Overview
David is a corporate partner in the London office's financial sponsors group and co-head of the firm’s Telecoms, Media and Business Services sector. David regularly works on transactions in the infrastructure sector, with a particular focus on digital infrastructure.
He advises on mergers and acquisitions, consortium deals, co-investments, financial sponsor exits (including equity capital markets transactions), joint ventures and carve-outs, often with a multi-jurisdictional, cross-border and competitive element.
David was also Global Diversity Partner, working closely with the firm’s dedicated DE&I team, to deliver the firm’s global DE&I strategy.
Work Highlights
Data Centres:
- DigitalBridge on the acquisition of Yondr Group, a global developer, owner and operator of hyperscale data centres, through one of its managed investment funds.
- DigitalBridge and Vantage Data Centers on a US$9.2bn equity investment in Vantage, led by investment vehicles managed by DigitalBridge Group, Inc. and Silver Lake.
- DigitalBridge and Vantage Data Centers on AustralianSuper’s €1.5bn investment in Vantage’s EMEA platform for a significant minority stake.
- DigitalBridge on its €2.5bn Investment Partnership with a consortium of investors led by MEAG and Infranity along with funds affiliated with the investment management platform of DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
- DigitalBridge on its joint venture with Liberty Global and Telefónica, AtlasEdge, to establish a European edge data centre platform.
- DigitalBridge and Vantage Data Centers on a US$9.2bn equity investment in Vantage, led by investment vehicles managed by DigitalBridge Group, Inc. and Silver Lake, to accelerate and extend Vantage’s strategic capabilities across North America and EMEA.
- Ardian on the US$575m acquisition of Verne, a leading Nordic data centre platform.
Infrastructure (Digital)
- TPG and GIC on the acquisition of Techem from Partners Group for €6.7bn.
- Ardian on the acquisition of Mila ehf, the largest integrated telecommunications infrastructure provider in Iceland, from Siminn Group.
- DigitalBridge on the acquisition of Wildstone and the establishment of its European digital billboards platform and subsequent sale to Antin Infrastructure Partners.
- Arqiva (owned by a consortium of investors, including Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, CPPIB, IFM Investors and Whitehelm Capital) on the sale of its telecoms division (towers business) to Cellnex Telecom S.A. for £2 billion.
- Vodafone Group on the demerger and listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange of Vantage Towers.
- USS, advising the UK’s largest private pension scheme, on its investment in G.Network.
- InfraVia Capital Partners on joint venture with Liberty Global and Telefónica to build a new fibre network in the UK.
Infrastructure (Transport/Other)
- AviAlliance GmbH on the sale of Budapest airport.
- AviAlliance GmbH and PSP on the €2.46bn IPO of Athens International Airport S.A. and the acquisition of a controlling interest in the airport.
- Peel Holdings and DWS on the sale of a strategic interest in Peel Ports to AusSuper.
- DP World on the establishment of a global investment platform with CDPQ and the sale of two Canadian ports and the acquisitions of Dubai Maritime City, Dry Docks World and Unifeeder S.A.
- The sellers on the disposal of their Maldivian seaplane businesses to Blackstone.
- Dubai World and Port & Free Zone World on the disposal of Economics Zone World, which operates Jebel Ali Free Zone, to DP World.
- Sovereign related entities and pension funds on strategic investments in global infrastructure, including toll roads, power and utilities, airports, ports, rail and towers.
Business Services
- Jacobs Holding on the acquisition of Cognita schools from Bregal Investments and KKR.
- The Wendel Group on agreement with Providence to invest €625m in Globeducate.
- Nestlé S.A. on its strategic investment in IVC Evidensia alongside EQT, Silver Lake and Berkshire Partners.
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