Richard Spedding Bio

Richard has an M&A practice which is both domestic and cross border. He is particularly renowned for his expertise on the UK Takeover Code. Richard is ranked Band 1 in the Chambers directory for Corporate/M&A. For public takeover work, his client base encompasses quoted companies, financial sponsors and funds. Richard was instrumental in setting the market norms for electronic acceptance of all UK takeovers. Richard also regularly advises public companies on board governance, shareholder activism, private M&A and demergers. Richard also provides comprehensive advice on the FCA Listing Rules, Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTRs), the Prospectus Rules and the AIM Rules. Richard is recognised in the Hall of Fame by The Legal 500 in Equity Capital Markets.