David Griffith-Jones

Partner
Joined firm 2021. Partner since 2025.

David’s practice comprises transactional and advisory work for a broad range of privately held and listed clients.  He has experience advising on M&A, fundraising and capital markets transactions for growth companies (and growth investors), while also maintaining a broad public takeovers and international private M&A practice for our listed and sponsor clients.  

Recent experience includes:  

  • Advising investors and companies on fundraisings from Series A to pre-IPO, including a number of European unicorns.   
  • Advising a number of FTSE 350 and AIM-listed clients on equity capital markets transactions and on corporate governance and defence and activist situations.  
  • Advising International Distribution Services plc (the parent company of Royal Mail) on the £3.5 billion offer by EP Corporate Group a.s. 
  • Advising Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc on the formation of its joint venture with Aboitiz Equity Ventures to acquire Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines.  
  • Advising a number of sponsors (and their portfolio companies) on a range of public and private M&A opportunities, including Pollen Street Capital on its recommended offer for Mattioli Woods plc and Fortress on its recommended offer for Loungers plc.