M&A Services

Counsel for fund managers, family offices, entrepreneurs and strategic investors on complex cross-border transactions — from first conversation to close.

M&A Services

End-to-End Support for Complex Transactions.

We advise on mergers, acquisitions, refinancings and divestitures across the private capital markets — for sponsors, family offices, strategic investors and the businesses they back. Our work combines rigorous due diligence, structural creativity and commercially-grounded negotiation to protect your capital and realise your investment thesis from LOI to closing.

Your Investment Partners

A counterpart who understands the deal.

We work alongside your deal team, management or principals to navigate the regulatory and structural complexity of modern transactions. Every engagement is led by senior counsel with first-hand experience on both sides of the table.

Comprehensive Due Diligence

Identifying and addressing the financial, operational, legal and regulatory risks that can erode valuation or surface post-close.

Deal Structuring

Designing asset, share and hybrid structures that optimise for tax efficiency, downside protection and flexibility through to exit.

Regulatory Approvals

Navigating antitrust, foreign investment review (FIRB, CFIUS and equivalents), securities law and sector-specific regulatory regimes.

Execution & Integration

Drafting and negotiating transaction documents, financing arrangements and the operating covenants that set up a clean handover and successful ownership period.

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How We Handle M&A Transactions.

David G. Taylor

Special Counsel & Founder

“I built Kelvedon Legal to bring the rigour and strategic approach of the world’s leading investment firms to growing businesses and platforms. These businesses often have superior ideas but face challenges on the road to execution. We can help.”

David’s career spans more than 25 years advising some of the largest corporations, institutions and family offices in the world — across Sydney, Tokyo, Washington D.C., Hong Kong and New York. He now works with clients building the next generation of businesses across the private capital markets.

His career began more than 25 years ago as trusted legal adviser to some of the largest corporations in the world, and now he works with clients seeking to build the next generation of leaders.

Years in Private Equity & M&A Law
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Assets Managed in Fund Spin-Out
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In US Institutional Private Equity
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GC & COO

Former Dual Role at Major US Fund

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If you find yourself in a building dispute, it’s important to seek legal advice as soon as possible. Our firm can help you understand your rights, the legal framework governing your situation, and the best steps forward to resolve the dispute efficiently.

If you find yourself in a building dispute, it’s important to seek legal advice as soon as possible. Our firm can help you understand your rights, the legal framework governing your situation, and the best steps forward to resolve the dispute efficiently.

If you find yourself in a building dispute, it’s important to seek legal advice as soon as possible. Our firm can help you understand your rights, the legal framework governing your situation, and the best steps forward to resolve the dispute efficiently.

If you find yourself in a building dispute, it’s important to seek legal advice as soon as possible. Our firm can help you understand your rights, the legal framework governing your situation, and the best steps forward to resolve the dispute efficiently.

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External General Counsel

Ongoing strategic counsel for fund sponsors, portfolio companies and management teams — from board-level advisory and governance to commercial matters and exit preparation.
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Upon receiving your inquiry, a partner will contact you directly to discuss your upcoming transaction, investment objectives, and how we can strategically facilitate your next deal.

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