation to various
  potential investments including due diligence and
  negotiation assistance.
• Assisted Hunan Valin in its due diligence in
  relation to its investment in FMG
• Acted as financial adviser to Australia LNG in
  relation to negotiations with CNOOC Ltd, Chinas
  third largest oil and gas company.
• Provided Sinosteel with corporate finance,
  valuation and lead financial advisor acquisition
  negotiation advice in relation to a number of
  iron ore and uranium investments.
• MCC-CITIC Pacific various valuation, corporate
  finance, forensic dispute and other engagements

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Forensic Experience

• Loss of profit expert reports for
• Mt Gibson Irons claims against Rizhao, Pioneer
  and Sinom
• Consolidated Minerals various disputes with
  trucking contractors
• Multiple business valuations for Family Law
  purposes
• Investigations for FMG on major contracts and for
  counterparties with FMG
• Investigations on behalf of prominent Western
  Australian family of alleged theft and fraud by
  employees of their private company
• Investigations on behalf of prominent Western
  Australian family of alleged mismanagement and
  theft from pastoral properties by property
  manager
• Various construction disputes and contract
  compliance engagements between major contractors
  and its sub-contractors, including in relation to
  early termination of mining contracts and
  maximising financial and commercial outcomes.

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Strategic and Infrastructure Advisory

• Economic Infrastructure advisory including
  dealing with State Agreements and funding of
  projects. Involved in significant pieces of work
  regarding port and export infrastructure, for
  example
• He acted as principal financial adviser to the
  Port of Geraldton on the port deepening and
  capacity expansion projects
• He acted as principal financial adviser to the
  Port of Port Hedland on development of new public
  berth and advising in negotiations with FMG
• He acted as principal financial adviser to the
  Port of Esperance in relation to proposed port
  expansion
• Western Power advising Government in the
  evaluation of bids to build numerous power
  stations in regional Western Australia involving
  review of power plant agreements and power plant
  forecasts for a variety of fuel sources from coal
  to diesel to gas.
• China Railway Materials, CCCC and Yilgarn
  Infrastructure Limited various financial
  advisory roles including liaison and negotiation
  with State Government departments.

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Other Projects

• Duncan was financial adviser to Mitsui Iron Ore
  Development as in relation to its initial entry
  into Pilbara Rail with Rio Tinto and also its
  subsequent entry into Pilbara Iron, advising on
  financing and structuring issues.

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