David Kellett has advised on over £20 billion worth of debt, M&A and equity capital market transactions across Europe.

David joined Sapient Corporate Finance in 2007 from Merrill Lynch, where he was a Vice President in its Real Estate, Hotels and Leisure team.

Recent transaction experience includes the sale of 333 pubs and the acquisition of Ha Ha Bar & Grill for Mitchells & Butlers and 16 portfolio disposals for Punch.

At Merrill Lynch, David worked on a number of significant transactions in the leisure industry including the sale of the Hard Rock cafe, hotel and casino businesses for Rank and the sale of Spirit to Punch Taverns. David's early career was focused on debt capital market transactions and involved the syndication of over £10 billion of debt, including for Hutchison Whampoa's 3G telecom businesses in the UK and Italy.

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THE TEAM

• PETER HANSEN – PARTNER
• FRASER ANDERSON – PARTNER
• ANDY DITCHFIELD

• DAVID KELLETT

• TINA SHARP

Career

• Merrill Lynch
• JPMorgan Chase

Experience

Over 10 years experience in corporate finance across debt markets, M&A and the real estate, hotel and leisure sectors.

Qualifications

• MChem, Chemistry,
University of Oxford

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