Professional Services


Team Leaders

Maryanne Dakas - Business Development (Livingstone London)

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Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Maryanne attended Monash University, gaining a Bachelor of Business & Commerce before working at KPMG Corporate Finance in the Debt Advisory Team. She then gained exposure to a variety of financial markets at Macquarie Bank in the Equity Capital Markets Team, and more recently at UBS Wealth Management and Asset Management. Maryanne is a member of Livingstone Partners’ Business Development team, working closely with the Industrial and Business Services sector teams.

Bachelor of Business & Commerce in Marketing and Management, Monash University, Australia

Jeremy Furniss - Partner (Livingstone London)

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Following graduation from Cambridge University and law school, Jeremy joined Clifford Chance, the international corporate law firm. Since qualifying as a lawyer in 1991 Jeremy has specialised in M&A in the public and private company arenas. Jeremy joined Livingstone in 1993, he has led deals in a variety of sectors including defence and automotive engineering, printing and packaging, building products and consultancy. Jeremy is primarily responsible for leading the firm's Business Services sector team but is also active in the Defence and Security sectors. Jeremy has played an active role in developing Livingstone's international M&A capability.

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Kristian Gavan - Director (Livingstone London)

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Kristian joined BDO Stoy Hayward in 1998, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant, working with entrepreneurial and owner-managed businesses. In 2004 he joined KPMG's mid-market Corporate Finance team, where he focused on private equity transactions with clients including Candover, Exponent, Trinity Mirror and National Accident Helpline. He was a member of the Healthcare and Support Services teams at KPMG prior to joining Livingstone in 2007. Kristian now focuses on the Business Services sector team.

Ralph Hagelgans - Partner (Livingstone Düsseldorf)

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Ralph began his career in the international audit and transaction services departments of KPMG.
He then spent four years with a large German bank as a project manager and later as head of equity financing for mid-cap technology companies.
From 2002 until the end of 2008 he worked for the M&A consultancy firm InterFinanz, from 2006 as a Partner.
Ralph is co-founder and shareholder of Livingstone Germany.
He has gained expert knowledge in cross-border transactions with strategic buyers as well as leveraged buy-outs with financial investors. He has specific transaction experience in automotive, metal and plastic processing, packaging, specialty chemicals, the aviation industry and industrial services.


Diplom-Volkswirt, Universität Bonn

Philipp Jeremias - Consultant (Livingstone Düsseldorf)

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During his Bachelor’s degree in International Financial Management at the European School of Finance Nürtingen, the California State University Fullerton in the US and at the Ajou University in Korea, he gained expertise in financial markets and corporate finance. Whilst attending the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, for his Masters of Finance in 2008 and 2009, he specialized in Investments and International Business Finance.
He completed internships with an investment bank and an insurance company and was able to gain practical experience in the field of international acquisitions.
His analysis of the influence of the international venture capital valuation guidelines on the valuation process was published in a known journal.
Philipp joined Livingstone Germany in 2010 as a Consultant.


Master of Science, Universität Leeds

Stephen Miles - Partner (Livingstone Chicago)

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Steve leads Livingstone’s Industrial and Environmental practices. He has 15 years of experience advising middle market companies on M&A transactions, financial restructurings, and debt and equity raises. Before co-founding Livingstone USA, Steve was a Managing Director at both Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. and Goldsmith Agio Helms & Co. (Lazard Middle Market). He previously worked with middle market companies in a variety of advisory capacities at Bank of america and Morgan Keegan, and via principal activities at Harbour Group and Foundation Partners.

Education: MBA, Washington University / BS, University of Missouri

Jo Penny - Research (Livingstone London)

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After graduating from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Modern Languages, Jo gained commercial experience working for a number of companies prior to joining Livingstone in 1998 as a Research Assistant. Jo has extensive knowledge of the Business Services sector, including Consultancies, Facilities Management, Support Services and Logistics sectors.

BA

Tamara Scribante - Business Development (Livingstone London)

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Tamara Scribante originally from South Africa, gained her BA (Law) LLB from the University of Stellenbosch in 2000 and then went on to do her professional legal training at the School for Legal Practice in 2001. She then accepted a role at Jennifer Mynhardt Attorneys in South Africa where she trained as a candidate attorney. In 2002, she moved to Dublin where she worked for Zurich Financial Services/Eagle Star as a legal consultant. A year later, Tamara moved to London to work as a paralegal in the litigation department handling a case portfolio of 220 fast and multi-track claims. In 2004, Tamara took on yet another challenge as part of the Livingstone Business Development team and works across the firm's full spectrum of industry sectors specialisations.

BA (Law) LLB