Ron Thompson

Managing Director
30 years of experience in China
Expertise in finance, credit and restructuring in Asia
Extensive experience as an investor in sourcing, valuing, acquiring and managing NPL portfolios in addition to having managed the sale process of individual credits as well as non-performing loan portfolios
Hong Kong
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Ron Thompson is a Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal Asia and leads Asia’s Restructuring Practice. Mr. Thompson is based in Hong Kong.

With close to 30 years of experience in China and Asia, Mr. Thompson brings expertise in finance, credit and restructuring in Asia.   Mr. Thompson’s primary expertise lies in financial restructuring and has significant experience acting in the capacity as a creditor, investor and advisor related with in court restructurings and liquidations as well as out of court processes or government influenced restructurings. 

Mr. Thompson has extensive experience as an investor in sourcing, valuing, acquiring and managing NPL portfolios in addition to having managed the sale process of individual credits as well as non-performing loan portfolios.  Mr. Thompson, in the capacity as an investor and as a board member, has participated in multiple operational turnaround situations.  Mr. Thompson’s has broad industry expertise including fast moving consumer goods, power generation, metals and mining, construction, manufacturing, telecom and technology and financial institutions.   

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Thompson was at Standard Chartered where he headed the workout team in Taiwan, worked in the Mezzanine and Alternative Solutions Team for Principle Finance and most recently was the Chief Credit Officer for China.  Prior to Standard Chartered, Mr. Thompson worked in corporate finance at Bear Stearns and Bank of China International and oversaw the China business for Clearwater Capital.

Mr. Thompson graduated Magna Cum Laude from Colby College, studied Chinese literature at Peking University and holds an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.  Mr. Thompson is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

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Ron Thompson speaks on a panel about debt restructuring in China at the Debtwire Forum Asia Pacific 2022
A&M’s Ron Thompson, Managing Director and Lead of the Restructuring and Insolvency practice in Asia, speaks about the likelihood of holistic restructurings and the risk of insolvency for distressed developers in China. 
Alvarez & Marsal’s Asia Restructuring team recently advised Golden Wheel Tiandi Holdings Company Limited (“Company”), a Hong Kong listed property developer, on the successful restructuring of its three series of offshore notes totaling USD445m (“Senior Notes”).
Ron Thompson of Asia’s Restructuring Practice moderated the “All Eyes on China” panel at the sixth Annual Debtwire Asia-Pacific Forum on October 6th, the preeminent event connecting the private, leveraged and distressed credit communities that are focused on Asia.
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