David is a retired partner, now consultant, with wide experience in all areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and joint ventures. He also has a strong background representing overseas clients on a variety of inward investments to the UK. Most of the transactions on which David has worked have involved multiple jurisdictions. Previously, David was the global chair of Reed Smith’s Business and Finance Department.
David supports and works on a pro bono basis for various organisations devoted to education in developing countries. He is a founding trustee and secretary of the charity Theirworld, which supports projects to improve opportunities for children and young people. David is a director of the Global Business Coalition for Education, which helps to deliver quality education for children and young people around the world. He is also the private sector representative for the Global Business Coalition for Education on the board of the Global Partnership for Education, which is the largest global fund supporting education in lower-incomecountries and hosted by the World Bank.
In June 2017 David was awarded the MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to children’s charity and for advocating charitable corporate involvement.