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James has over 20 years’ private equity experience. He joined KPMG in 1982, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1985. In 1990 he joined the KPMG Corporate Finance team, becoming a Partner in 1996 and in 2000 was appointed in charge of the North West region of KPMG’s corporate finance business. As a partner in the corporate finance business, James had specific responsibility for deal origination and marketing. James left KPMG Corporate Finance in 2002 to establish Dow Schofield Watts and PHD Equity Partners in 2008. James is the co-author of Private Equity: Law and Practice and specialises in deal structuring. James was voted dealmaker of the year 2006 in the Insider Deal Awards. James is also a non-executive director of The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. At the recent EN’s North West Deals of the Year 2012 Awards, James won both Corporate Financier of the Year & Deal Maker of the Year.
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