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Biography
Richard Sheen is a corporate lawyer based in London specialising in financial institutions M&A, investment funds and ECM transactions and is head of the global asset and wealth management practice.
Richard trained as a lawyer with us and became a partner in 1998.
Richard is identified as a leading individual in Legal 500 2019 and Chambers and Partners UK 2019.
Professional experience
Collapse allUniversity of Bristol
- Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales
- Brookfield Asset Management - advised on the acquisition of a strategic stake in credit fund manager LCM Partners
- Toronto-Dominion Bank - represented on the sale of TD Direct Investing to Interactive Investor (backed by JC Flowers)
- Somers Limited - assisted with on the acquisition of JO Hambro Investment Management (now called Waverton)
- Northern Trust Corporation - advised on its acquisition of Aviate Global, a brokerage and research group
- Cushman & Wakefield - acted on the sale of its property fund business, Cushman & Wakefield Investors, to La Française and Forum Partners
- Société Générale Asset Management - advised on the disposal of Société Générale Asset Management UK
- Numis and Canaccord Genuity - advised on the Main Market IPO of fund manager, River and Mercantile Group plc
- European Real Estate Finance Limited - advised on its £228 million Main Market IPO and subsequent fundraisings
- Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc - advised on its £81 million AIM IPO
- Recognized as a 'leading individual' and described as someone "who just gets the job done and knows the demands of the market inside out, which is so important" in Legal 500 2019.
- Listed as a 'leading individual' and described as "adding real value" and "very professional, thorough and diligent, some who [they] really benefitted from having on my side of the negotiating table" in Chambers and Partners UK 2019.
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UK: Impact of Brexit on financial institutions
Publication | January 19, 2021
Ireland update
Publication | August 05, 2020
European Update
Publication | July 24, 2020
European update
Publication | April 02, 2020