London January 2025 - Annual Review / Preview Event

UK Government Investments

Jonathan has over 20 years’ experience providing restructuring and insolvency advice to key stakeholders in complex distressed situations. Jonathan is part of the UKGI Special Situations team which focuses on sectors and corporates where there is a risk of economic shock or impact to assets of national interest or where there is a strategic case for Government intervention. For the last 7 years Jonathan has provided support to numerous Government Departments and their Ministers and works closely with Cabinet Office, HM Treasury and No.10. A lawyer by background, Jonathan previously worked in both national and international law firms.

In addition to working in the Special Situations team Jonathan has undertaken a number of Governance reviews of major Government Arms Length Bodies and is currently a Non-Executive Director on the board of HM Land Registry, representing Government’s interests in the asset on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Independent Adviser and Interim CFO of the University of Middlesex

An independent adviser specialising in oversight, corporate finance, restructuring and options reviews for clients in and around the public sector. I use my banking, advisory and government leadership experience to help my clients with the challenges and opportunities they face with regard to governance, acquisition strategy, transactions, merger integration, financing and forecasting.

I am currently Interim CFO of the University of Middlesex.

Prior to becoming an independent adviser I was a partner in MH&A and I was the Director of Provider Market Oversight in the ESFA an arms length body to the Department for Education. The directorate of c. 200 people deploy expert audit, finance, counter fraud and investigation skills, underpinned by robust analysis to set frameworks for and ensure the agency’s funding is spent for the purposes intended by Parliament.

I was the restructuring lead for the Department for Education and a member of the Investment Committee.


I have spent 20 years working with distressed and stressed corporates and their stakeholders. I now aim to bring the skills I have learned to help institutions, manage their stakeholders, navigate challenging financial environments, release cash for growth, manage costs, raise finance and find efficiencies.

Evelyn Partners

Mark is a Corporate Finance Partner Evelyn in London. He has over 25 years of experience as an M&A advisor, with a focus on the business services sector. Mark also has significant LBO experience and has supported some high-profile AMA processes.

Mark spent over 16 years with EY’s corporate finance team, latterly as head of the London mid-market M&A. He began his career in RAF engineering before working at various professional services and consulting firms, including KPMG and Cooper Parry, also a secondment to RBS.

Freshfields

Lindsay is a partner at Freshfields specialising in restructuring and insolvency.

Lindsay advises across the full spectrum of stakeholders and processes on both domestic and cross-border restructuring matters. Her experience includes acting for financial creditors, borrowers, insolvency officeholders, pension trustees and others on matters involving restructuring plans, schemes of arrangement, company voluntary arrangements, security enforcements, pre-packs and other formal insolvency appointments, intercreditor disputes, out-of-court restructurings and distressed M&A.

During her time at Freshfields, Lindsay has been seconded to work as a banking associate in the Financial Restructuring Group at Houlihan Lokey.

Lindsay is ranked in Chambers UK and was included in GRR’s 40 under 40 2022 and The Lawyer’s Hot 100 for 2021. She sits on the ILA Council and is a member of IWIRC.

Evelyn Partners

Restructuring specialist who has performed most roles in the sector at the highest of levels and understands how to bring his skills to bear to effect a solution.

High-achieving Advisor/Investor with strong process thinking and business analytics skills.

Commercial and risk aware Professional.

Well known Commercial Restructuring Partner, Court officer, Risk Partner, Investor, Chairman, Advisor and Entrepreneur.

Skills - Restructuring Specialist; Complex problem solving; Driven Change Leader in stressed situations; Financial reporting and analysis; Retail Specialism Budgeting and financial management; Simplifying Complex Situations to achieve goal; Strong interpersonal skills with a Practical approach to running a business;

Achievements- former President and now Director of the Turnaround Management Association - Global trade body for Turnaround Specialists - 9000 members. One of the youngest ICAEW and IP qualified accountants in UK. Numerous High Profile appointments and engagements. Attaining the highest levels as a partner in a Restructuring firm and as a principal investor (eg House of Fraser, MFI, Habitat, HMV, Collins and Aikman, Allders, Woolworths et al)