David Smith > Druces LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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SALISBURY HOUSE
LONDON WALL
LONDON
EC2M 5PS
England
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David Smith
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial
Position
Consultant in the Corporate and Commercial department, with over 35 years’ experience of advising entrepreneurial growing companies, both public and private. His practice focuses on capital markets and a combination of capital raising and mergers and acquisitions, often with a cross-border element.
David has been actively involved in AIM since its inception in 1995, and has acted as company secretary to a number of listed and AIM companies. While David represents clients across a range of industries, his practice has some emphasis on the life sciences and natural resources sectors; to that end, he has lectured and written on the application of royalty financing securitization structures in the pharmaceutical industry. He also has a growing renewable energy and cleantech practice.
Career
Joined Druces LLP in January 2016 having previously been a partner in the London office of an international law firm.
Leisure
Enjoys playing the piano as an accompanist for local choirs. David also supports his local football team, Wycombe Wanderers, where he is a director of the club’s fan-owned holding company Wycombe Wanderers Supporters Group Limited.
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Firm Rankings
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Real estate > Construction: contentious