David Barret — Operating Partner, M&A, Carve-Out & PMI

David Barret

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Operating Partner

M&A Due Diligence
Carve-Out Execution
Post-Merger Integration

I work as an Operating Partner with Private Equity- and Venture Capital-backed B2B technology portfolio companies across Europe. The gap between what an M&A transaction promises and what it delivers is rarely strategic — it is operational. I close it through hands-on execution, pragmatic operating discipline, and relentless focus on delivery.

M&A Due Diligence

I step in when due diligence surfaces — validating the deal's operational and commercial substance, challenging assumptions, and stress-testing its design. Vendor DD, data room review, and SPA/SAPA input — so what gets signed reflects operational reality.

Carve-Out Execution

Separating a business unit is harder than it looks on paper. I define the perimeter, design the separation plan, and drive execution from signing through closing — across people, processes, systems, and contracts, including TSA design — so that Day 1 becomes reality.

Post-Merger Integration

Value doesn't integrate itself. From the 100-day plan through full integration, I design the target operating model, drive synergy realisation, and align commercial structures, teams, and operating cadences across combined entities to make the deal's thesis real.