David Brown – Global Corporate Finance Leader at PwC
David Brown is the Global Corporate Finance Leader at PwC, where he also holds roles as the Asia Pacific Deals Leader and the Asia Pacific Private Equity and Sovereign Investment Fund Leader. A partner at PwC since 1997, Brown moved from the UK to Hong Kong in 1994. His expertise includes M&A advisory, financial due diligence, corporate restructuring, and debt restructuring.
Global Corporate Finance Leader, Asia-Pacific Deals Leader and Asia-Pacific Private Equity and Sovereign Investment Funds Leader at PwC.
Leading PwC’s Deals business in the Asia Pacific region, Brown has significant experience in M&A value creation, advising private equities and corporates on complex transactions. His role involves managing relationships and transactions for some of the largest global private equity general partners active in China and Asia-Pacific.
Before specializing in M&A, Brown led major debt restructurings in China and Hong Kong during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He is frequently quoted in prominent media such as the Financial Times and South China Morning Post and has been interviewed by Bloomberg, CNBC, and Reuters.
Previously PwC China Transaction Services Leader for five years to 2017 and China Private Equity leader for nine years to 2020, Transaction Services partner since 2004 and Business Recovery Services partner since 1997. PwC Hong Kong since 1994.
Licenses & certifications
- Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) – ICAEW
