John is a partner in Simon-Kucher’s London office and leads the global Healthcare & Life Sciences Transaction Services & Private Equity (HC&LS TSPE) practice.
He has over 18 years of experience in buy and sell side commercial due diligence, market assessment and market entry work. His project work focuses on providing in-depth and differentiated commercial insights underpinning investment decisions and value creation opportunities for private equity and corporate clients acquiring or divesting assets. While based in the UK, John covers transactions globally and previously spent over 4 years working in the US.
Prior to joining the company, John worked at PwC Strategy&’s Healthcare and Pharma deals business, where he advised clients on over 175 deals across healthcare & life sciences including pharma, B2B pharma services, pharma tech, medical devices, diagnostics, consumer healthcare and providers / clinics. Before joining PwC Strategy&, John worked as a physician in the UK’s NHS.
John earned his MA in pharmacology from the University of Cambridge and his medical degree (MB BS) from the University of London.
Having worked within Healthcare & Life Sciences for his whole professional career, John is passionate about the sector and supporting clients to make impactful investments in the space.