Experience

Pannone Corporate LLP

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • May 2016 - Present



Business Enterprise Fund

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Oct 2021 - Present



ShinDigger

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Apr 2015 - Present



gunnercooke

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Partner

  • Sep 2014 - May 2016



Addleshaw Goddard

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Partner

  • May 2013 - May 2014

  Having spent 5 years implementing a Key Account Programme across the business with the help of Cranfield School of Management and introducing a sector focus to Addleshaw Goddard's approach to the market I came to miss deal doing, networks but especially real businesses. My role is to use the skills developed over the past 5 years (and the previous too many to count) in finding and attracting new and interesting businesses and seeing what value I and/or AG can add to make a difference to those businesses. Show less

• Head of Clients and Markets

  • May 2008 - Apr 2013

  Implementing a Key Account Programme across AG providing advice and support to the partners who looked after the firm's top 20 Clients, ensuring those clients were prioritised for investment and service delivery, being responsible for a feedback programme across those Key Accounts and undertaking many of the interviews resulting in some cases in significant and positive changes in the relationship. I then spent two years undertaking the most in depth study of the challenges faced by General Counsel in the current environment and producing a toolkit for GCs to facilitate them thinking through those challenges. Show less

• Corporate Partner

  • Apr 2002 - Apr 2008

  M&A and Private Equity Partner - heavily transaction focused acting for Interflora on its demutualisation and the two biggest buy outs on Atlantic Street, Altrincham - namely the Stirling PLC P2P for LDC and the buy out of LBM for ISIS. Also lead partner for a FTSE 100 client who acquire on average 15-18 businesses a year



Andersen Legal

• Manchester, United Kingdom

• Managing Partner

  • Mar 1996 - Apr 2002

  Responsible for the management of the local office of Andersen Legal, its growth and integration within the Andersen Legal Network and Andersen, reporting to both the local head of tax and Andersen Legal UK Managing Partner. Clients for whom transactional advice was provided included Ocean Software on its sale to Infogrammes, Digital Projection on its sale to IMAX, Everest Double Glazing , Airtours and NES Responsible for the management of the local office of Andersen Legal, its growth and integration within the Andersen Legal Network and Andersen, reporting to both the local head of tax and Andersen Legal UK Managing Partner. Clients for whom transactional advice was provided included Ocean Software on its sale to Infogrammes, Digital Projection on its sale to IMAX, Everest Double Glazing , Airtours and NES



DLA Piper

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Partner

  • May 1990 - Nov 1996

  An M&A Partner with a focus on Private Equity, acting for Eurocamp plc on its MBO and subsequent flotation, MS International plc on its successful defence of a hostile takeover from Dobson Park and the investment in Ocean Software by Chargeurs. Acting for Natwest Equity Partners, Chartehouse Dev Cap amongst others. An M&A Partner with a focus on Private Equity, acting for Eurocamp plc on its MBO and subsequent flotation, MS International plc on its successful defence of a hostile takeover from Dobson Park and the investment in Ocean Software by Chargeurs. Acting for Natwest Equity Partners, Chartehouse Dev Cap amongst others.