Richardson, Phoebe

Phoebe Richardson

Associate

She/Her/Hers

phoebe.richardson@lw.com
    Richardson, Phoebe

    Phoebe Richardson

    Associate

    phoebe.richardson@lw.com

    Profile

    Phoebe Richardson specializes in UK and international equity capital markets transactions. She advises companies across a broad range of sectors, in particular investment banks and investors (including private equity sponsors) on initial public offerings, secondary equity capital raisings, and other global corporate transactions, including cross-border M&A, venture capital, and general corporate governance advice.

    Ms. Richardson also maintains an active pro bono practice, including coordinating the firm’s relationship with Not Beyond Redemption (a charity providing legal assistance to women in prison) and participating in the Domestic Abuse Response Alliance (representing individuals seeking orders of protection in domestic violence cases in the London family courts).

    In addition to her legal practice, she serves as a Global Leader of the firm’s Women Lawyers Group.

    Experience

    Ms. Richardson's recent experience includes advising:

    • Citi, RBC, and BMO as placement agents on ACG Acquisition Company Limited’s US$1 billion de-SPAC acquisition of two Brazilian mines, including an equity placing and readmission to listing on the London Stock Exchange
    • Merrill Lynch and Barclays as sponsors and the underwriters on travel group Tui AG’s €1.8 billion rights issue
    • A Scandinavian software company on its proposed IPO and listing on Nasdaq Copenhagen’s Main Market
    • WE Soda on its proposed IPO and Premium Listing on the London Stock Exchange 
    • A global financial technology company on its pre-IPO corporate reorganization
    • Barclays as sponsor to Capita PLC on the Class 1 disposal of its payment solutions business
    • A global gym group on its proposed IPO and Premium Listing on the London Stock Exchange
    • A food and e-commerce business on its proposed IPO and Premium Listing on the London Stock Exchange
    • Life science company Abcam PLC on its delisting from the London Stock Exchange, exchanging London-listed shares for Nasdaq-listed ADSs
    • Allegro (Poland’s leading e-commerce platform) as issuer, and Permira, Cinven, and Mid Europa as selling shareholders, on its US$2.7 billion listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange* 
    • The Hut Group on its IPO and London listing*
    • FTSE100 international events company Informa PLC on its £1 billion equity placing*
    • UBS, Huatai, HSBC, CICC, Morgan Stanley, and JP Morgan on China Pacific Insurance's US$1.8 billion offering and London GDR listing under the Shanghai-London Stock Connect scheme*
    • Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and BofA on FTSE100 food services company Compass Group’s £2 billion equity placing*
    • Credit Suisse, Citi, KKR, and HSBC on Calisen’s £1.3 billion IPO and Premium Listing on the London Stock Exchange*
    • HSBC, Investec, and CI Capital on the US$109 million IPO and EGX listing of Egyptian pharmaceutical company Rameda*
    • Serco Group plc on its £140 million equity placing to fund the acquisition of its US defense business*
    • Masmovil on its €360 million equity placing*
    • Clydesdale Bank on its £1.7 billion acquisition of Virgin Money*
    • JP Morgan and RBC Capital Markets as joint global coordinators for Amigo Loans’ £1.3 billion IPO and Premium Listing on the London Stock Exchange*
    • Citi, Credit Suisse, and JP Morgan as joint global coordinators for Vivo Energy’s £2 billion IPO and Premium Listing on the London Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the largest Africa-focused IPO in over a decade*
    • Barclays, Goldman Sachs, and Citi as joint global coordinators for Sky Betting & Gaming’s aborted IPO and Premium Listing on the London Stock Exchange (sold prior to ITF)*
    • Booker on its £3.7 billion takeover by Tesco*
    • An oil and gas company on its proposed reverse takeover*
    • Goldman Sachs and BofA Merrill Lynch as joint global coordinators in relation to the £800 million IPO and Premium Listing of Ascential on the London Stock Exchange*
    • The sponsor and private placement advisors in connection with the private placement and Premium Listing of Metro Bank on the London Stock Exchange*
    • Clydesdale Bank on its £1.6 billion London IPO and demerger from National Australia Bank*
    • Just Retirement on its £670 million recommended offer for Partnership Assurance and its associated £103 million placing and open offer*

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • England and Wales (Solicitor)

    Education

    • LPC (with Business MA), BPP Law School
      with Distinction
    • Graduate Diploma in Law, The University of Law London Moorgate
    • BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of York

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