
Simon Kavanagh
Managing Director
Hong Kong
Simon Kavanagh is a Managing Director based in Hong Kong. He joined BDA in 2013 and has 24 years’ M&A experience.
Before joining BDA, he spent nine years with JPMorgan. His experience covers most sectors, with a particular focus on industrial companies. His multinational corporate clients have included Thomson Reuters, Kerry Group, FIS, Johnson Controls and Mitsubishi Corporation. He has advised many of the leading private equity firms in Asia, and has helped multiple founder-led companies. In addition to private and public M&A transactions he has worked on IPOs, capital raisings, and material transactions on the Hong Kong and London Stock Exchanges. Mr. Kavanagh has a degree in Economics from the University of Stirling in Scotland, a Masters in International Business from University College Dublin in Ireland, and he studied Mandarin at Xiamen University in China. He has lived in Asia for 16 years.
Recent transactions
Sold Compart Systems to Shanghai Wanye Enterprises
2020
Divested ThiPha Cable and Dovina to Stark Corporation
2020
Divested Gourmet Noodle House to GreenTree Inns
2018
Divested MFS Technology to DCP Capital
2018
Divested Kingstar to Zhongping Capital
2017
Merged with Fitness First Asia, led by Navis Capital
2017
Divested Facade Access Holdings to Alimak Group
2016
Divested AFE Solutions to N2N Connect
2016
Divested Thermal Printer business to TSC in Taiwan
2016
Divested Singapore-based Retail Banking business
2015
Sold stake in electronics business to Standard Chartered Private Equity
2015
Divested Teknicast Sdn Bhd
2015
Divested Vinh Hoan Feed to Pilmico Foods
2014
Divested Singapore oil & gas parts business to Wayne Burt Group
2014