Leading figures and up-and-coming professionals who have developed their careers share their experiences.
Marc Mullen speaks to six women in mid-market private equity about the changes so far in this once male-dominated world – and what’s still to come for diversity and inclusion, and supporting talent
Katie Leitch trained in Edinburgh then moved to Glasgow, where she’s building her private equity experience as an investment manager with Panoramic Growth Equity
Investors in biotech businesses must believe in management. Credibility is key, says Danny Lee, Burges Salmon corporate partner
Sarah Leiper-Jennings, senior associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, has taken the opportunity for industry and overseas secondments to build her experience as an M&A lawyer
Drive and determination has seen Klara Klarowicz make it to investment manager at LDC. Now she has big plans for the future, she tells Jo Russell.
As head of the UK deals practice at PwC, Lucy Stapleton oversees more than 200 partners and 2,000 staff. Diversity of thought is key to better advice, she tells Marc Mullen.
Training as an ACA continues to help after the move from corporate finance to private equity, recounts Connection Capital investment manager Lucy Merson.
Originating the first deal you work on gets your corporate finance career off to a flying start. EY’s Louise Leung is a very good example of how structured progression can be swift.
Hunting down opportunities worldwide in a specialised sector is what ICON’s Ben Kolada does – and when it works, it delivers.
Oliver Stephens, associate director at Headpoint Advisors, is firmly focused on delivering market-leading international M&A advice to mid-market companies across the UK.
John Butterworth, senior investment manager at Agathos, on how the firm developed an innovative approach to buying employee-owned businesses.
Kristine Chong, associate director at Salonica Group, loves rising to the challenge of investing in minority-led businesses, from the start of a deal to completion.
Daniel Jonas, transaction services partner at Azets, says being clear with vendors is key to keeping things moving in a deal.
Having built her corporate finance foundations, Gresham House Ventures investment director Maya Ward is now putting the focus on healthcare.
Detailed research and finding well-funded acquirers proves a successful strategy, says PEM Corporate Finance’s James Lewin.
Collaboration is key when it comes to getting complex deals done, says Gemma Legg, head of M&A for Thames Valley and South Coast at RSM UK.
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The Corporate Finance Faculty’s professional network includes close to 10,000 members and more than 80 member organisations. More than 40 per cent of the faculty’s membership is from beyond ICAEW.
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