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Interviews and profiles: Lead advisory

Read about the movers and shakers in the world of mergers and acquisitions.

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Headshot of Nadege Serna
Career paths: Lessons in life science
  • Article
  • 30 Mar 2026
  • Corporate Financier
Keen to build experience as a life sciences lawyer, there was only one place to go for Nadege Serna of Taylor Wessing. She talks about life in the Cambridge ecosystem.
Headshot of Magdalena Augé
Career paths: Well-travelled lawyer
  • Article
  • 02 Mar 2026
  • Corporate Financier
Rich experience of working in Paraguay, New York and London have made Magdalena Augé the M&A and private equity lawyer she is today at Gibson Dunn.
Future-proof your career in M&A in the age of AI
  • Hub page
  • 28 Jan 2026
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the world, and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) is certainly no exception.
Silvia Rindone, UK and Ireland managing partner for strategy and transactions at EY
Profile: Silvia Rindone, EY
  • Article
  • 09 Sep 2025
  • Corporate Financier
Silvia Rindone, UK and Ireland managing partner for strategy and transactions at EY, talks about how she is redefining the expertise needed to reshape the industry and meet the challenges facing advisory firms.
ICON Corporate Finance associate director Will Cave
Career paths: Will Cave, ICON Corporate Finance
  • Article
  • 10 Jul 2025
  • Corporate Financier
The desire to work with entrepreneurs is what spurred ICON Corporate Finance associate director Will Cave to move from business marketing into M&A, specialising in tech deals.
Andrew Frame, corporate finance partner and head of education sector M&A at Grant Thornton
On my CV: Andrew Frame, Grant Thornton
  • Article
  • 09 Apr 2025
  • Corporate Financier
Finding a deal structure that ensures alignment between the acquirer and vendors to best position the company for growth is critical, says Andrew Frame of Grant Thornton.
Tom Rowe-Jones, M&A director at LAVA Advisory Partners
On my CV: Tom Rowe-Jones, LAVA Advisory Partners
  • Article
  • 10 Mar 2025
  • Corporate Financier
Exploring all options for equity partners to ensure alignment for a diverse stakeholder base is key for M&A in the accountancy sector, says Tom Rowe-Jones of LAVA Advisory Partners.
Pearson CFO Sally Johnson
Profile: Sally Johnson, CFO, Pearson
  • Article
  • 05 Mar 2025
  • Corporate Financier
Its effective use of M&A saw education services company Pearson receive the Corporate Finance Faculty’s Corporate Development Award last November. Marc Mullen talks to CFO Sally Johnson about the importance of a clear strategy and how M&A plays its part.
Oliver Stephens, associate director at Headpoint Advisors
Career paths: Oliver Stephens, Headpoint Advisors
  • Article
  • 10 Dec 2024
  • Corporate Financier
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.
Gemma Legg, head of M&A for Thames Valley and South Coast at RSM UK
Career paths: Gemma Legg, RSM UK
  • Article
  • 10 Sep 2024
  • Corporate Financier
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.
haysmacintyre partner Jon Dawson, standing on a London rooftop with skyscrapers behind and beside greenery shrubs
On my CV: Jon Dawson, haysmacintyre
  • Article
  • 09 Jul 2024
  • Corporate Financier
Working as a group of advisers can move deals to the most appropriate and most efficient solutions, says haysmacintyre partner Jon Dawson.
Charindra Pathiwille, Deloitte’s managing partner of UK financial advisory
Profile: Charindra Pathiwille, Deloitte
  • Article
  • 06 Jun 2024
  • Corporate Financier
From ACA training two decades ago to taking over as managing partner of UK financial advisory last year, Deloitte’s Charindra Pathiwille can be considered a company ‘lifer’. He talks to Marc Mullen about the challenges facing M&A and aligning the firm with client needs in 2024
Deepti Patankar, M&A adviser, senior associate Taylor Wessing
Profile: Deepti Patankar
  • Article
  • 10 May 2024
  • Corporate Financier
Relishing challenges, grasping opportunities and learning from experiences are what makes an M&A adviser. Marc Mullen speaks to Deepti Patankar about a career that has already taken in more than most.
Kevin Paget Menzies director corporate finance team on my CV
On my CV: Kevin Paget, Menzies
  • Article
  • 06 Dec 2023
  • Corporate Financier
When cultural fit is key to a vendor, much due diligence on potential buyers is needed before a shortlist for approach is settled on, says Kevin Paget of Menzies.
Janice Clement-Smith Mazars director fast-track M&A career paths
Career paths: Janice Clement-Smith, Mazars
  • Article
  • 06 Dec 2023
  • Corporate Financier
How getting on Mazars’ director fast-track process gave Janice Clement-Smith’s M&A career a welcome boost.
Fred Dearden Mazars M&A director Corporate Financier on my CV
On my CV: Fred Dearden, Mazars
  • Article
  • 11 Oct 2023
  • Corporate Financier
Nothing was ever fully off the table, says Mazars M&A director Fred Dearden of the Forza Doors co-founders’ sale to Novastone Capital Advisors.
Gurpal Ahluwalia BDO UK head of M&A profile Corporate Financier
Profile: Gurpal Ahluwalia, BDO’s UK head of M&A
  • Article
  • 11 Oct 2023
  • Corporate Financier
The path from operating theatre to the M&A negotiating table is not well trodden. Marc Mullen speaks to Gurpal Ahluwalia, BDO’s UK head of M&A, about bringing diversity of thinking to the firm’s advisory offering.
Mark Wilson Headpoint managing partner ICAEW Corporate Financier on my cv
On my CV: Mark Wilson, Headpoint
  • Article
  • 11 Sep 2023
  • Corporate Financier
If expectations are not initially met, the advice from Mark Wilson of Headpoint is to be patient and address buyer value issues before re-engaging.
Brian Parker head of M&A ICON Corporate Finance man blue shirt ICAEW
On my CV: Brian Parker, ICON
  • Article
  • 09 Jun 2023
  • Corporate Financier
If you want to maximise value, don’t stop negotiating until the deal is signed, says Brian Parker, head of M&A at ICON Corporate Finance.
On my CV: Mike Halls
  • Article
  • 10 Mar 2023
Beer Mergers advises on smaller SME deals, usually working with owner-managers. Managing director Mike Halls talks about a historic deal that has proved the blueprint for future success.
Career paths: Sarah Leiper-Jennings
  • Article
  • 04 Aug 2022
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
Exclusive Career paths: Maria Thomas
  • Article
  • 10 May 2022
  • Corporate Financier
Becoming an expert in consumer M&A is the next step, Birmingham-based Grant Thornton director Maria Thomas tells Jo Russell.
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An interview with Keely Woodley
  • Article
  • 03 Dec 2021
  • Corporate Financier
Keely Woodley is the first woman to lead Grant Thornton’s corporate finance team. She discusses deals, diversity and the difficulties of virtual communication
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Profile on Azets and its corporate finance team leaders
  • Article
  • 22 Nov 2021
  • Corporate Financier
It’s been five years since Azets was founded with the backing of Hg Capital, developing out of Cogital. Marc Mullen speaks to the leaders of its corporate finance team across the country about what’s next.
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Siobhan Langwade and her plans for the future
  • Article
  • 22 Nov 2021
  • Corporate Financier
Recently promoted to partner, Siobhán Langwade, tech and life sciences specialist at Taylor Wessing, has just entered the next stage of her career. She tells Jo Russell about her plans for the future.
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