Richard Sheen
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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Biography
Richard Sheen is a corporate lawyer based in London, where he is head of the global funds and asset management practice.
Richard has extensive experience advising on financial institutions M&A, investment funds and ECM transactions.
Richard trained with us and became a partner in 1998.
Professional experience
Collapse allUniversity of Bristol
- Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales
Advised:
- Conning Holdings Limited and Cathay Life Insurance – on Conning's acquisition by Generali, creating an asset manager with c.US$845bn in assets under management
- Taylor Maritime Investments Limited - on the successful US$500m voluntary offer for Grindrod Shipping
- Royal Bank of Canada - on the £1.6bn acquisition of Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC by scheme of arrangement
- Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc - on the £72m acquisition of Fluent Money
- Taylor Maritime Investments Limited - on its Main Market IPO valuing the company at $250m
- Charles Stanley Group plc - on the £278m acquisition through scheme of arrangement by Raymond James
- Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC - on its Main Market IPO which raised $125m
- Brookfield Asset Management - on the acquisition of strategic stakes in credit fund manager LCM Partners.
Leading individual, The Legal 500
- "just gets the job done and knows the demands of the market inside out, which is so important"
Hall of Fame, Corporate and commercial: Equity capital markets - small-mid cap, The Legal 500 UK, 2022
- "a go-to name in the area"
Leading individual, Chambers and Partners UK.
- "adding real value"
- "very professional, thorough and diligent, some who [they] really benefitted from having on my side of the negotiating table"
News
NRF strengthens investment funds team with Luxembourg hire
December 01, 2021
Josh Tod joins as corporate partner in London
March 15, 2021
Insights
European update
Publication | November 15, 2021
Asset management and climate change and sustainability disputes risk
Publication | July 01, 2021
European Update
Publication | March 22, 2021