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David Baylis

Senior Counsel
Corporate and M&A
+971 2 205 5367
d.baylis@hadefpartners.com
Expertise
Corporate and M&A

  • David is a Senior Counsel in the Corporate practice at Hadef & Partners.

    David is a highly experienced commercial lawyer with over 30 years of experience, including structuring and establishing investment funds, advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, private equity acquisitions and exits, art law and sports law. Before relocating to the UAE David was Global Head of Private Equity at a large international law firm. 

    He has served as an advisory board member of the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) and Loughborough Business School, a council member of the Legal and Regulatory Council of EMPEA, a member of the Legal & Technical Committee of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and lectured at the BVCA. David is the Consulting Editor of Butterworths: “The Law and Practice of Shareholder Agreements”. 

    David studied law at Downing College, Cambridge University and is a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.

    Admissions

    • Solicitor, England & Wales
    Languages
    English
    • Advising a private equity fund on the sale of a rail leasing and freight operating company for $3.3 billion.
    • Advising on the establishment of a $1.2 billion private equity fund and subsequently on its investments in and exits from portfolio companies.
    • Advising an investment management firm on its $991 million management buy-out and subsequent initial public offering to the main list of the London Stock Exchange.
    • Advising a major ports operator and logistics company on the $661 million acquisition of a ports manager and ports operator via an AIM admission and on its subsequent recommended public take-over.
    • Advising a Middle Eastern government entity on a multi-year host city agreement with a leading mixed martial arts organisation.
    • Advising a Middle Eastern government entity on hosting a number boxing world title fights.
    • Advising a Middle Eastern government entity on the construction of a world renowned universal museum and the acquisitions and commissions for its permanent collection and its loans.
    • Advising a Middle Eastern government entity on the construction of a world renowned modern and contemporary art museum and the acquisitions and commissions for its permanent collection and its loans.

David Baylis

Senior Counsel
Corporate and M&A
+971 2 205 5367
d.baylis@hadefpartners.com
Expertise
Corporate and M&A
Languages
English
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What people say about David Baylis

  • In Chambers David has been described as “down to earth, very experienced and clear thinking and particularly recommended by clients”, an “exceptional relationship manager” and someone who is “always addressing the risks and issues in order to complete a transaction smoothly.

    Chambers Global