Will David Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant

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Will has over 25 years’ experience advising clients including professional investors/funds, corporate groups and entrepreneurs/family offices, both in the UK and internationally, on all aspects of company law and transactions, from start-ups, through investments, acquisitions and disposals, cross-border mergers, financing, joint ventures, complex reorganisations/restructurings and insolvency.

Will’s practice is exceptionally varied by City standards, allowing him to bring a broad commercial perspective to his transactional advice along with technical knowledge across an unusually wide spectrum. Besides the UK, he has lived and worked in the US and the Middle East and acted for clients from most parts of the world.

Expertise

Recent work

Wellspring Capital

Advising US private equity house Wellspring Capital on the merger of its portfolio company Airswift, a global workforce solutions provider with Competentia, a global recruiting and workforce management specialist.

DC Thomson & Co Limited

Advising DC Thomson & Co Limited, the Scottish publisher, on numerous acquisitions, investments and other transactions, including the acquisitions of Puzzler, public and private.

Sand Aire

Advising the shareholders of Sand Aire, a wealth management business, on its sale to Schroders.

Incisive Media

Advising Incisive Media, the professional services publisher, on its syndicated debt refinancing, group reorganisation and numerous business sales and acquisitions over many years.

The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Limited

Advising the Bermuda based Bank of NT Butterfield & Son on the sale and purchase of several banks, asset managers and other financial services businesses in the UK, Hong Kong, Channel Islands and the Caribbean.

Bestinvest

Advising Bestinvest, the financial advisory business, on its acquisition by Permira and combination with Tilney.

J.C. Flowers & Co

Advising J.C. Flowers & Co. on the formation and subsequent IPO of OneSavings Bank plc.

Capricorn Capital

Advising Capricorn Capital on acquisitions and investments in various on-line and digital businesses, including early stage seed capital.

Numerous “distressed” sales and acquisitions

Advising numerous “distressed” sales and acquisitions, including pre-packs, debt for equity swaps and schemes of arrangement.

Various UHNWIs, family offices and charitable foundations

Advising various UHNWIs, family offices and charitable foundations on acquisitions/investments in the UK and overseas, internal shareholder arrangements and establishment in the UK.

Large corporate groups

Advising on complex restructurings and group simplification projects for large corporate groups.

Confidential transactions

Advising on many other confidential transactions, reorganisations, co-investments and joint ventures for individuals, private companies and investment funds, both in the UK and off-shore.

Sterling Pharma Solutions

Advising Sterling Pharma Solutions on its acquisition of Novartis Ringaskiddy Limited, a specialist pharmaceuticals manufacturing plant in Ireland.

Weight Partners

Advising private investment business, Weight Partners, on various acquisitions and joint ventures in the retail and leisure sectors.

Exponent Private Equity

Advising Exponent Private Equity on its investment in the Xeinadin Group, the UK’s leading provider of accountancy services and business advice for SMEs.

Legal & General’s Industrial Property Investment Fund

Advising Legal & General’s Industrial Property Investment Fund on its acquisition of a number of self storage assets.

MES Environmental Limited

Advising MES Environmental Limited, the French owned waste-to-power generation business, on the sale of its Midlands-based operations.

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