David McCourt

Executive summary

David is a Partner in BDO’s Deal Advisory team in Sydney. He has over 25 years’ experience gained in BDO’s Sydney and London offices.

He is a valuation specialist with experience across a wide range of industries, including technology, funds management, retail, education, and infrastructure.

Expertise

• Business valuations
• Tax valuations
• Purchase price allocations
• Derivatives (including complex options and warrants)
• Independent expert reports (IERs)

Experience

• Purchase price allocations for private equity-backed enterprises
• Valuation of ordinary shares and options for multinational and early-stage businesses
• Business valuations to assist with merger negotiations
• Valuation of complex employee share schemes
• IERs for schemes of arrangement
• IERs for section 611 of the Corporations Act 2001
• IERs for related party transactions.

 Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Business (Finance and Accounting)
• Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment
• Director, BDO Corporate Finance Australia Pty Ltd (AFS Licence 247420)
• Member, CA ANZ