EXPERIENCE

David’s notable representations have included:

• TDR Capital:
  • on the €1.26 billion takeover offer for Applus Services S.A., a Spanish industrial testing company
  • the acquisition of Acqua & Sapone from H.I.G. Capital and the founding Barbarossa family
  • on the c. £563 million offer for Arrow Global Group plc
  • on the acquisition of BPP, a global leader in professional and vocational education
  • on various matters relating to the acquisition by TDR and the Issa brothers of Asda Group Limited from Walmart, for an enterprise value of £6.8 billion
  • as controlling stockholder of WillScot Corporation on the $6.6 billion combination of WillScot and Mobile Mini, Inc.
  • and its portfolio company, Stonegate Pub Company, on the £1.27 billion recommended cash offer for Ei Group
  • on its acquisition of NKD, a German retailer of textile, fashion products and other accessories, from OpCapita
  • on numerous matters including its acquisitions of Buffalo Grill, EFR, Hurtigruten, IMO Group, David Lloyd Leisure, Lowell Group and Stonegate; its investment into Euro Garages, valuing the business at £1.3bn; and its disposals of Keepmoat’s regeneration business, Lowell Group, Gondola Holdings plc and VPS Europe
• TDR Capital and I Squared on the £2.322 billion cash acquisition of Aggreko, a world-leading provider of mobile modular power, temperature control and energy services
• A consortium comprising TDR Capital, PGGM, ATP, GIC and ADIA on the €3.7bn acquisition of Dutch vehicle management company LeasePlan from Volkswagen and the Dutch company Fleet Investments
• Blackstone:
  • on the recommended £4.77 billion cash offer for Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in location-based, family entertainment
  • on its €3 billion public bid for Hispania, the Spanish property company, and the prior stake-building of 16.56% of the company from Soros
  • on its public bid for Taliesin Property Fund
  • and Brown Bidco Limited on the $4.73 billion recommended take private of Signature Aviation, the world’s largest fixed-base operation network for business and general aviation travelers
• Advent International and its portfolio company Cobham on the c. £2.57 billion all-cash acquisition of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc
• Apex on the c. £1.51 billion all-cash acquisition of Sanne Group plc
• Thoma Bravo on the £3.1 billion recommended cash offer for Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity solutions
• EQT on its additional substantial investment and renewed long-term commitment in IVC Evidensia
• An EQT-led consortium on the CHF 10.2 billion acquisition of Nestlé Skin Health, a leading global skincare company
• Allwyn AG, Europe’s leading lottery operator, on its acquisition of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited
• RLDatix on its acquisition of Galen Healthcare Solutions
• G.S. Precision, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, on the acquisition of F.T. Gearing Systems
• Kofax on the all-cash acquisition of Tungsten Corporation plc
• Cushman & Wakefield on the underwritten public offering of 12,500,000 ordinary shares
• Patient Square Capital on its investment in Apollo Therapeutics, a portfolio-based biopharmaceutical company
• SK Capital:
  • on the c. $2 billion sale of Perimeter Solutions to EverArc Holdings Ltd.
  • on the formation of a consortium with Heubach Group and the subsequent acquisition of Clariant's Pigments business
  • on the acquisition of a stake in Venator Materials PLC from Huntsman Corporation
• E2Open on the $1.7 billion acquisition of BluJay Solutions, a leading international cloud-based, logistics execution platform
• HGGC on the:
  • sale of a majority stake in Davies, a leading specialist professional services and technology business serving the global insurance market
  • acquisition of Specialist Risk Group, a specialist insurance broker
• Pinnacle Renewable Energy, the Toronto-listed entity, on its $652 million acquisition by Drax Group plc
• Flexpoint Ford LLC on its recommended cash acquisition of AFH Financial Group Plc, a financial planning-led wealth management firm
• Pamplona Capital Management on the:
  • acquisition of Signature Foods, a chilled food company, from IK Investment Partners
  • acquisition of Pelsis, a global manufacturer and distributor of pest control products
• MRI Software on the recommended cash acquisition of Castleton Technology PLC
• Canaccord Genuity on its acquisition of Thomas Miller Wealth Management, the UK-based wealth management business of Thomas Miller Investments, and its Isle of Man private client wealth management business
• Goldman Sachs, Park Square and NGA Human Resources on the sale of NGA UK to Bain Capital Private Equity
• Mead Johnson Nutrition in its $17.9 billion public acquisition by Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
• Golden Gate Capital, Francisco Partners and other stakeholders on the £1.6 billion reverse takeover of Micro Focus plc, involving the contribution of their portfolio company Attachmate to Micro Focus plc in consideration for a 40% stake
• SMBC on the $2 billion acquisition of GE’s sponsor finance business in Europe
• LIXIL Corporation on its $3 billion acquisition of GROHE
• ORIX Corporation on its €2 billion acquisition of Robeco from Rabobank
• Dentsu Inc on its £3.2 billion recommended acquisition of Aegis Group plc
• Brother Industries on its £1.07 billion public acquisition of Domino Printing Sciences
• The Manitowoc Company on the £2 billion recommended cash offer for Enodis
• Compagnie de Saint-Gobain on its £5 billion successful hostile offer for BPB
• VT Group on its public acquisition by Babcock International
• United Technologies on the recommended cash offers for Kidde (£1.6 billion) and Chubb (£700 million)