Partner

Richard Smith

Mergers & Acquisitions, Public Companies & Corporate Governance, Financial Services M&A

London +44 20 3130 3849

rsmith@mayerbrown.com

Overview

Richard Smith advises on a wide range of corporate transactions, including company and business sales/purchases, initial public offerings, joint ventures, private equity investments, and corporate reconstructions.

Experience

Advising:

Syngenta on the sale of Syngenta Bioline Ltd to Union InVivo.
Universal Coal plc on A$24.5 million strategic investment by IchorCoal.
Adaptimmune Ltd on $104 million Series A financing.
Imperial Innovations Group plc on equity raising of £150 million by way of placing of ordinary shares.
GW Pharmaceuticals plc on US public offering of ADSs totalling $169.8 million.

GW Pharmaceuticals plc on follow-on offering of ADSs raising $101.1 million on Nasdaq.
GW Pharmaceuticals plc on its initial public offering on Nasdaq.
Elsevier on the sale of its UK science and technology division books list to Informa.
Content Ventures Ltd on the introduction of a new Luxembourg holding company by way of scheme of arrangement.
Imperial Innovations Group plc on equity raising of £140 million by way of rights issue of ordinary shares and issue of warrants to subscribe for class of partly paid convertible shares.
Haas TCM on the acquisition of Aeropia and RD Taylor & Company from Umeco plc.
Rhodia on the sale of its European specialty phosphates business to Thermphos International.
Rhodia on the sale of its polyurethane flame retardants business to Albermarle Corporation.
Apace Media plc on the sale of 50% of Balkan Media Group to MTG Broadcasting AB.
Vue Entertainment on the acquisition of the Warner Village cinema circuit.
Vue Entertainment on the acquisition of the Ster Century UK cinema circuit.
Infrastructure India plc on its establishment and admission to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority.
Imperial Innovations Group plc on its admission to AIM.
Worldwide Clinical Trials on the acquisition of Nottingham Clinical Research.

Richard Smith

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Mayer Brown advises Synthomer on sale of laminates, films and coated fabrics businesses

Mayer Brown advises Lear Corporation on acquisition of Kongsberg Automotive’s Interior Comfort Systems Business Unit

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UK Chemicals Round Table - COVID-19

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