David Holiday

Background

About David Holiday

I am an accomplished General Counsel, board advisor, senior legal professional and strategic corporate executive with 18 years of experience in critical roles spanning regulated companies across emerging and mature markets. My experience as a subject thought leader, corporate advisor and business strategist allows me to support decision-making at senior and board levels within law firms and publicly traded companies. My key critical expertise includes governance, risk management, corporate structuring and guiding commercial success across legal and regulatory domains embracing a technological focus. I also lead and develop high-performing multi-cultural teams, drive a creative vision, establish actionable solutions, add value, achieve operational goals and maximise organisational potential.Key expertise includes | Contract Negotiation, Drafting & Advice | Corporate & Commercial Law | Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)| Public Companies | Corporate Structuring | Corporate Governance | Legal Compliance | Dispute Resolution | Company Secretarial | Joint Ventures | Employment & Labour | Public SpeakingI have many achievements in my career, including- Delivered a share subscription for Depa PLC (Nasdaq Dubai publicly traded group) by the public investment fund of KSA and the subsequent IPO of a newly created class of shares- Restructured the domestic (UAE) and cross-border (UAE/Singapore/Germany) group bank finance - Successfully completed the auction sale of a German super yacht business to private equity and other bidders- Facilitated sales of non-core group assets, including private and public shares in UAE, Jordan and the US, real property in Morocco and a development fund in Qatar- Developed a corporate governance manual, directed at the board and C-suite, documenting and defining the group's position on corporate governance-related issues- Delivered 2 high value corporate joint venture construction agreements for large-scale Abu Dhabi government projects in EPC oil and gas and civic infrastructure- Raised $100M debt capital with an international bankPlease feel free to reach out to me directly on davidholiday@hotmail.co.uk