Richard Werner
Richard Werner
Richard Werner
Biography
Richard is a corporate lawyer with a broad range of experience covering public and private M&A, equity capital markets, private equity, venture capital and all aspects of company law. Richard has particular experience in relation to listed investment companies and the real estate sector, but advises across a wide range of sectors and transaction types. Richard also has experience in relation to NFT and tokenisation transactions and more generally in relation to the crypto / blockchain space.
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related Practice Areas
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M&A & Corporate Finance
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Private Equity
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Start-Up & Venture Capital Practice
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Infrastructure
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Corporate
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UK Public Company
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Crypto and Digital Assets
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Energy Transition
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Healthcare & Life Sciences
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ESG Governance, Compliance & Reporting
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Renewables
Experience
- Hadrian’s Wall Secured Investments Limited on their successful IPO and admission to trading on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange. Trading in HWSIL’s shares became effective on 20 June 2016 and raised £80 million as part of the IPO;
- Secure Income REIT Plc on a secondary placing of shares on behalf of the existing shareholders of the company. The transaction was treated as a “re-IPO” and incorporated a fully documented Rule 144A offering. The shares sold represented 61.4% of the issued share capital of the Company and the placing was oversubscribed, raising approximately £282 million for selling shareholders;
- On a fundraising by Phoenix Spree Deutschland Limited raising £38 million by way of a firm placing and offer for subscription;
- Liberum Capital Limited in its capacity as sponsor to Phoenix Spree Deutschland Limited on its admission to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market;
- Axiom European Financial Debt Fund Limited in connection with its launch and admission to the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange. AEFDF raised £50.7 million as part of the IPO;
- GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited on the creation of a placing programme of up to 150 million ordinary shares;
- Cenkos Securities as broker and nominated adviser to Malaysian data centre services provider CSF Group on its flotation on AIM and the related £28 million fundraising;
- Liberum Capital Limited in its capacity as nominated adviser and broker in connection with the flotation of Squarestone Brasil Limited on AIM and the related fundraising of approximately £28 million;
- Secure Income REIT plc on the acquisition of two substantial portfolios of assets at a total cost of £436 million;
- Patron Capital Partners in acquiring the 71% stake in AIM-listed Powerleague Group plc, an operator of indoor and outdoor football centres across the UK, that it did not already own. The transaction valued the issued share capital of Powerleague at approximately £42.5 million; and
- Black Sea Global Properties Limited on its subscription for newly issued shares representing9% of the enlarged issued share capital of Deutsche Land plc, at an aggregate subscription price of approximately £11.4 million.
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