Richard Evans

Other noteworthy experience 

Advising:

• A multinational financial institution on the disposal of its private equity division via sale of its investment portfolio to funds managed by Intermediate Capital Group and spin out of the portfolio management business to Affirma Capital.
• The Football Association on the proposed sale of Wembley Stadium, the UK's national football stadium.
• Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec on the establishment of the USD3.8bn joint venture with DP World to invest in the global ports sector.
• The consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) on the acquisition of a 30 per cent. interest in EPIF, the Czech and Slovak gas transmission and distribution subsidiary of EPH.
• A final stage bidder on the proposed acquisition of London City Airport.
• GS Infrastructure Partners and Infracapital on the disposal of their aggregate 33.3 per cent. interest in Associated British Ports to Anchorage LP, controlled by CPP Investment Board and Hermes LLP.
• Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings and Cheung Kong (Holdings) on the acquisition by a 50:50 joint venture of the Eversholt Rail Group from 3i Infrastructure plc, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure and STAR Capital with an enterprise value of GBP2.5bn.
• First State Investments on its acquisition of the Helsinger-Helsingborg passenger and freight ferry business operated as a joint venture by the Scandlines (ultimately controlled by 3i Group plc) and Stena Line groups. The business is the largest ferry operator between Denmark and Sweden.
• The Ferrovial/MEIF 4 consortium on its GBP1.048bn acquisition of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports.
• The Borealis-led consortium (also comprising Kuwait Investment Office and University Superannuation Scheme) on its unsuccessful proposed public to private Severn Trent for a consideration in excess of GBP5bn.