David Roper

David is an experienced corporate finance director, specialising in advising owner managed businesses. He qualified as a chartered accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers and after a period with its insolvency moved to the English and American Insurance Company prior to joining Smith & Williamson in 1988.

David has particular experience of business acquisitions and sales, management buy-out, due diligence, bank and venture capital finance raising and manages due diligence work undertaken within the corporate finance team, where business advisory skills are combined to provide a value added service to clients.