Bio

David Iverson is a Managing Director and Head of the Consumer, Food & Retail group at Lazard Middle Market. He has been with the firm since 1999. His experience includes businesses in every sector of the food and agriculture chain – from animal production to foodservice to retail; and includes transactions with branded, private label, and foodservice companies. David has acted as financial advisor to clients on mergers and acquisitions (both buy-side and sell-side), refinancings and capital raises, and restructurings. Many of his transactions have been recognized by industry peers. Prior to focusing exclusively on consumer, food and retail around 15 years ago, David was involved in transactions in a wide variety of other industries. Previously, David was a Director in the corporate accounting and finance department at Deluxe Corporation, a $2 billion diversified manufacturing and technology holding company. Prior to Deluxe, David was an Accountant with the Entrepreneurial Advisory Services group of Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers), where he worked with a number of consumer, food, and retail clients. David was a Certified Public Accountant. He received a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Iverson serves on the Board of Trustees of Groves Academy, a non-profit organization focusing on educating students with learning differences and literary instruction.