I was retained by Dialight Plc to assist them in preparation of their 3 year Strategic Plan. I built a detailed monthly P&L and cashflow projections model for the business plan, covering worldwide operations, new product development and covenant and sensitivity analysis, and prepared various papers for the board of directors.Dialight is the world leader in LED industrial lighting technology with over 1 million LED fixtures installed worldwide. Dialight recorded revenues of £170m in 2018 and is listed on the UK Stock Exchange.

I was retained by Wagamama to assist them in the sale of the business from their PE owners Duke Street.My responsibilities included: co-ordination of external financial and commercial due diligence teams; day-to-day liaison between external advisors and management; preparation of support materials required for deal documentation including Information Memorandum, due diligence reports, investor marketing presentation and dataroom; conducted various financial analysis on the business including ROI, run-rate, commercial analysis, valuation; reviewing and advising on transaction issues including SPA and management warranties; liaison with buyer team and advisors on documentation require for Class 1 acquisition prospectus, including managing audit thereof.Wagamama is a leading pan-Asian restaurant brand operating primarily in the UK casual dining market. With 133 restaurants in the UK, 5 in the US and 58 franchised restaurants across EMEA, it generated revenues of £307m in 2018. In December 2018 the business was sold to the Restaurant Group Plc, one of the UK's largest independent restaurant groups and listed on the UK Stock Exchange.

I was retained by Synlab to assist them in the area of business planning/analysis and valuation.My responsibilities included development of the Group's 5 year business plan including building of a detailed monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow projections model; conducted impairment reviews of the Group's goodwill in accordance with IAS 36 for the Group audit, including DCF valuations; preparation of going concern memorandum including compiling monthly cash flow projections, sensitivity / scenario analysis and cash headroom and covenant review under the Group's financing arrangementsSynlab is the largest European clinical laboratory and medical diagnostics services company with a network of over 400 laboratories across 40 countries. Synlab is majority owned by Cinven and employs over 20,000 employees.

I was retained by Brakes Group to assist them in preparing for an exit (including potential IPO) by their private equity owners, Bain Capital, as part of the next stage of the Group’s development. My responsibilities included: Development of the Group’s 5 year business plan; preparation of presentations for the board of directors; building a detailed monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow projections model for the IPO process; day to day liaison with reporting accountants, lawyers and investment banks to prepare the associated IPO marketing and investor presentations, prospectus and legal agreements.Brakes Group is a leading foodservice distributor in Europe with leading market positions in the UK, France and Sweden, and a presence in Ireland, Spain and Belgium. It employs over 15,000 employees and had revenues of £3.3bn in 2015.In February 2016, the Group was acquired from Bain Capital by Sysco Corporation, the leading foodservice distributor in the USA, for an enterprise value of £2.2bn.

As Senior Director in the Transaction Advisory Group, I led numerous financial due diligence (FDD) assignments for PE and corporate clients, running all aspects of a deal. This included:- Conducting investigative FDD procedures and producing reports on the target business, encompassing (inter alia): products and key markets; analysis and review of financial performance and KPIs / business metrics; review of working capital and cash flow; assessment and evaluation of business plans; sensitivity and scenario analysis; identification of adjustments to pricing of the deal; carve-out/separation issues; evaluation of management, systems and internal controls;- leading teams of various sizes in execution of the engagement;- liaison with other advisers to the transaction (investment banks; lawyers; other specialists)- supporting the negotiation process for the client, including reviewing sale and purchase agreements and advising on purchase price mechanisms, reps and warrantiesSpent 1 year seconded to Munich to help set up Alvarez & Marsal's Transaction Advisory practice in Germany

Director in the Transaction Services Group in London, specializing in providing buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence to corporates and private equity firms

Manager in the Transaction Services Group in Frankfurt, specializing in providing buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence to corporates and private equity firms

Audit executive in the business and advisory group in Bristol, providing audit and assurance services.