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Interviews and profiles

Read about the movers and shakers in the world of private equity.

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Jonathan Szoke
Career paths: New environment
  • Article
  • 10 Oct 2025
  • Corporate Financier
Jonathan Szoke joined BDO at the start of 2025 to set up an ESG due diligence offering. It’s been a long journey for the South African, who started out working on a game reserve as a conservationist.
Yaroslav Magnus-Hamblett, Associate Director, Transaction Services at S&W
Career paths: Will Cave, ICON Corporate Finance
  • Article
  • 09 Sep 2025
  • Corporate Financier
Understanding the many services that can add value to clients on transactions is the next step for S&W’s Yaroslav Magnus-Hamblett.
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.
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Profile: The BGF Foundation
  • Article
  • 09 Jul 2024
  • Corporate Financier
The skills private equity has to offer can provide great benefits for charities. Jo Russell speaks to Andy Gregory and Matt Little about the work of the BGF Foundation.
Victoria Kisseleva is an M&A partner at FRP Corporate Finance
On my CV: Victoria Kisseleva, FRP Corporate Finance
  • Article
  • 10 May 2024
  • Corporate Financier
Finding the balance between too much and too little due diligence is key when advising private equity on a sector that’s new to them, says FRP Corporate Finance M&A partner Victoria Kisseleva.
Malcolm Kpedekpo, Panoramic Growth Equity partner on my CV
On my CV: Malcolm Kpedekpo, Panoramic Growth Equity
  • Article
  • 12 Feb 2024
  • Corporate Financier
Bringing co-investors into a buy-and-build opportunity has its benefits, says Malcolm Kpedekpo, Panoramic Growth Equity partner.
Exclusive Career paths: Jordan Kay
  • Article
  • 25 Nov 2022
  • Corporate Financier
Jordan Kay at Mobeus Equity Partners has shown drive to develop his career in private equity. He talks to Jo Russell about his next goals.
Exclusive Career paths: Katie Leitch
  • Article
  • 26 Sep 2022
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
Exclusive Breaking glass ceilings
  • Article
  • 22 Sep 2022
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
Exclusive Profile: Lucy Stapleton, PwC
  • Article
  • 27 Jun 2022
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.
Exclusive Career paths: Lucy Merson
  • Article
  • 26 May 2022
Training as an ACA continues to help after the move from corporate finance to private equity, recounts Connection Capital investment manager Lucy Merson.
Claire Davis
Exclusive On my CV Claire Davis
  • Article
  • 26 May 2022
Matching an investor’s USP with a management team’s priorities was a big challenge, says Claire Davis, partner at LAVA Advisory Partners.
Exclusive On my CV: Carl Swansbury of Ryecroft Glenton
  • Article
  • 10 May 2022
  • Corporate Financier
Asking the right questions is a big part of a successful deal, says Carl Swansbury, Ryecroft Glenton’s head of corporate finance
Adrian Alexander
Exclusive On my CV: Adrian Alexander
  • Article
  • 25 Mar 2022
The sale of musical instrument retailer GAK struck a chord with private equity investors, explains Adrian Alexander.
Sam Phillips at PKF Francis Clark
  • Article
  • 03 Dec 2021
  • Corporate Financier
Sam Phillips, transaction services director at PKF Francis Clark talks about building momentum, positively disrupting the norm, and adding value to the firm’s due diligence offering in the South West and beyond
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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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Rowena Gracey of 3i’s private equity team
  • Article
  • 05 Jul 2021
  • Corporate Financier
3i’s Rowena Gracey discusses the challenges that make her role demanding and why management teams value an outside perspective.
Exclusive Jordana Cropper investment director at NorthEdge Capital
  • Article
  • 22 Apr 2021
  • Corporate Financier
Witnessing the full private equity cycle from start to finish is Jordana Cropper’s short-term ambition.
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Julia Lada, Spectrum Corporate Finance
  • Article
  • 15 Oct 2020
  • Corporate Financier
Julie Lada explains how she went from small finance roles in Athens to debt advisory manager at Spectrum Corporate Finance.
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Skyler ver Bruggen career profile
  • Article
  • 25 Jun 2020
  • Corporate Financier
Skyler Ver Bruggen talks about easing her way into the world of buy-outs, from knowing nothing about private equity to becoming origination manager at ECI and what that involves.
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