I am a Partner in the Manchester office of Duff & Phelps. I work in the advisory and restructuring side of the firm. I principally advise corporate SME's and their stakeholders on issues arising from financial difficulty and strategic change.Having worked in corporate finance and business consultancy my focus is always to identify practical and realistic solutions to enable a business to solve it's financial difficulties and establish a credible way forward.I have a depth of experience in helping business that have accumulated tax arrears to agree realistic time to pay arrangements with HMRC. This service offering has been of enormous benefit to many company directors and their financiers. As a Insolvency Practitioner I am able to ensure that directors receive the right advice when financial pressures are at their most extreme. Being able to explain a company's options in a clear and precise manner is vitally important.Duff & Phelps is a leading global valuation and corporate advisory firm with headquarters in New York. The business employs over 2,500 people worldwide.