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Dow Schofield Watts has announced the appointment of Lucy Fairclough as the new associate director in its recently-established Midlands corporate finance team.
Fairclough, who will be based in the new Leicester office at Gresham Works on Market Street, spent over 15 years with PwC and KPMG in London.
At KPMG, she provided advice to clients including INEOS Group, National Australia Bank and Macquarie Group. Whilst at PwC, she worked on deals, including PFI partnerships and initial public offerings on the UK stock exchange and spent time on secondment to a regulatory body.
More recently, she has combined a career break with providing consultancy to a real estate developer and an online retail business.
In her new role, Fairclough will be supporting the team in advising on deals, sales, management buyouts, acquisitions and equity and debt fundraising, working primarily with owner-managed and private equity-backed mid-market businesses.
Her appointment comes just weeks after the corporate finance team was set up in September by Harry Walker, Fahim Kassam and Daniel Chouciño.
Fairclough said: “I’m delighted to have returned to the Midlands. It’s where I started my career, and I’m looking forward to reconnecting with my network and being part of DSW in the region.
“Being able to work with the highly credible team of Harry, Fahim, and Daniel was a key attraction together with the strength of the DSW Network and its extensive capabilities.”
Walker added: “We are really pleased to welcome Lucy to the team. Her exceptional track record and complementary skill sets will further strengthen our offer to clients and our local presence.
“It’s been an exciting few months for us, and we’re looking forward to continuing the growth of our team and offering in the near future.”
