I am a director in our public services advisory team and a financial adviser to local authorities, public sector bodies and private sector investors who want to participate in major capital projects across a number of sectors. This includes housing, stadia and student accommodation with the advice spanning many areas including funding, financial modelling and corporate structuring, as well as technical areas such as state aid and accounting. My primary role is to lead on these projects and use the commercial advice provided to enable my clients to make informed decisions and achieve their strategic goals.
On a day to day basis, I lead teams in assembling solutions to complex issues and ensuring that this is communicated to clients in a pragmatic manner which allows them to implement the advice effectively. My experience across a variety of projects, with many different characteristics, has allowed me to bring insight to new situations and help clients to ‘think outside the box’ which is often needed for projects that have feasibility and value for money barriers to overcome.
This thinking was required when supporting a Scottish local authority to raise a further £200 million towards a revenue cost, using an innovative forward rate solution to mitigate the impact of market volatility coming from the October 2022 budget. I am particularly proud of this project as it brought together a large number of stakeholders to deliver the final solution which was successful for all involved.
Outside of work, I am a keen tennis player but also an enthusiast of horse racing and have been fortunate enough to own shares in a number of racehorses in recent years.
UKREiiF 2026 insights: bridging the gap between capital and delivery, exploring infrastructure investment, partnerships and strategies to unlock UK development.
Local Authorities enter 2026 still facing sustained financial strain. Despite uplifts in core spending power across the sector as a whole, pressures from social care demand, contract inflation and higher borrowing costs continue to erode resilience across the sector. Recent parliamentary evidence confirms that, whilst rare, the number of Section 114 notices issued since 2018 is at an all-time high, underlining the systemic nature of the challenge and the scrutiny on historic corporate investments and subsidiary performance.
A conversation on the outlook for investment in social infrastructure. What did stakeholders agree – and – disagree on?
