David has 25 years’ experience in executive management roles including as a Managing Director, business development, funds management, capital raising and advisory. David’s key strength is the ability to think strategically and identify opportunities such as consolidation, change commodity focus, diversification and ability to operate on both sides of the balance sheet.• Business - Founding Director of the Technology Materials business Vytas Resources. Founding director of the LinQ Group and Element Group offering investment banking services and funds management. • Strategic Funds Management – Securing support in the fund from strategic investors and global investment brands, to roll out a strategic plan to improve regional stability, increase employment, generate taxes, address security of supply for strategic metals and introduce world’s best practice in environment and social policy.• Change business management – Identified an opportunity to change commodity focus of a $4M gold company into a $3B ASX listed iron ore company.• Mergers and Acquisitions – Identified, managed and facilitated mergers, acquisitions, divestment and earn ins at both the corporate and asset level. Including asset identification, leading negotiations, legal documentation, due diligence, financial modelling, valuations and execution.• Transaction support - Provision of pre and post transaction support including the integration of acquisitions into the business and strategy alignment. • Investment Structuring – Utilisation of debt ad hybrid investments deliver financial returns and strategic outcomes such as change of control.• Cross Border Transactions – Experienced in cross border transaction considerations including trade and property rights, taxation and double taxation, sovereign risk assessments, permitting, mining laws and structuring.• Capital Raising – Raised over $500m in debt, equity and hybrid structures, including the preparation legal and financial documents, security documents and compliant disclosure documents.• Listings – Managed listings via Initial Public Offerings and Reverse Take Overs on the ASX and other international exchanges. • Management and culture – As an executive director, leading and facilitating the team to create a mission, vision and values statement, and building a strong culture within the team.• Investor Relations and Communication – 15 years’ experience of developing and executing investor relations strategies for the purposes of capital raisings and generating on market support.
Listed skills include Investments, Equities, Due Diligence, Portfolio Management, and 19 others.
