David Walker is an M&A lawyer with more than twenty years of experience, focusing on UK and international private equity transactions. He is global co-chair of the firm's Private Equity Practice and recognized as a leader in his field in numerous publications.
Mr. Walker has commented and written extensively on private equity, including contributing a chapter to Private Equity: A Transactional Analysis and is the current editor of another specialist book entitled Private Equity Exits: A Practical Analysis.
Mr. Walker's representative experience includes advising:
The Carlyle Group
- On the acquisition of Custom Sensors & Technologies
- On the acquisition of Chesapeake Packaging
- On the merger of Chesapeake Packaging with Multi-Packaging Solutions
- On the £1 billion acquisition of The RAC Group*
- On the £360 million acquisition of Talaris the cash management business of De La Rue plc and its subsequent £650 million disposal to Glory Limited*
- On the €338 million acquisition, subsequent partial disposal and then the £900 million IPO of AZ Electronic Materials*
- On the £42.4 million acquisition and subsequent £1.3 billion IPO of QinetiQ*
Hellman & Friedman
- On the acquisition of Securitas Direct Verisure Group
- On the acquisition of Scout24 from Deutsche Telekom in a €2billion transaction
- On the sale of Scout24 Switzerland to Ringier Digital
Ares
- On the £110 million acquisition of London Square
- On the acquisition of Farrow & Ball
Equistone
- On the US$1.3 billion sale of Global Blue to Silver Lake and Partners Group*
- On the creation of Equistone in the spin-out from Barclays*
GTCR
- On the acquisition of Gorkana
GNRI
- On the acquisition of Barclays Natural Resource Investments
EQT
- On the acquisition of Vertu from Nokia*
- On the refinancing of SSP Group*
IK Investment Partners
- On the €550 million sale of Magotteaux to Sigdo Koppers*
- On the sale of Europris to Nordic Capital*
Silverfleet Capital Partners
- On the acquisition of Masai
- On the acquisition and subsequent sale of Phadia*
- On the acquisition and subsequent sale of TMF*
*Lawyer experience prior to joining Latham & Watkins