David Pollard

David joined Clairfield’s partner in Australia, InterFinancial, in 2026. As associate director, he advises on public and private company transactions, buyside and sellside mandates, pre-transaction planning, and financial analysis and valuations. His work is mainly in the industrials, technology and business services sectors. David has more than a decade of M&A and capital markets experience across investment banking and corporate development in Australia and the United States.

Before joining InterFinancial, David was senior manager, corporate development at REA Group. In that role he led acquisitions, commercial partnerships and venture-style investments, and worked on REA’s A$12bn bid for Rightmove. Before that, he spent eight years with J.P. Morgan in Melbourne and New York. His transaction experience includes: QIC’s AUD 2.3 billion acquisition of a 50% stake in Vector Metering, the AUD 1.7 billion sale of MessageMedia to Sinch, Imdex’s AUD 324 million acquisition of Devico, Blackstone’s AUD 1.1 billion sale of Ixom, or the AUD 919 million IPO of Reliance Worldwide.

David has worked on both the advisory and corporate sides of transactions, so he understands what buyers, sellers and boards need to reach a successful outcome. He pairs rigorous analysis with practical, commercially grounded advice.

David graduated from Bond University with degrees in finance and law (honours).