David Stears

David leads our Valuations team, which specialises in valuing businesses and various financial assets, such as share options and intellectual property. The team undertakes valuations for a variety of purposes including tax, financial reporting and shareholder disputes.

Prior to joining Buzzacott, David set up and led the in-house specialist Investment Valuations team at USS, the UK’s largest private pension provider, and was primarily responsible for the quarterly valuations of its large infrastructure, equity, and credit assets.

David has nearly two decades of experience performing valuations, learning his craft in the valuation teams at Smith & Williamson and BDO before playing a key part in the development of a new specialist valuation offering at mid-tier firm Menzies.

David’s prior experience has taken him to places as far-flung and diverse as Australia, Brazil and North Macedonia, and has included engagements with FTSE 100 clients, government bodies, major UK utility companies and large multinationals.