Dafydd Evans

Dafydd Evans is a Managing Director in the M&A Advisory practice, based in the London office and a Board Director of Kroll Securities Ltd. Dafydd leverages more than 25 years of corporate finance experience in assisting UK and European corporates, private equity and owner-managed businesses. He has experience across both M&A and restructuring, with an expertise in the Industrials, Engineering & Materials and Aerospace & Defence sub-sectors.

Prior to joining Kroll, Dafydd served as a leading member of the European Industrials M&A team at DC Advisory Partners (formerly Close Brothers Corporate Finance). Before that he was on the Industrials Corporate Finance team at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prior to his career in investment banking, Dafydd gained operational experience as a product engineer in the steel industry with Corus plc (now TATA Europe) and latterly Alcan Rolled Products Ltd.

During Dafydd’s career, he has completed several high-profile transactions. Most notably the recent sale of CSi Palletising to MPac plc, the sale of ecube to Unical Aviation (a Platinum Equity company) and the £212m sale of Pirtek Europe to Franchise Brands plc.

Dafydd received his M.A. in Materials Science from St. Anne’s College, Oxford University and gained three Oxford Blues in the 1991, ’92 and ’93 Varsity matches.  A former rugby player having represented his country, Wales, at Schools, Students and u21 level, Dafydd went onto play for both Pontypool and Newport RFC. Dafydd is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.


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