Areas of expertise
Recent work
Richard advises a broad range of clients on international transactions and advisory matters. He has particular expertise in acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures.
Highlights include advising:
Public M&A
- Aquis Exchange on its acquisition by SIX Exchange Group
- Ascential on its acquisition by Informa
- Authentic Brands Group on its acquisition of Ted Baker
- ContourGlobal on its acquisition by KKR
- Direct Line on its successful defence against Ageas
- Direct Line on its acquisition by Aviva
- Dowlais on its combination with American Axle
- Fortress Investment Group on its bid for Wm Morrisons
- GW Pharmaceuticals on its acquisition by Jazz Pharmaceuticals
- Japan Industrial Partners on its acquisition of Toshiba Corporation
- Shell on its acquisition of BG Group
- Sophos Group on its acquisition by Thoma Bravo
- Takeaway.com on its acquisition of Just Eat
Private M&A / joint ventures
- Aberdeen on the sale of its insurance business to Phoenix Group
- Angelicoussis Group on its acquisition of Altera Shuttle Tankers from Brookfield Asset Management
- Ascential on the sale of its digital commerce business to Omnicom
- Ascential on the sale of WGSN to Apax
- Arrow Global on the sales of Capquest and Mars UK to Intrum
- Bertelsmann on its acquisition of a stake in Penguin Random House
- BHP on the sale of its stake in Cerrejón to Glencore
- Booking.com on its bid to acquire eTraveli Group from CVC
- Bunzl on its acquisition of Nisbets from management
- ContourGlobal on the sale of its Brazilian hydro business to Patria Investments
- DavidsonKempner on the formation of its joint venture with Next to acquire Jojo Maman Bébé from management
- DMG Media on its printing joint venture with News UK
- Global Infrastructure Partners on the formation of its datacentre joint venture with ACS Group
- GSK on its inter-conditional vaccines, oncology and consumer healthcare asset swap with Novartis
- Kohlberg & Co on its acquisition of Decopac from management
- Richemont on the sale of YOOX Net-a-Porter to MyTheresa
- Schroders on its acquisition of Cazenove Capital from, and the sale of Schroders Personal Wealth to, Lloyds Banking Group
- Schroders on the sale of its stake in RWC Partners to Lincoln Peak Capital
- Standard Chartered on the formation of Zodia Markets, a joint venture with OSL
- Vodafone on the formation of VodafoneThree, a joint venture with CK Hutchison
- Vodafone on the sale of Vodafone Hungary to 4iG and Corvinus
- Vodafone on the commercialisation of Cornerstone, a joint venture with Virgin Media O2
Other (including commercial, governance, ECM and sustainability matters)
- Aviva on the impact of COVID-19 on its general insurance business
- Cash Access UK’s chair and executive directors on its establishment and governance
- ICVCM on its establishment and governance
- Reinet Investments on a significant block trade of British American Tobacco shares
- Shell on the simplification of its corporate structure
- VodafoneThree on multiple iterations of its 2G/3G/4G/5G network-sharing arrangements with Virgin Media O2
- VodafoneThree on multiple spectrum trades with Virgin Media O2
- VodafoneThree on its contractual arrangements with various infrastructure providers
- Various corporates on equity raises and returns of value, including Ascential, Countrywide, Drax and Videndum
- Various corporates on environmental and climate-related matters, including compliance, governance and reporting
- Various insurers on reorganisations and transfers of business in preparation for Brexit