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 worked for 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 Alcan Rolled Products Ltd.
During Dafydd’s career, he has completed several high-profile transactions. Most notably the recent sale of Independent Forgings & Alloys (IFA) to Trive Capital, the 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.
