Partner

David has over 26 years of experience as a dealmaker, helping owner-managers and management teams to raise finance, buy companies and sell their business. With extensive private equity, investor and non-executive experience, David brings a unique perspective when supporting his clients. This experience enables David to tailor his advice and provide commercial solutions to clients.

David qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1997 with Coopers & Lybrand before joining Ernest & Young’s Corporate Finance team in 1998. He co-founded Springboard Corporate Finance in 2005 selling to Begbies Traynor PLC in 2018. Alongside Justin Sparks, David founded Evolve Corporate Finance in 2022.

David is married and has four children (and a dog!) to keep him busy. Outside of work, David is an avid armchair sportsman. Passionate about rugby (having been a season ticket holder at Wasps) and football (being a long-suffering West Brom fan) whilst also enjoying travel and fine cuisine.

“As an owner-manager myself, I have a strong empathy with my clients and have a genuine passion for getting them a positive outcome. Central to achieving this is building a long-term relationship by giving unbiased, commercial and independent advice to become a trusted partner.”