David Fitzsimons

Executive summary

David is a Deal Advisory Director with BDO in Sydney. With more than a decade of experience in corporate finance roles, David helps clients navigate complex mergers and acquisitions (M&A) processes.

He specialises in advising shareholder-led, private companies achieve transformational outcomes, providing clear, robust advice across buy-side, sell-side, and capital raisings, with deep experience in navigating transactions with private equity.

David’s career spans both the UK and Australian markets, bringing a pragmatic and technically strong approach across financial modelling, due diligence, and deal structuring. Known for managing transactions from inception to signing, he is trusted to deliver outcomes aligned with strategic goals.

Expertise

• Sell-side advisory
• Capital raising
• Buy-side advisory
• Private equity
• Financial modelling
• Management buyouts/leveraged buyouts

Experience

Selected experience includes:

• Professional services: Financial adviser to the board of an ESG consultancy on the sale of a minority stake to a financial sponsor
• Industrials: Financial adviser to the shareholders of an industrial tooling equipment distributor on its sale to a private equity backed consolidator
• Industrials: Financial adviser to the shareholders of a specialist electronic manufacturing business on its sale to a large European listed entity
• Education: Financial adviser to the shareholders of a tutoring provider on the sale of a majority stake to a financial sponsor
• Professional services: Financial adviser to the board of an AIM-listed IP attorney business on a public-to-private transaction by a financial sponsor
• Manufacturing: Financial adviser to the board of a modular construction business on its investment from a specialist asset manager
• Defence engineering: Financial adviser to the board of a defence engineering business on its sale to an international trade acquirer
• Financial services: Financial adviser to the shareholders of an insurance brokerage business on its sale to a private equity-backed consolidator

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Accounting & Finance
• Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA)