David Broadley
Partner and Global Co-Head, Corporate
London
David Broadley
Partner and Global Co-Head, Corporate
London
Contact Details
David is co-head of our Global Corporate Practice with over 20 years experience of public and private M&A transactions and a wide range of equity capital markets transactions, acting for both issuers and underwriters. David’s client base has a significant focus on financial institutions. He is also head of our UK Equity Capital Markets business.
David is a "market leader" in IFLR1000 for ECM, and listed as a leading individual in Legal 500 for M&A and ranked in Chambers UK legal directory for both M&A and ECM.
David is a respected figure in the corporate market who handles high-end M&A transactions in addition to his capabilities in equity capital market deals. Client say "has an ability to step back out of the minutiae and give a good, commercial view of the bigger picture around a situation." Chambers UK 2020 (ECM)
"David is a very experienced practitioner who knows the best way of doing things." Chambers UK 2020 (ECM).
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Experience highlights
Advising Quilter on its demerger from the Old Mutual group of companies and the associated IPO of Quilter on the London Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Advising 21st Century Fox on its GBP27.7bn takeover bid for Sky and the subsequent GBP11.6bn sale of its 39% stake in Sky to Comcast.
Advising Worldpay on its GBP2.24bn IPO on the London Stock Exchange, at its time the largest IPO of a private equity company in the UK and the largest UK FinTech IPO.
Advising Virgin Money on its GBP 4.4bn merger with CYBG.
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Recognition
a very experienced practitioner who knows the best way of doing things
Chambers 2020, ECM
has an ability to step back out of the minutiae and give a good, commercial view of the bigger picture around a situation
Chambers UK 2020, ECM
very pragmatic and knowledgeable and able to give you a lot of confidence.
Chambers UK 2019, Corporate/M&A
Always one step ahead of his clients and ahead of the pack.
Legal 500 M&A, 2017
Awards & accolades
KCA Deutag's acquisition of Dalma Energy – M&A Deal of the Year
IFLR Middle East Awards 2018
Worldpay IPO - Equity Deal of the Year
IFLR Europe Awards 2016
Published work
- Co-Author, 2011, United Kingdom chapter in "Mergers & Acquisitions", Global Legal Insights by Global Legal Group
News & insights
Publications: 08 JULY 2020
A market utterly transformed, as M&A deals stall
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has brought the global M&A market to a juddering halt and is likely to radically change dealmaking for the foreseeable future.
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News: 07 JULY 2020
Outstanding performance by A&O in global M&A league tables
A&O has marked the end of H1 2020 with an outstanding performance in the M&A league tables; the result of our cutting edge market insights, technical excellence and global network that gives us the…
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News: 19 JUNE 2020
Global trends in private M&A: Covid-19 update
We have recently produced an updated client presentation on global trends in private M&A. Over the last eight years, we have analysed almost 1,300 private M&A deals that Allen & Overy advised on…
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News: 29 MAY 2020
Lombard International Group names Allen & Overy on global legal panel
Global leader in insurance-based wealth and succession planning for high net worth individuals, families and institutions, Lombard International Group, has announced its global external legal advisory…
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