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David Coates

Partner

David specialises in corporate finance advisory and transactional work for both public and private companies.

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About

David is the head of our UK Corporate team and advises on private and public M&A, VC / PE investments and buy-outs, joint ventures, restructurings and corporate governance matters.

David’s clients range from early stage growth companies to major corporates, as well as financial sponsors and management teams.

David is ranked as a Leading Individual for Corporate M&A in Legal 500.

David is admitted to practise in England and Wales.

Experience

  • Advising Stonegate Pub Company on the acquisition of Sports Bar & Grill, Be At One and Fever Bars
  • Advising David Lloyd Leisure on various acquisitions
  • Advising INEOS on the acquisition of Belstaff
  • Advising Puma Private Equity on various investments and divestments
  • Advising AtkinsRealis on the sale of its Scandinavian consulting business to Systra
  • Advising Pure Data Centres on various reorganisations and corporate governance matters
  • Advising Lovett Care on various acquisitions
  • Advising Minster Care on various acquisitions
  • Advising Country Court Care on various acquisitions

Recognition

  • uk-leading-individual-2024

Our thinking

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Private Equity on its investment into Transreport

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  • Corporate deal round-up H2 2023

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    Insights

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Private Equity on its £3.5 million investment into TravelLocal

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Private Equity on its £5m investment into Pockit Limited

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Private Equity on its investment into Thingtrax Limited

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Atkins on the sale of its Scandinavian engineering Services business to Systra

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  • Corporate deal round-up H1 2023

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Private Equity on its £5.5 million investment into IRIS Audio

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Lovett Care on its acquisition of three care homes from Angela Swift Developments

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Private Equity on its investment into HR Duo

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys releases H2 2022 deal highlights

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises shareholders on the sale of Rosebourne Limited to Hillier Nurseries

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Private Equity on its investment into MUSO

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys has advised long-standing client Stonegate on a series A investment into Peckwater Brands

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises on the acquisition of the Douglas & Gordon property sales business

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Private Equity on its investment into Deazy

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Puma Private Equity on their investment into Everpress

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises shareholders of eCommonSense on sale to ECI Software Solutions

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys releases H1 2021 deal highlights

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises shareholders of Modern Networks on sale to Horizon Capital

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