John Dai

John is a managing associate in the M&A (Private Equity) team in London and regularly works with private equity firms and other financial sponsors on domestic and cross-border M&A, co-investments, disposals, carve-outs, management investment plans and general corporate advisory matters.  

Work Highlights

John has experience across a variety of sectors, including financial services, industrials, healthcare and digital infrastructure

• Goldman Sachs Asset Management on its €200m preferred equity investment in Constructel, one of the largest providers of telecommunications services in Portugal and France
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management on its acquisition of Adler & Allan, a leading UK provider of environmental risk reductions services.  
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management on its acquisition of Treysta
• Rhône Capital on its acquisition and combination of DHG and Invacare, two global players in the healthcare and mobility sector
• DigitalBridge on its acquisition of Yondr Group
• Ardian on the acquisition of Verne, a leading UK data centre platform
• Ardian on the acquisition of Míla ehf, Iceland’s largest telecoms infrastructure company
• Equitix on its 20% acquisition of Viridor Energy

In 2024, John spent 9 months on secondment as legal counsel at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in London, where he assisted with managing, negotiating and executing acquisitions and disposals, and providing ongoing advice regarding portfolio company issues. John’s coverage at Goldman Sachs Asset Management included their private equity, infrastructure and sustainable investing teams.

In 2020, John spent 6 months on secondment in the Linklaters Frankfurt office.

John holds a Law degree from King’s College London. John also has an MsC in Law, Business and Management from the University of Law.