Richard Ness

Richard Ness

Corporate Managing Associate, London

"I specialise in complex international private M&A and joint ventures across a range of sectors, and deliver practical commercial solutions to clients by combining technical expertise and sector knowledge."

Overview

Education and qualifications

Overview

Richard is a managing associate based in our London office. He has a broad range of experience and specialises in complex domestic and cross-border M&A and joint ventures. He regularly advises a number of the firm’s listed clients on corporate governance matters and ongoing obligations. 

Richard spent a year on secondment to Glencore between 2019 and 2020. During his secondment he worked on a number of transactions, including the disposal of its interest in Mopani Copper Mines. 

Richard is a core member of a number of the firm’s client relationship teams, including Glencore and CK Hutchison.

Work Highlights

  • KFC on the acquisition of more than 200 restaurants in the UK & Ireland from the EG Group.
  • CK Hutchison on the proposed formation of a EUR 3.4 billion Netco joint venture in Italy with EQT.
  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on its strategic acquisition of a 26.67 per cent. stake in a green hydrogen and green ammonia venture of CWP Global. 
  • Mayr-Melnhof on the GBP 312m class 1 acquisition of the packaging business of Essentra.
  • Glencore on a series of business disposals in South America.
  • CK Hutchison on the EUR 10 billion disposal of its European telecommunication towers assets to Cellnex Telecom.
  • Qatar Investment Authority on the GBP 85 million investment in Rolls-Royce SMR Limited, an SPV established by Rolls-Royce for the development of a proprietary small modular nuclear reactor business.
  • A multinational commodity trading and mining company on the proposed USD 250 million acquisition of a minority stake in a smelter project in Mozambique.
  • Quaker Houghton on the GBP 80 million acquisition of the entire business of Norman Hay plc, a family-controlled UK-based manufacturer of impregnation sealants, surface coatings and electroplating products.
  • SIX Group AG on the CHF 3 billion disposal of its payment services division to, and strategic partnership with, Worldline SA.

Education and qualifications

Richard holds a first-class undergraduate degree in Law from St Mary’s College, Durham.

He obtained a Distinction on the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law.