Richard Browne
Partner
London
Richard Browne
Partner
London
Contact details
Richard acts for a number of FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and other international corporates in relation to governance matters, public takeover bids (both hostile and recommended), auctions and other private sale and purchase transactions, joint ventures and the full range of equity capital markets transactions (including IPOs, rights issues, placings and accelerated book-builds).
Legal 500 described Richard Browne as "pragmatic, very responsive and technically excellent".
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
BA, English & Related Literature
Law Society Finals, School of Law, University of Surrey, Guildford, 1992
Experience highlights
Advising Marks and Spencer plc on the acquistion of 50% of Ocado's on-line rental business, the joint venture with Ocado and the related GBP750m rights issue.
Advising BTG plc on its GBP3.3bn recommended takeover by Boston Scientific.
Advising Cobham plc on its GBP4bn recommended takeover by Advent International.
The Sage Group on the GBP232m disposal of its Sage pay business and the related return of capital by way of share buy-back.
Related articles
Publications: 29 January 2021
UK Regulation post-Brexit - Adjusting to the landscape for UK equity capital market participants
With the EU and the UK having reached a free trade agreement which sets out a framework for the substantial agreements to be put in place to govern their future relationship and the UK having left the…
Publications: 22 April 2020
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
BA, English & Related Literature
Law Society Finals, School of Law, University of Surrey, Guildford, 1992
Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
- Premier Farnell plc on its GBP691m contested and recommended takeover by Avnet, Inc.
- Banco Sabadell on its GBP1.7bn recommended takeoer of TSB Banking Group.
- CSC on its contested recommended GBP502m takeover of Xchanging plc.
Recognition
He’s very easy to get on with, interfaces well throughout the organisation. He organises his team well.
Chambers UK 2019
