Steve Barker is an Operating Partner at AVC Enterprises International, where he partners with portfolio company management teams to drive operational performance, execute value creation initiatives and support acquisition activity across the fund.

Steve joins AVC from FTI Consulting, where he was a Managing Director in Corporate Finance & Restructuring. Across Sydney and London, Steve has worked alongside sponsors, boards, founders, and management teams on complex operational and financial challenges, with particular expertise in operational turnaround, liquidity management, and performance improvement.

Steve’s experience includes leading the operational turnaround of a $450m revenue Brookfield-backed hospital business, delivering $17m of EBITDA improvement, and serving as the primary embedded advisor to the CFO of Hertz Europe through a successful €800m recapitalisation. He has also advised across a broad range of sectors including healthcare, consumer, infrastructure and industrials in both Australia and Europe.

Prior to FTI, Steve worked at Deloitte in London across restructuring and transaction services.

Steve is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelor of Economics (Distinction) from the University of Victoria, Canada.