David is a partner and head of JMW's corporate team having joined the firm in January 2024 from listed law firm Knights. He has worked with many of the region’s best-known businesses (both owner-managed and private-equity backed) and practised corporate law for nearly 20 years. David is known for his pragmatic and collaborative approach to corporate transactions at all levels of complexity and communicating in a clear and easy to understand style.
David’s practice is across many sectors, but has particular focus on high-growth (often technology-focused) business. His clients include development capital funders, family offices, owner-managed businesses and management teams receiving private equity investment ahead of executing buy-and-build strategies.
Recent examples include:
- Advising DJH Mitten Clarke Group on its investment by Tenzing Private Equity in late 2022 and subsequent acquisition of 6 businesses in 2023;
- Advising WJ Group on its investment by THI in 2020 and subsequent acquisition of a number of the UK’s leading independent roadmarking businesses;
- Advising Cohens Chemist on over 100 acquisitions since 2005;
- Advising Foresight Private Equity on its investments in Epistem, Rooms & Views, Space 48, ABL Health and Trak Global Security Solutions;
- Advising BGF, Maven and Panoramic Growth Equity on numerous investments;
- Advising the shareholders of Volcanic on its sale to Access Group; and
- Advising the sellers of multiple automotive technology businesses on their sales to leading global autotech consolidator Keyloop.
