David Broadley
Partner and Global Co-Head, Corporate
London
David Broadley
Partner and Global Co-Head, Corporate
London
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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
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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
Leading individual
Legal 500 UK 2020
very pragmatic and knowledgeable and able to give you a lot of confidence.
Chambers UK 2019, Corporate/M&A
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: 07 OCTOBER 2020
Global M&A market resets - will there be a change in investor confidence?
The devastating impact of Covid-19 on global M&A transactions, following a collapse in activity in Q2, is plain to see in the latest data. With the exception of Asia, where deal value has risen 23% in…
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News: 05 OCTOBER 2020
Strong performance by A&O in Q3 2020 M&A league tables
A&O has marked the end of Q3 2020 with a strong performance in the M&A league tables; the result of our cutting edge market insights, technical excellence and global network that gives us the ability…
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News: 10 SEPTEMBER 2020
Allen & Overy Corporate partners Jane Finlayson-Brown and Katinka Middelkoop have been awarded prizes for ‘Best in Privacy and Data Protection’ and ‘Best in M&A’ respectively at the 2020 European…
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News: 25 AUGUST 2020
A&O advises on acquisition of Williams F1 by Dorilton Capital
Allen & Overy has advised private investment firm Dorilton Capital Management LLC (“Dorilton Capital”) on the acquisition of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited (“WGPE”), by BCE Limited, a fund…
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