David Neate

“After taking time to understand our business model, David and his team managed the whole process and guided us through the myriad questions and scenarios. I would highly recommend them.  David was available around the clock and operated in a friendly advisor style, understanding our goals and helping us get the right result.”

"Having already been through an MBO we felt that we had learnt a lot about negotiating a deal and raising finance.  However, we are extremely thankful that we appointed Justin and David to work with us on this new deal as they added value throughout the whole process.  It is a fact that without their dedication and expertise we would not have successfully completed this deal.  They supported and guided us at all times but we always felt in control and more than comfortable in what can be a fairly daunting and involved process. We would highly recommend using them and know that although it felt like a big financial commitment at the time, all parties involved agreed it was certainly money well spent. We shall be using them again without hesitation."

"Justin and David promised to provide a premium and highly professional service with value added advice.  They delivered more than they promised and exceeded our expectations on all counts.  They shared our commitment and drive to make the deal happen.  I would have no hesitations in recommending them."

“There’s an old saying that companies don’t do business with companies, people do business with people. That’s never been truer when working with David. His communication and negotiation skills bring a human touch to any deal. He is equally at home when working with entrepreneurs on a sell side as with corporates on a buy side. He’s the finest, most honourable gent I have come across in the corporate finance industry and I have no hesitation in recommending him and his services.”

“I have worked with David across the sale of two and acquisition of three business over the past five years.  David is adept at driving value, providing practical solutions and considered advice.  He has certainly added value to my transaction and I consider David to be a key component of my advisory team.”

"We worked with David Neate on the sale of Happy Days to Zetland Capital in 2022.  I believe that all of the parties recognised and benefited from David's decades of experience of advising on and completing deals.  I very much appreciated David's pragmatic and carefully thought through advice and hope to work with him again in the future."