Simon Cope-Thompson
Partner
Livingstone London
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After graduating from Manchester University with a first class honors degree, Simon qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen in London.
Since joining Livingstone Partners in 1994, Simon has led over 75 deals across a variety of sectors, acting for owner managers, corporate and private equity houses.
Whilst Simon co-heads the Consumer sector team, he continues to be actively involved in the Human Capital, Healthcare, and Technology sectors.
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Richard Fetterman
Partner
Livingstone London
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After graduating in Economics from Manchester University, Richard qualified as a lawyer at Paisner & Co before joining Herbert Smith as a corporate lawyer. In 1999 Richard joined KPMG Corporate Finance where he was instrumental in the development of its media team until joining Livingstone in 2006.
Richard is jointly responsible for Livingstone’s media:tech team and is currently developing Livingstone’s global Healthcare team. Richard has led a wide range of private and public company transactions across numerous sectors.
Jeremy Furniss
Partner
Livingstone London
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Following graduation from Cambridge University and law school, Jeremy joined Clifford Chance, the international corporate law firm. Since qualifying as a lawyer in 1991 Jeremy has specialised in M&A in the public and private company arenas.
Jeremy joined Livingstone in 1993, he has led deals in a variety of sectors including defence and automotive engineering, printing and packaging, building products and consultancy.
Jeremy is primarily responsible for leading the firm's Business Services sector team but is also active in the Defence and Security sectors. Jeremy has played an active role in developing Livingstone's international M&A capability.
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Patrick Groarke
Partner
Livingstone London
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Patrick qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte in Dublin. He then joined multinational fruit distributor The Fyffes Group in London as Special Projects Accountant where he gained extensive operational and corporate finance experience working in the UK, USA and Spain.
Patrick has led a significant number of management buy-outs/buy-ins, acquisition and disposal assignments since joining in 1994. He has extensive experience in the Food, Print & Packaging, Manufacturing and Home and Building Products sectors.
He heads up Livingstone's Private Equity practise and co-heads Livingstone's Consumer team.
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James Lever
Partner
Livingstone London
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James joined Livingstone in 1999, having qualified as a lawyer at international law firm Cameron McKenna.
James has led in excess of 50 transactions comprising a range of disposals, acquisitions and MBOs for corporate, private equity and entrepreneurial clients, predominantly within the Business Services and Consumer sectors.
He is a member of Livingstone's Business Services and Consumer sector teams
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Tim Lyle
Partner
Livingstone London
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Tim joined Livingstone in 1989 with experience of buying and selling companies as a principal.
Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young, he moved into a corporate development role with a number of international groups.
Tim has advised on over 100 deals at Livingstone with deal values of up to £200m ($400m). He has worked with owner-managers, listed and international groups, private equity houses and management teams on buying and selling businesses in sectors such as media:tech, Recruitment, Food and Financial Services. Tim is jointly responsible for Livingstone's media:tech team.
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Phillip McCreanor
Partner
Livingstone London
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Phillip joined Livingstone in 2006, having previously led Deloitte's Industrial Products team globally and having led transactions for corporate and private equity clients in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Australasia.
He has extensive experience of the Industrials sector, with specific experience of Packaging & Print and Automotive. Phillip co-leads the Industrial team.
Graham Carberry
Director
Livingstone London
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Graham joined Livingstone from KPMG in 2005. He graduated from Durham University and is a member of The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.
Graham principally works within the Industrial Products and Services sector, where he has specialist knowledge of several niche sectors including: Aerospace & Defence; Energy; Medical Technology and Engineered products.
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Daniel Domberger
Director
Livingstone London
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Having completed his schooling in Australia, Daniel graduated from Oxford University in 2000. He then moved to the United States to join Tyco Electronics Corporation, the world's largest supplier of passive electronic components, where he worked as part of Tyco's in-house M&A team. Upon his return to the UK, Daniel joined Moore Stephens Corporate Finance, where he advised clients on a range of transaction types. He continued his education in his spare time, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 2004.
Daniel devotes most of his time to working in Livingstone's media:tech sector, with a focus on software and online media, and the Consumer sector team.
MA (Oxon), ACA
Kristian Gavan
Director
Livingstone London
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Kristian joined BDO Stoy Hayward in 1998, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant, working with entrepreneurial and owner-managed businesses.
In 2004 he joined KPMG's mid-market Corporate Finance team, where he focused on private equity transactions with clients including Candover, Exponent, Trinity Mirror and National Accident Helpline.
He was a member of the Healthcare and Support Services teams at KPMG prior to joining Livingstone in 2007.
Kristian now focuses on the Business Services sector team.
Alex John
Director
Livingstone London
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After graduating from Durham University, Alex qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in London. During his time at KPMG, Alex gained experience of M&A tax, due diligence and valuation assignments, with a particular focus on property and construction companies.
Since joining Livingstone in January 2007, Alex has advised on and led a number of transactions, including disposals, acquisitions and MBOs for corporate and private equity clients and owner managers. Previous clients include EIC, Hamworthy, Brandon Hire, Hallmark Industries, Exploration Logistics and Reed & Mackay.
Alex has worked across a number of sectors but has built considerable experience within the Industrial and Business Services sectors. Particular areas of expertise include HVAC/building products, engineered products and automation/controls.
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Christopher Jones
Director
Livingstone London
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Christopher has nearly ten years of M&A advisory experience and is Co-Head of Livingstone’s Consumer sector team.
Christopher joined Livingstone in 2005, prior to which he spent five years at Ernst & Young in London where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Christopher has advised on over 25 transactions, including company disposals, fundraisings, acquisitions and a large number of private equity backed deals. Christopher has a specialist focus on the Travel, Leisure, Retail and Consumer Products sectors.
Christopher’s recent transactions include the £47m sale of cinema group City Screen to Cineworld plc, the (2009) recapitalisation and subsequent (2012) £19m sale of online travel agent Iglu.com, and the £50m sale of leading business travel management group Reed & Mackay.
Christopher graduated from Durham University in 1999.
Tom Phipps
Director
Livingstone London
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After graduating from University College, London with a degree in history in 1995, Tom joined the Financial Times Group, where he worked as a sector analyst. Since he joined Livingstone in 1998, Tom has led a number of transactions in a variety of different sectors and has developed considerable experience in the Consumer, Technology and Business Services sectors. Much of Tom's current role is focused on developing Livingstone's Food & Beverage, Human Capital and Technology sectors, leading transactions and generating deal opportunities.
Bill Troup
Managing Director, Debt Advisory
Livingstone London
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Bill has over 20 years’ experience of investing, leveraged funding and advising in the banking and private equity sector, as well as having led corporate acquisition and disposals. With Royal Bank of Scotland’s Leveraged Finance group he set up the Scotland team, led their expansion into Europe and was Managing Director of its large deals joint venture: Caledonian Capital. He was then Managing Director of Royal Bank Ventures before founding Capital Advisors Limited, providing debt advisory and strategic corporate advice to investment and management teams. As a result he has extensive financing experience across a range of sectors and industries. Prior to joining RBS Bill qualified as a CA with KPMG and was Deputy Head of M&A at The Morgan Crucible Company.
Eleanor Wilkinson
Director
Livingstone London
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After graduating from Lancaster University with a BA in philosophy, Eleanor joined KPMG in London where she qualified as a chartered accountant.
Eleanor transferred to the Corporate Finance arm of KPMG in 2004 where she completed a significant number of transactions focusing mainly on financial services businesses and private equity exits. She joined Livingstone in 2007 and works across a variety of sectors.
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Simon Cooper
Deal Leader
Livingstone London
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Simon qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Ernst & Young after joining the firm from the University of Nottingham where he studied Economics. During his time at Ernst & Young, Simon was part of the corporate finance rotation programme, spending time in the M&A, restructuring, commercial and financial due diligence teams. He gained experience across a broad spectrum of sectors, with a particular emphasis on retail and media. Simon joined Livingstone in April 2010, and works across a variety of sectors.
Roshan Doostdar
Deal Leader
Livingstone London
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After graduating from the University of York, where he studied Economics & Finance, Roshan qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in London. During his 4 years at Ernst & Young, he gained extensive experience of the financial services industry, working within the Assurance, Transaction Support and Business Modelling teams. Roshan has worked on buy-side, sell-side, carve-out, and model build assignments for a range of corporates and PE clients.
Roshan joined Livingstone in 2011 and works within Livingstone’s Business Services team, and he is also actively involved in the Debt Advisory practice.
Thomas Holroyd
Deal Leader
Livingstone London
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After graduating from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Engineering and Management Studies, Thomas joined PwC in London where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. During his time at PwC, Thomas worked in the firm’s Business Recovery Services department and gained experience in the financial services, retail and paper industries.
Thomas joined Livingstone in 2011 and works within Livingstone’s media:tech team.
Anant Kapoor
Deal Leader
Livingstone London
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After graduating from the University of Durham, where he studied Economics, Anant joined Ernst & Young, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He also holds an MSc (Distinction) in Accounting and Finance from Cass Business School. During his time at Ernst & Young, Anant was part of the firm’s Financial Services team, initially within their audit practice and subsequently within their M&A team. Having worked on a number of buy-side, sell- side and fund-raising assignments for PE houses, owner managers and corporates, Anant has extensive experience of managing M&A processes, detailed company analysis, financial modelling and valuation. Anant works across a variety of Livingstone’s sectors.
Oliver Vaughan
Deal Leader
Livingstone London
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Oliver qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte after joining the firm from the University of Warwick where he obtained an Economics degree. During his time at Deloitte, Oliver worked across audit and transaction services for a broad base of clients within the Energy, Infrastructure and Utilities' sectors.
Richard Barlow
Senior Consultant
Livingstone London
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Richard is a Senior Consultant to Livingstone, with over 25 years experience in the City, at Kleinwort Benson and KPMG Corporate Finance. After graduating from Exeter University, Richard joined the Plessey Company, initially as a graduate trainee, and progressed via manufacturing to finance executive. Richard has extensive experience of AIM and Listed domestic and international complex corporate finance transactions, across a full range of sectors, and was both a UKLA “Suitably Experienced Employee” and AIM “Qualified Executive”. His experience includes flotations, rights issues and placings and a wide variety of “City Code”, restructuring and other M&A transactions.
Jo Penny
Analyst
Livingstone London
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After graduating from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Modern Languages, Jo gained commercial experience working for a number of companies prior to joining Livingstone in 1998 as a Research Assistant. Jo has extensive knowledge of the Business Services sector, including Consultancies, Facilities Management, Support Services and Logistics sectors.
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Kasia Siwosz
Analyst
Livingstone London
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Kasia joined Livingstone Partners in 2012 as an Analyst, responsible for sector insight, purchaser research and financial analysis in support of the firm’s Business Services team, and with a specific focus on outsourced services. She competed successfully as a tennis player on the US professional circuit before changing careers for investment banking. Prior to joining Livingstone, Kasia completed an internship at Jefferies & Company.
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Greg Watterson
Analyst
Livingstone London
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Greg attended Manchester Metropolitan University where he gained a BA (Hons) in Business Administration. He is an experienced researcher with over eight years experience gained from positions at PwC, NM Rothschild & Sons and Reuters. Greg joined Livingstone in 2004 where he works across many sectors, with a particular focus on the Industrials sector.
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Harsha Wickremasinghe
Analyst
Livingstone London
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Harsha graduated from the University of Surrey with a Bsc (Hons) in Retail Management and an MSc in International Business.
He has over five years’ experience as an Analyst through previous roles at retail consultancy Verdict and Datamonitor, and has acquired commercial experience working for a number of firms in the food manufacturing and retail supply chain sectors.
Harsha joined Livingstone in 2007, focusing on the Consumer sector and has extensive knowledge of Food Manufacturing, Travel and Retail.
Jack Wills
Analyst
Livingstone London
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After graduating from Oxford University, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Jack joined consulting firm LECG (now part of global business advisory group FTI Consulting) as part of their specialist valuation team, working across a range of sectors and continuing his professional development through the CFA programme. Jack moved to Lincoln International in 2010 and began building corporate finance experience, working within both their M&A and Pensions Advisory groups.
He joined Livingstone in 2012 as an Analyst where he supports the firm’s media:tech sector team.
Helen Man
China Liaison Officer
Livingstone London
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Helen joined Livingstone Partners in 2011 as a finance professional supporting the FD in the firm’s international growth strategy.
She graduated from the University of Westminster with a degree in Accounting and Business Management. Before arriving at Livingstone, Helen worked within the travel and hospitality industry. She is a British-born Chinese, fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin
Helen works closely with Baoshan Bao, the China Liaison officer based at Livingstone Dusseldorf, to facilitate projects and clients between Livingstone’s offices in London, Chicago, Dusseldorf and Madrid, and Livingstone Beijing and our local joint venture partner Baron Group.
Harry Matharu
Finance Director
Livingstone London
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After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant at regional accountancy firm BKL, Harry worked for a subsidiary of UK leisure group Rank Group plc. Returning to BKL, he assisted in the eventual sale of the firm to Tenon Group plc. Harry was part of the Tenon team that acquired Livingstone in October 2001 and, when it concluded its buy-out from Tenon in 2003, he joined the Livingstone team. He plays an active role in assisting and supporting clients and transactions, in addition to advising Livingstone on all partnership financial matters.
Andrea St. Hill
Marketing Director
Livingstone London
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With over 20 years' publishing experience gained at Caspian Publishing, EMAP, Haymarket and Reed Business Publishing, Andrea first looked after Livingstone’s marketing efforts while at Caspian in 2000. Andrea subsequently joined Livingstone in early 2007 as Marketing Director.
Andrea is responsible for developing and implementing Livingstone’s marketing and PR strategy, organising Livingstone's Conferences and Events and overseeing the production of all marketing collateral.
