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David A. D'Souza

Partner | London

Experience

  • Acquisition of Wealth at Work
  • Acquisition of Isio
  • Investment in Smart Pension

Acquisition of a majority stake in United Group, a leading media and communication services provider across Southeast Europe, from KKR and United Group on its acquisition of Tele2 Croatia

  • $14 billion acquisition of Copeland/Emerson Climate Technologies
  • £140 million strategic investment in Currencies Direct
  • £3.5 billion take private of Signature Aviation
  • Strategic investment alongside the founders in app developer Murka
  • First transactions as part of its new sustainable growth equity investing strategy
  • Acquisition and disposal of GSE specialist TCR
  • Acquisition of Independent Vetcare (IVC) from Summit Partners
  • Disposal of Vertu
  • Various transactions for the emerging markets strategy including, IXcellerate and CIAN
  • Its investment in fintech Form3
  • Its exit from Beqom

Disposal of its stake in an Irish telecoms operator Eir

€3.6 billion acquisition of Finnish power distributor Elenia Networks

  • Its acquisition of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions business
  • Its acquisition of a stake in Swedish-headquartered fintech company Klarna
  • Together with Cinven and Mid Europa Partners, their acquisition of Allegro Group, Poland’s leading online marketplace, from Naspers for $3.253 billion
  • Its acquisition and IPO of Akindo Sushiro
  • Its acquisition of Dr. Martens
  • Exits from Arysta LifeScience and Iglo Foods Group
  • The £3.1 billion recommended cash offer for Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity solutions
  • Its acquisition of Majesco

Recommended for Private Equity: Transactions – mid-market deals (up to £500 million)

Legal 500 2025

Recognised as a Notable Practitioner: M&A

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