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Richard has over 20 years of experience advising clients on public and private acquisitions, joint ventures and financings in Asia and across the globe. He is well-known for advising on transactions that are large, highly complex and often politically sensitive. Richard’s clients include private equity funds, investment banks and public and private companies across various industries, including life sciences, financial services, manufacturing, industrials, and technology.
Richard is dedicated to providing strategic guidance and delivering exceptional results. Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, he was a partner at a Magic Circle firm and has worked in London, New York, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
Experience
- Shenzhen Mindray on its acquisition of Diasys Diagnostics in Germany from its founders.*
- Shenzhen Mindray on its acquisition of Hytest Invest Oy in Finland from Summa Capital.*
- Geely on its $9 billion acquisition of a 9.69% stake in Daimler (the largest ever Chinese investment in Germany; Deal of the Year 2018 – China Law & Practice Awards 2018).*
- Geely on its $3.3 billion acquisition of a 15% stake in AB Volvo from Cevian Capital (China Deal of the Year and M&A Deal of the Year by ALB China Law Awards 2019).*
- Midea on its €4.5 billion acquisition of Kuka AG, a German listed production line robotics company (the largest ever acquisition of a German company by a Chinese company; shortlisted for Outbound M&A Deal of the Year by China Law & Practice Awards 2017).*
- Permira on its acquisitions of Tricor and Grobest.*
- Mandala Energy, a KKR funded company, on its farm-in to the Lemang production sharing contract in Indonesia.*
- Various corporates and investment banks on numerous strategic equity derivative transactions referencing shares listed in Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, London, New York, Paris, Singapore, Thailand, Tokyo and Vietnam.*
*Transactions prior to joining Ropes & Gray