Name
Derek Shakespeare
Job Title
Chairman, EMEA M&A
Company
Deutsche Bank
Speaker Bio
Derek Shakespeare is a Managing Director and Chairman of EMEA Mergers & Acquisitions, Deutsche Bank AG, based in London. Derek joined the bank in January 2022 and has over 33 years of investment banking experience.
Recent UK public transactions include advising Hargreaves Lansdown on the recommended offer from a private equity consortium, Bellway plc on its possible offer for Crest Nicholson, and Deutsche Bank AG on its recommended offer for Numis Corporation Plc. Other recent public transactions include the proposed combination of Aedas Homes and Neinor Homes in Spain, and the consortium of Zahid Group and Management’s take-private offer for Barloworld in South Africa.
Derek has extensive experience of private and public M&A and capital raising including valuation, negotiation and structuring of mergers, acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures. Derek holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge.
Recent UK public transactions include advising Hargreaves Lansdown on the recommended offer from a private equity consortium, Bellway plc on its possible offer for Crest Nicholson, and Deutsche Bank AG on its recommended offer for Numis Corporation Plc. Other recent public transactions include the proposed combination of Aedas Homes and Neinor Homes in Spain, and the consortium of Zahid Group and Management’s take-private offer for Barloworld in South Africa.
Derek has extensive experience of private and public M&A and capital raising including valuation, negotiation and structuring of mergers, acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures. Derek holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge.