David Marshall

David is a transactional lawyer and trusted advisor with over 25 years’ experience in M&A, private equity and venture/growth capital, focused primarily on technology businesses. His clients include investors, corporations, portfolio companies, growth businesses and founders. He also advises management teams on their equity arrangements.

• Macquarie Capital (US/UK) on the acquisition of ONYX Insight (UK) from bp (UK)
• Modern Times Group (Sweden) on the combination of Kongregate (US) with Monumental Studios (US)
• Azimo (UK) on its acquisition by Papaya Global (Israel)
• Ninja Kiwi (NZ) on the acquisition of AutoAttack Games (US)
• FundingXchange (UK) on its Series B fundraising led by Barclays Principal Investments (UK) and follow-on investment by Foresight (UK)
• Commify (UK) and its management on a buyout by ECI Partners (UK)
• InTechnology plc (UK) on the sale of Inhealthcare (UK) to ResMed (US)
• Management of Market News International (UK/US) on a buyout by Tenzing Private Equity (UK)
• Modern Times Group (Sweden) - on the acquisitions of Hutch Games (UK), Ninja Kiwi (New Zealand) and Playsimple (India)*
• Game hosting platform zeuz (Germany) on its acquisition by Improbable (UK)*
• Starling Bank (UK) on its Series C and D funding rounds*
• Primary Group (Bermuda) on an investment by ADIA (Abu Dhabi)*
• Calisen (UK) on its management incentive plan following a take-private led by BlackRock and Mubadala*
• Management of Commify (UK) on their buyout by Hg Capital (UK)*
• Management of ISI Emerging Markets (UK/Singapore/Hong Kong) on an initial buyout by CITIC (China) and a subsequent buyout by Montagu Private Equity (UK)*
• Management of Fotona (Slovenia/US) on their buyout by Vitruvian Partners (Germany)*
• Management of Jane's Defence (UK/US) on their buyout by Montagu Private Equity (UK)*
• Management of WFS (France/Singapore) on their buyout by Cerberus (US)*
• Deliveroo (UK) on its Series F funding round*
• Shell Ventures (UK and Netherlands) on venture investments and in-house start-ups in the UK, Israel and Germany*
• Brink's (US) on a confidential UK investment*
• Major energy company on a confidential UK investment*
• Commify (UK) on acquisitions in the UK and Europe*
• Enterprise AMS Group (UK) on its acquisition by Arcadis (Netherlands)*
• XPV Water Partners (Canada) on the buyout of Metasphere (UK)*
• ArchiMed (France) on the buyouts of Deallus Consulting (UK/US/Japan) and Vita Health Group (UK)*
• Lyceum Capital (UK) on the buyouts of Access (UK) and adapt (UK)*
• Bridgepoint Development Capital (UK) on the buyout of Shimtech Industries (UK)*
• LDC (UK) on its investment in Mountain Warehouse (UK)*
• NVM (UK) on its investment in Haystack Dryers (UK)*
• Management teams at Alliance Boots, Xafinity, emap, Camelot, Evaluate, Iris Software, Innovia, Phlexglobal, Civica, TSL Education, Jimmy Choo, Gaucho and Wowcher on buyouts by KKR, Advent, Apax, Ontario Teachers, Hg, Arle, Inflexion, 3i, Charterhouse, Towerbrook, ICG and Exponent*
• Smartphone manufacturer HTC (Taiwan) on the sale of Saffron Digital (UK) to Cinram (US)*
• adapt (UK) on the acquisitions of eLINIA (UK) and Sleek Networks (UK)*
• itelligence AG (Germany) on UK acquisitions*
  
   

*Prior to joining Baker Botts

Legal Practice Course, The College of Law, London 1998

Graduate Diploma in Law, Nottingham Law School 1997

B.A., French & Russian, University of Nottingham 1996
First Class

Qualified Solicitor, England & Wales, 2000