Michael graduated from Oxford University in 1997 with a Mathematics degree.
On leaving university, he joined the corporate finance department of UBS Warburg. During his time there, Michael worked on the execution of a wide range of transactions including trade sales, IPOs, acquisitions and restructurings. His clients included UK and international companies operating in a range of sectors, in particular the oil and gas industries.
Michael also has experience in the Healthcare sector having spent 18 months at Monitor, the independent regulator of foundation trust hospitals, where he assessed and monitored the financial performance and business plans of some of the largest hospitals in the UK.
Michael joined Cavendish in January 2006 and has advised on a large number of successful sale mandates including the sale of Dial-a-Phone to Phones4U, the sale of Black & Lizars to an investment consortium, the sale of Enviro-Fresh to Rentokil Initial and the sale of Finsbury Orthopaedics to Johnson and Johnson.