David Higley

David Higley is the founder and managing partner of Bond Lane Merchant Bank, a registered merchant bank focused on advising and investing in the digital media sector. Prior to forming Bond Lane, Dave was a managing director and global head of digital media at UBS Investment Bank. Dave joined UBS in early 2000 to build its global technology group and establish a digital media coverage effort, which included hiring and managing teams located in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, London and Beijing. Under Dave’s leadership, the UBS digital media group quickly became the #1 group in the sector (measured both by transactions completed and by fees generated) - a position maintained throughout Dave’s tenure at UBS. In addition to his duties as a global group head, Dave was also a member of UBS’ Equity Commitment Committee and was the managing director in charge of recruiting for the technology group.

Dave is a frequent speaker at industry conferences including:

Dave has been recognized by Brendan Wood International Journal as a “Top Gun” banker and also remains the only investment banker to participate in IDG Entertainment's Industry White Paper - the leading industry overview of the Interactive Entertainment sector. Dave joined UBS from the Prudential Volpe Technology Group, where he ran Prudential Volpe’s digital media efforts.