Corporate Finance
Comprehensive support throughout mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
Corporate FinanceDavid Lu is a managing director and leader of the Corporate Finance practice in Greater China, based in the Shanghai office.
Prior to joining Duff & Phelps, David served as managing director and head of Asia investment banking of Cowen and Company Asia. He was responsible for all aspects of Cowen’s businesses in Asia including capital markets, M&A and private placements. Before that, he held the title of the Head of China Investment Banking at Rodman & Renshaw, where he spearheaded the firm’s capital markets presence in China. Previously, David was the Chief China Representative at Piper Jaffray, where he built and led the investment banking team. Earlier in his career, David worked at DBS, Vickers Financial and Salomon Smith Barney.
David holds an MBA from the Ivey Business School, a law degree (L.L.B.) from Western University and a B.A.Sc in systems engineering from the University of Toronto.
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Duff & Phelps Acted as Lead Financial Advisor to Nostra Technologies Limited on its Acquisition of Brandon Global IT Limited
has acquired
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Duff & Phelps Advised GEE Group Inc. on Its Recapitalization and Financial Restructuring Transaction
has completed a recapitalization and financial restructuring transaction
Sell Side Advisor
Duff & Phelps Advised VWM Analytics, LLC, on its Sale to J.S. Held, LLC, a Portfolio Company of Kelso & Company
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
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Duff & Phelps' Brazilian M&A Team Advised Piemonte Holding on Its Binding Offer with Oi S.A. - Em Recuperação Judicial for the Acquisition of Five Data Centers
has signed a binding offer to acquire five data centers from
Financial Advisor
Duff & Phelps Advised the Board of Directors of Macy’s, Inc. and Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. on its Refinancing Transaction
Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M), has completed a refinancing transaction, raising approximately $4.5 billion of new financing, including an asset-based credit line and the issuance of senior secured notes
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Duff & Phelps Advised From the Hearth Holdings, LLC in Raising Senior Debt Financing and a Related Shareholder Buyout Transaction
has secured senior debt financing from a consortium of lenders
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Duff & Phelps Acted as Lead Financial Advisor and Rendered a Fairness Opinion to Telefónica Deutschland in Connection with the Sale of Its Passive Infrastructure to Telxius
has sold its passive infrastructure to
Fairness Opinion
Duff & Phelps Provides a Fairness Opinion to the Board of Directors of Neon Therapeutics, Inc. in Its Sale to BioNTech
has been acquired by
Fairness Opinion
Duff & Phelps Provides a Fairness Opinion to the Shareholders’ Committee of Eneco Groep N.V. in its Sale to a Consortium of Mitsubishi Corporation and Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc.
has been acquired by a consortium of
and
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Duff & Phelps’ Restaurant M&A Advisory Team Advised Diversified Restaurant Holdings on Its Merger with Patton Wings, an Investment Entity Affiliated with ICV Partners
has merged with Patton Wings, an investment entity affiliated with
