Richard Turner

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Richard has experience of dealing with cross border and UK M&A for both public and private companies.  Richard advises on private company acquisitions, joint ventures, investment agreements, management buy-ins and restructurings.

As well as broad general corporate/commercial experience, he has experience in advising both institutional investors and founding partners in connection with projects in the Renewables and Energy Transition space in the UK and overseas.

Experience

Renewables/Energy Transition

• Advising UK based energy investor on its disposal of a portfolio of hydro power generation assets with an equity value in excess of £100m.
• Advising joint venture partners on the funding and structuring of both green and blue hydrogen projects in Scotland.
• Advising on a Carbon Capture and Storage project, focussing on the capture of biogenic CO2.
• Advising a privately owned strategic investment group on their partnership with an institutional investor to develop and deliver a significant Battery Energy Storage System and Solar Farm in the UK.

General Corporate

• Advising a large UK contractor on their disposal of a 70% interest (and ongoing joint venture arrangements) in respect of a portfolio of development schemes with a GDV in excess of GBP£2bn to a listed real-estate investment fund.
• Advising a UK based steel and commodities group on its purchase of Europe’s largest aluminium smelter from Rio Tinto for around US$500m.
• Advising the founders and private equity investors in connection with the sale of Leon Restaurants to Euro Garages for around GBP£100m.
• Advising a French based construction firm in connection with their acquisition of a global architects practice operating in the UK, Canada and Australia.