IT Services

Team Leaders

Philip Dorsemagen - Senior Consultant (Livingstone Düsseldorf)

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Philip studied Business Administration at the University of Duesseldorf before he started his career in the transaction services department of Ernst & Young in 2005.
Since 2007 he worked with Bank of Scotland in Frankfurt. First as a member of a multi-national leverage finance team and later on as part of the local corporate finance team he was involved in a wide range of financing transactions.
Philip joined Livingstone Germany in 2010 as a Senior Consultant.


Diplom-Kaufmann, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Christian Grandin - Partner (Livingstone Düsseldorf)

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Christian began his career in the venture capital department of a large German bank. He then took over the position as Managing Director of a mid-cap tooling company serving the steel industry to restructure the business.
After a successful turnaround, he joined the M&A consultancy firm InterFinanz in early 1997 where he was Managing Director and Partner from 2000 until the end of 2008. In this function he was in charge of the increasing internationalisation of the advisory services offered by InterFinanz and played a substantial role in founding a leading international partnership of independent M&A advisors where he was made sole Managing Director upon foundation.
Christian is co-founder and shareholder of Livingstone Germany.
He has expert knowledge in the automotive, electrical engineering, information technology, mechanical engineering and tooling, food & beverages, textiles, construction materials and sanitary industries.


Diplom-Kaufmann, Universität Köln

Jochen Hense - Partner (Livingstone Düsseldorf)

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Jochen began his career in the private equity division of a large German bank in 1992. For his first three years, he was in charge of venture capital financing of young technology companies, then for a further three years he worked as team-head in the equity financing division for mid-cap companies and specialised in IPOs.
From 1999 until the end of 2008 he worked for the M&A consultancy firm InterFinanz, from 2002 as a Director and from 2006 as a Partner.
Jochen is co-founder and shareholder of Livingstone Germany.
He has international transaction experience and specialist knowledge of technology industries including mechanical and plant engineering, automotive, electrical engineering, sanitary industry, technical wholesale, information technology & Internet, MedTech and travel & leisure.


Diplom-Ingenieur, RWTH Aachen

Michelle Holford - Business Development (Livingstone London)

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After completing a BSc in Psychology at Teesside University, Michelle went on to complete an MSc in Evolutionary Psychology at Liverpool University. Previously a business analyst at PPM Ventures, part of the Prudential, Michelle joined Livingstone in 2004 to work primarily as an analyst across Leisure and Marketing Services sectors. She has since moved into a Business Development role, working closely with team members to create deal and investment opportunities for Livingstone's clients.

Bsc, Msc

Jenny Meister - Deal Leader (Livingstone London)

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Jenny qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers after joining the firm from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. During her time at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Jenny gained extensive experience in the insurance industry while completing the American Chartered Financial Analyst exams for global investment professionals. In 2006, Jenny joined Livingstone after relocating to London and works across the firm's broad spectrum of sector specializations, with a particular emphasis on retail.

Tom Phipps - Director (Livingstone London)

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After graduating from University College, London with a degree in history in 1995, Tom joined the Financial Times Group, where he worked as a sector analyst. Since he joined Livingstone in 1998, Tom has led a number of transactions in a variety of different sectors and has developed considerable experience in the Consumer, Technology and Business Services sectors. Much of Tom's current role is focused on developing Livingstone's Food & Beverage, Human Capital and Technology sectors, leading transactions and generating deal opportunities.

Ian Watson - Research (Livingstone London)

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After graduating from University College London with a BSc (Hons) degree in Information Systems and Management, Ian worked as a Systems Consultant for Northern Connection a boutique IT implementation house, before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2004. During his time at PwC, Ian worked with leading multinationals in the Technology and Financial Services sectors in the area of Information Technology Risk Management and Best Practice. At Livingstone, Ian is focused on the media:tech sector.