Mr. Middleton’s notable assignments include serving as lead liquidator of Lehman Brothers’ operations in Asia; leading the financial restructuring of the state owned Vietnam Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (Vinashin) via a UK scheme of arrangement; and acting as financial advisor to CIC in the restructuring of Bumi Resources in Indonesia.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Middleton served as a Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey, where he was Co-Head of its Asian Financial Restructuring Group. This position followed a long tenure as a partner of KPMG China, where he led its restructuring and insolvency business in China and the Asia-Pacific region for 10 years.

Mr. Middleton earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and politics from the University of Manchester. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and of INSOL International, and is a member of International Insolvency Institute.