Bio

David Carpenter is a partner in Mayer Brown's New York office. He previously served as the Co-Leader of Mayer Brown’s New York Corporate & Securities practice group. He focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and sales of businesses, joint ventures and strategic alliances, with particular emphasis on cross-border transactions. His practice also includes representing clients in connection with PIPEs, venture capital and early stage investment activities as well as on corporate governance matters. David’s M&A practice has a particular focus on the Food & Beverage, Chemicals and Life Sciences sectors. He serves as the Co‐Chair of the firm’s Food & Beverage M&A sub‐group. David represents many of the firm’s multinational clients in M&A matters, and he has particular experience representing strategic bidders in connection with their participation in the competitive auction settling. In addition to his familiarity in the M&A arena, David regularly counsels Food & Beverage, Life Sciences and Chemical industry participants in the negotiation and documentation of relationships with suppliers, contract manufacturers, distributors and brokers, as well as on corporate governance matters. As a result, he has a keen awareness of the day‐to‐day commercial arrangements that are relevant to competitors in these industries. David was named a “2018 Food & Beverage MVP“ by Law360 for, among other things, advising Nestle S.A. on the $7.15 billion global alliance with Starbucks. In 2019, David’s work on this transaction was also recognized by UK legal publication Legal Week, which shortlisted David in the category of “Transatlantic M&A Team of the Year (Mega Deal).” David was also named a “Dealmaker of the Week” by The American Lawyer in April 2012 for leading a Mayer Brown team that represented Nestlé in its $11.85 billion acquisition of Pfizer’s infant nutrition business. David has been classified as a “Life Sciences Star” by Euromoney’s Legal Media Group (LMG) for the years 2013‐2019 and was ranked as a “Top 50: Global M&A Lawyers” by The Global M&A Network in 2014. David serves as co-chair of Mayer Brown’s India practice and is active in advising clients on investment and joint venture activities in India. David is a founding member of, and leads, Mayer Brown’s global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Product Group.