Overview

Dominic joined Burges Salmon from Macfarlanes in 2005 and became a Partner in the Corporate Finance team in 2011. 

He has significant experience of advising on complex UK and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures and regularly advises quoted companies and their financial advisers on a range of equity capital market transactions.

He represents family businesses and family offices and regularly advises entrepreneurs and founder shareholders securing successful exits from their businesses, as well as advising overseas clients investing in the UK.

Experience
  • Advising the founder shareholders of Sun Mark International, a UK company engaged in the marketing and distribution of fast-moving consumer goods, on the sale of the business to overseas investors
  • Advising the founder shareholders of FlightScope on the sale of the company to IMG
  • Advising WH Ireland on the reverse takeover of AIM company Drumz plc
  • Advising the founder shareholders of Regency Purchasing Group on the sale of the company to Foodbuy (part of the Compass group)
  • Advising Michelmersh Brick Holdings plc on the acquisitions of Carlton Main Brickworks, Floren B.V. and FabSpeed Holdings.
  • Advising the founder shareholders of Omlet, the leading pet accessories brand, on the sale of the company to Piper Private Equity.
  • Advising US investment house Trivela on the acquisition of Walsall Football Club.

What others say...

We worked on a transaction with Dominic Davis and his team and found them to be incredibly client focused, pragmatic and a joy to work with. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Dom and his team to anyone looking for a high quality corporate lawyer and someone who will lead them through a complex M&A process with calmness, understanding and humour.
Legal 500 2022