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David Lee

Experience

David works alongside our Partners to deliver a range of transactions including company acquisitions and disposals, management buy-outs and fund raising. He acts across a number of sectors and for a variety of clients including financial institutions, corporates, owner managers and founders. 

David joined Evolve in September 2022 prior to which he was part of the Corporate Development team at AIM listed, Mortgage Advice Bureau. He qualified as a chartered accountant at PwC before joining Springboard Corporate Finance where he worked on M&A transactions across the mid-market.

Education

Law, The University of Manchester 2010

ACA Qualified in 2015

Professional career

Interests

Outside work, David enjoys playing and watching sports including golf, travelling and experiencing new cuisines.

Don't just take our word for it...

Our Partners have completed numerous deal and are personally recommended.

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OUR TEAM EXPERIENCE

25+

average partner experience

100+

completed deals

>50%

proportion of deals that are cross border

100+

years of combined experience

International Experience

We have an extensive network of global partners to help support deliver cross border deals for our clients.  Our partners have successfully completed deals in most major economies across the globe.

Our Team

Having previously developed an award-winning firm, we are continually investing in our team to deliver the best outcomes for clients. We have the strength in depth to support you.

David Neate

Partner

Justin Sparks

Partner

Peter Talbot

Partner

Jonathan Wright

Partner

David Lee

Director

Tom Hammond

Director

Doug Allan

Assistant Director

Daniel McCartney

Manager

Georgie Arthur

Executive

Harry Ferguson

Associate

Our Partners

We are an independent, corporate advisory firm. Owned by its Partners, with a track record of running a multiple award-winning firm, committed to delivery the highest quality, truly independent and confidential strategic advice to clients to deliver outstanding results.

Daniel McCartney

Manager

David Lee

Director

David has over 25 years’ experience encompassing advising institutions, owner-managers, founders and corporates across a number of sectors.

Doug Allan

Assistant Director

Georgie is an Executive at Evolve and joined the team in 2024 with 9 years of experience having held roles in Audit at BDO and as a finance manager for a leading retail brand. Georgie works in our deal team supporting both buy and sell-side transactions across a range of industries.

Harry Ferguson

Associate

Justin has over 26 years’ dealmaking experience advising clients. He has set up, invested in, developed, managed and sold businesses so he can relate to his clients.

Delivering creative and practical solutions to complete your deal!

We believe that clients want advice delivered by experienced partners with a track record of delivering successful outcomes for our clients. Our philosophy is to deliver a hands on partner led approach on transactions.

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