Professional services consultancy and a personal vehicle for various projects.

Legal Finance across Asia Pacific and the Middle East

Investors in SE Asia and UK

Partner level recruitment for international law firms

Beaton Capital specialises in advising professional service firms on strategy, governance, capital structure and mergers, acquisitions and disposals.

Established Hong Kong and Singapore offices for the firm and grew the two offices to over 60 lawyers. Responsible for strategy and operations across the region, including the firm's Shanghai office and the successful application for the firm's Beijing licence. Served on the firm's International Strategy group.

Responsible for the strategy and implementation of that strategy for DLA in Asia Pacific resulting in threefold growth in revenues. Established the firm's offices in Beijing and Tokyo. Also responsible for the day to day regional operational issues. Served on the firm's international management board.

Rejoined DLA to head up its Edinburgh office.

Headhunted by one of the UK's computer games industry veterans for the role of chief executive of what became Europe's largest independent computer games developer.

Started as a trainee solicitor with Needham & James, qualified as a solicitor in 1984 and became a partner specialising in M&A and private equity transactions in 1987. Needham & James was taken over by DLA Piper in 1993. Appointed Birmingham office managing partner in 1995. Elected to the board of DLA Piper in 1998 and chaired its partner remuneration committee.