Experts in Performance, Restructuring, and Growth.
Our Story
Avaer was founded to redefine how businesses navigate financial distress and transformation. With more than two decades of experience across law, accounting and insolvency, we recognised that conventional approaches often prioritise compliance and resource redeployment over preserving value and renewing operations.
Guided by the principles of value creation, insight and integrity, we partner with business owners, boards and financiers to stabilise operations, safeguard jobs and protect enterprise value. Avaer is committed to setting a new standard in restructuring — bringing empathy, clarity and bold action to transform crisis into continuity and position businesses for long-term success.
Every distressed financial statement reflects the challenges faced by people at its core. At Avaer, our commitment is to those people as much as the business. We deliver a holistic, multidisciplinary approach — integrating legal, financial and operational expertise into a single, lean service. By eliminating unnecessary layers, we reduce cost, accelerate decision-making, and provide solutions that are both commercially effective and strategically sound.
Our Values
Insight. Integrity. Impact.
Our values are more than statements—they’re how we show up for our clients, our colleagues, and our community. They reflect the way we listen, the depth of our commitment, and the results we strive for together. We believe in facing challenges head-on, choosing principle over convenience, and bringing both rigour and compassion to everything we do.
Our mission is to provide strategic, insightful, and tailored business solutions to individuals and organizations across all stages of growth. We are committed to helping our clients unlock their full potential by delivering practical advice, forward-thinking strategies, and straight forward, honest communication. Through a collaborative and client-centered approach, we aim to become a trusted partner in every client’s journey.
Our Leadership
Principal - Damien O'Reilly
Damien O’Reilly is a multidisciplinary transformation, restructuring and governance executive who integrates financial analysis, legal judgment and strategic clarity to guide organisations through complexity and change.
A legally qualified executive with professional credentials in accounting and finance, complemented by advanced expertise in governance, financial modelling and insolvency, he brings a rare combination of financial discipline, regulatory insight and turnaround capability. Damien works across transformation, restructuring, transaction support, operating models, performance uplift and risk.
His experience spans SMEs, public-purpose organisations, government, multinationals, ASX-listed companies and Tier-1 professional services, enabling a calm, pragmatic approach that delivers clarity, stability and alignment in high-stakes environments.
Damien is a Fellow of the Governance Institute, an admitted solicitor and barrister, a professional accountant, and a member of leading professional bodies across governance, law, turnaround and risk. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce, MBA, Juris Doctor and Master of Laws, alongside specialist credentials in insolvency, investigative analysis and mediation.
Beyond his professional practice, Damien is actively engaged in the community, serving as the current President of Cystic Fibrosis Western Australia, a not-for-profit improving the lives of people and communities affected by cystic fibrosis, respiratory conditions, and rare diseases.
Finance. Governance. Strategy.
Clarity in Complexity.
