September 1993

Having completed my Law Society finals and taken a year off to go travelling, I commenced my training contract at Lovells.  My third seat was acquisition finance.  The adrenalin from working to deadlines, and the opportunity to see how the whole deal fitted together (corporate, equity and financing) appealed to me.

December 1995

I qualified into the London acquisition finance team, having taken three months unpaid leave to go travelling in Borneo and Australia.

February 1998

My fiancé was relocated to Cape Town, South Africa, and I arranged for a secondment from Lovells to the Cape Town office of the South African law firm, Webber Wentzel Bowens.

June 2000

Returned to the London acquisition finance team, and started work on the complex refinancing of Ranks Hovis MacDougall.

May 2002

Elected as a partner.  Acted for the banks on a financing package for one of the proposed bids for Debenhams plc.

January 2005

My son was born, followed by my daughter in September 2006.

August 2006

Acted for Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. on the financing for the acquisition of the 20:20 distribution business of Phones 4 U.

August 2007

Various strenuous business development activities, including attending the FA Community Shield, a wine tasting event and a spa afternoon!