David Aspinall is a senior restructuring, transactions and corporate advisory professional with more than 20 years of Big 4 and specialist advisory experience, advising boards, financiers, private equity investors and management teams through complex restructurings, business transformations, integrations, separations, carve-outs and M&A transactions across Australia, Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
His work is particularly focused on helping organisations navigate disruption, transition and operational complexity — including separations, integrations, carve-outs and underperforming business situations where value, continuity and stakeholder confidence are at risk. He has held senior leadership roles at Deloitte, KPMG, McGrathNicol and major corporate organisations, leading multidisciplinary teams on complex domestic and cross-border programmes across telecommunications, financial services, pharmaceuticals, industrials, retail, energy and resources.
Recognised for combining strategic judgement with disciplined programme execution, David helps organisations protect value, maintain operational continuity, bring control to complex stakeholder environments, manage risk and deliver sustainable outcomes. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney.
Significant Engagements
Vocus Group / TPG Telecom: Senior Integration Manager supporting the GM Integration Office across Day 1 cutover planning, post-Day 1 Hypercare stabilisation and programme relaunch following the merger of the Vocus and TPG Telecom networks.
Essentra Plc: Directed two concurrent separation PMOs across Europe and Asia, establishing standalone business models, separation perimeters, operating models, bidder materials and TSA exit plans. Supported both due diligence processes through to and beyond closing under challenging transaction timelines.
Vodafone Plc: Supported major European separation and integration programmes, including the creation of Vantage Towers as a standalone TowerCo ahead of its Frankfurt IPO, and the integration of Liberty Global assets across multiple European markets.
BT Plc: Led business transformation and divestment activity across BT Global Services, designing separation approaches, financial and legal perimeters, TSAs and operational roadmaps to support non-digital asset divestments and RemainCo restructuring across Europe and LATAM.
Novartis International AG: Managed the team delivering the Portfolio Transformation programme spanning four concurrent transactions across Europe and the United States, establishing a Basel-based PMO and refining SPA and TSA frameworks and separation/integration roadmaps for multiple business units.
GSK / Haleon Consumer Healthcare: 18-month secondment to the London-based Global Strategic Programmes team, delivering process and governance improvement solutions globally across the GSK Consumer Healthcare portfolio, including in-country transformation projects in the UK, Russia, China and Japan.
Musgrave Partners: Seconded as a dedicated Integration Director for a distressed asset acquisition, establishing the Integration PMO, governance and communications frameworks, and a Day 1–100 integration roadmap to stabilise the incoming business.
ION Automotive: Worked on-site with senior management through a live trade-on and distressed sale process, implementing cost reduction, supplier rationalisation and working capital initiatives while preparing the businesses for sale — the Suspension business was successfully sold to Harley-Davidson.
Experience
Olvera Advisors
Director
2026 - Present
Advises boards, financiers, investors and management teams on restructuring, transactions and business transformation.
Vocus Group, Sydney
Senior Integration Manager
Jul 2025 – Oct 2025
Strategic leadership and programme management to the GM Integration Office following the Vocus–TPG Telecom network merger.
Deloitte, London
Director, Post Merger Integration
Sep 2016 – Dec 2023
Engagement lead on large-scale integration and separation programmes for FTSE and global clients, accountable for delivery, commercial outcomes and client relationships.
KPMG, London
Associate Director, Integration & Separation
Dec 2009 – Jul 2016
Delivered integration and separation engagements for global clients across pharmaceuticals, industrials, financial services and consumer, including a client secondment as Integration Director.
KPMG, London
Associate Director, Private Equity Transaction Services
Jul 2005 – Nov 2009
Buy and sell-side financial due diligence for leading UK and European private equity firms, including quality of earnings, working capital and synergy assessments.
McGrathNicol, Sydney
Manager, Corporate Recovery
Jun 2000 – Jun 2005
Complex corporate recovery and formal/informal insolvency engagements across Australia, including live trade-on situations prepared for sale.
KPMG, Sydney
Assistant Manager, Audit
Feb 1997 – Jun 2000
Audit engagements for large listed ASX businesses, with a sector focus on information, communications and telecommunications clients.
