Richard Butterwick

richard.butterwick@lw.com

+44.20.7710.1143

“Richard's ability to strategise and impart calm in tense situations sets him apart as a lawyer.”

Chambers UK 2026

Ranked – Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above

Chambers UK 2026

“Experienced, creative and humble. He is a joy to work with.”

Chambers UK 2026

“An expert on Takeover Code matters.”

Legal 500 UK 2026

"Very good as well, very clear. He provided a good level of advice."

Chambers UK 2025

"Richard has excellent skills. He is problem-solving oriented, and very strong at communication."

Chambers UK 2024

"A highly experienced specialist in public takeovers, advising a litany of entities from the worlds of chemicals, technology, and healthcare."

Legal 500 UK 2023

Profile

Richard Butterwick is a partner in the Corporate Department of Latham & Watkins’ London office. He previously served as the Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Public Company Representation Practice and as the Co-Chair of the London Corporate Department.

Richard’s practice encompasses a wide variety of domestic and cross-border corporate finance and merger and acquisition work, including public takeovers, private M&A, joint ventures, activism defense, and capital markets transactions.

In 2011, he returned to the firm from a two-year secondment as an executive member of the UK Takeover Panel.

Experience

Richard’s representative matters include advising:

Integrated Media Company on its acquisition of Playstack, a leading indie game publisher in the UK, from TruFin plc
TI Fluid Systems plc, the global supplier of thermal solutions and fluid systems for vehicle manufacturers, on its £1.039 billion recommended takeover offer by ABC Technologies Acquisitions Limited
Darktrace plc, a global leader in cybersecurity artificial intelligence, in its US$5.3 billion UK take-private acquisition by Thoma Bravo
Abcam plc, a global leader in the supply of life sciences research tools, on its US$5.7 billion sale to Danaher Corporation
Tyman plc on the proposed acquisition of its entire issued and to-be-issued share capital by Quanex Buildings Products Corporation, a NYSE listed company
A private equity consortium led by Astorg and Epiris on the £1.6 billion UK Takeover Code offer for Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc, a leading financial news and information business
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics plc on its combination with Quidel Inc
National Aviation Services and Agility on its offer for John Menzies plc
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners on its completed offer with the management founders for Applegreen plc
Waterfall Asset Management on its acquisition of Alternative Credit Investments plc
CPP as a member of the bid consortium to Tryg S/A in relation to its cash offer alongside Intact Financial Corporation for RSA Insurance Group plc.
CPP in relation to its completed consortium take-privates of Inmarsat plc and Merlin Entertainment plc
DWS Group in relation to its offer for Stagecoach Group plc
Aon plc on its proposed merger with Willis Towers Watson
Thomas Cook Group in connection with its strategic review, re-financing and the proposed sale of its airline and ultimately its attempted recapitalization
The independent directors of Vedanta Resources plc in connection with the possible offer by Volcan Investments Ltd for the remaining issued and to be issued share capital of Vedanta not already held by Volcan
The Motherson Group on its acquisition of the Rydel Automotive Group
JP Morgan in connection with the proposed recommended acquisition of Nex Group PLC by CME Group
GVC Holdings PLC in connection with the financing and acquisition of Ladbrokes by way of scheme of arrangement
MSD Capital in relation to the the offers by majority shareholder CDL for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc
A consortium led by Blackstone and CVC Capital Partners on its offer for Paysafe Group plc
Chinese-listed client Hytera Communications Corporation Limited in connection with its acquisition Sepura Group PLC
Deutsche Bank as financial advisor to Loxam on its offer for Lavendon plc
RPC Group in connection with a number of transactions, including its takeover offer for British Polythene Industries plc, and acquisition of Environmental Solutions Europe (ESE)
FMC Technologies, Inc. in connection with its ongoing US$13 billion merger of equals between FMC Technologies and Technip
Perella Weinberg, as financial advisor to Deutsche Börse, in connection with Deutsche Börse’s UK takeover of the London Stock Exchange
Landmark Aviation in connection with its acquisition by BBA Aviation Plc
InterXion Holding N.V. in connection with the proposed sale of InterXion to TelecityGroup plc
Adecco in takeover offer of Penna Consulting plc
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc in connection with the US$3.1 billion merger of equals between Globe Specialty Metals and Grupo FerroAtlantica to create Ferroglobe plc
Sorin Group in connection with the US$2.7 billion merger of equals between Sorin and Cyberonics to create LivaNova, a new medical technology company
Carlyle Strategic Partners on its takeover offer for Nationwide Accident Repairs plc (NARS), and NARS’ subsequent successful takeover offer for Just Car Clinics plc
Qatar Holding LLC in relation to the US$45.5 billion merger of Xstrata plc and Glencore International plc
Carlyle Investment Management LLC in relation to its successful takeover of Dealogic (Holdings) plc and subsequent 2017 recapitalisation with ION Group
JP Morgan as financial advisor to AbbVie Inc on its aborted US$54 billion takeover offer for Shire plc
UCE Synttech Holdings in relation to its successful US$500 million hostile takeover offer for IG Seismic Services plc
Qatar Investment Authority on its bid for J Sainsbury Plc