Richard Burrows Partner

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Richard has a broad practice across all fields of company and corporate law, including capital markets transactions, public takeovers, private capital raising and private acquisitions.

With over 15 years of corporate law experience, Richard has acted for institutions and individuals in a variety of transactions across the corporate sphere. Much of Richard’s work has a cross-border element, and Richard spent nearly two years on secondment at a leading law firm in New York. Richard has a particular interest in tech and is co-head of our technology practice.

With this broad background Richard writes about many areas of corporate finance - with a particular focus on capital markets, shareholder activism and corporate governance.

Expertise

Recent work

Siris

Advising Siris on the £673m recommended bid for Equiniti Group plc.

James Hay Holdings

Advising James Hay Holdings, a portfolio company of Epiris, on its recommended offer for Nucleus Financial Group plc.

Ocado Group

Advising Ocado Group on its investment in British autonomous driving software company Oxbotica.

Moonpig Group plc

Advising the management of Moonpig Group plc on its £1.2bn main market IPO.

JD Wetherspoon plc

Advising JD Wetherspoon plc on its recent fundraisings of over £230m, and ongoing corporate governance advice.

RateSetter

Advising RateSetter in relation to its sale to Metro Bank plc.

Siris Capital

Advising Siris Capital in relation to the acquisition of Travelport Limited, a leading travel technology company, for $4.4bn, and the subsequent disposal by Travelport of eNett.

Epiris

Advising Epiris in relation to its recommended cash offer for IFG plc, the owners of the Saunderson House and James Hay financial services businesses.

Redburn

Advising equity research house Redburn on the purchase of a significant minority stake by Rothschild & Co.

Peel Hunt

Advising Peel Hunt in relation to a new capital structure.

Dana Incorporated

Advising Dana Incorporated in respect of the agreed $6bn acquisition of the Driveline business of GKN plc.

Robey Warshaw

Advising Robey Warshaw, as financial advisor to Silver Lake, in relation to the £2.2bn acquisition of ZPG plc.

Altria Inc.

Advising Altria Inc., the largest shareholder in SABMiller (holding 27 per cent) on AB Inbev’s £79bn offer for SABMiller and Altria’s investment in the new parent of the enlarged group.

Improbable Worlds

Advising Improbable Worlds on the $502m investment made by Softbank and associated shareholder arrangements.

e2v Technologies plc

Advising e2v technologies plc in connection with the £620m recommended cash offer by Teledyne Technologies Inc.

Accor SA

Advising Accor SA in relation to the acquisition of the digital luxury home rentals business, onefinestay.

ThinkSmart Limited

Advising ThinkSmart Limited, the financial technology company, on its admission to AIM.

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"Richard Burrows is an 'excellent co-ordinator'."

The UK Legal 500 2017

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Corporate Law Update

Richard Burrows, Dominic Sedghi 20 May 2022
In this week’s update: The court interprets an earn-out procedure in a share sale agreement, The LSE consults on amendments to its admission standards and a new Voluntary Carbon...
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Corporate Law Update

Richard Burrows, Dominic Sedghi 13 May 2022
In this week’s update: the government’s legislative agenda, changes to the Takeover Code, the BVCA’s 2021 review, changes to vertical block exemptions under UK competition law and...
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Corporate Law Update

Richard Burrows, Dominic Sedghi 06 May 2022
In this week’s Update: Parliament seeks views on the UK’s VC industry, the BVCA seeks views from general partners to help prepare guidance on climate risk reporting, the FRC Lab...
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