Richard has over 30 years' experience advising companies and financial institutions on a wide range of corporate transactions, including public takeovers, private company acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and capital raisings.
His clients include FTSE plcs and large international corporations, and his work is often cross-border in nature. Earlier in his career, he spent two years on secondment at the Takeover Panel as a senior member of the Panel Executive.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
Cisco Systems on the GBP543m recommended cash offer for IMImobile.
River & Mercantile Group on the recommended all share offer from AssetCo.
A consortium of funds managed by Dalmore Capital and Equitix on a recommended GBP1.45bn cash offer for John Laing Infrastructure Fund.
Charterhouse on its USD710m cash bid for Tarsus Group.
Published Work
- Continuing Obligations, chapter in The Practitioners' Guide to the FSA Listing Rules.
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Member, Takeovers Joint Working Party of the City of London Law Society Company
- Chairman, City & Financial conference on The Takeover Code
Recognition
“I find him very calm, extremely knowledgeable and with very good client skills. His style is very adaptive. ”
Chambers UK 2021
Qualifications
Admissions
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 1992
Academic
BA, St Hild & St Bede College, Durham University, 1988
Languages
English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.