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Farrer & Co Offices
66 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
LONDON
WC2A 3LH
England
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Richard Lane
Work Department
Corporate.
Position
Richard advises on a broad range of corporate transactions including acquisitions, disposals and investments. His clients are both public listed companies as well as fast growing private businesses. Richard is the head of the firm’s entrepreneurs and family business group. In addition to advising public listed companies Richard has extensive experience in working with entrepreneurial and family owned businesses and has a particular interest in the media, technology and publishing sectors. His recent experience includes advising Mantle Diamonds Limited on its simultaneous US$25 million fund-raising from Australian private equity fund Pacific Road Capital and the acquisition of the Lerala Diamond mine in Botswana from Australian listed company Diamonex Limited and BMJ Publishing Group Limited on its acquisition of Informatica Systems Limited.
Career
Qualified at Farrer & Co in 1995; spent 4 years in private practice and a further 5 years at Reuters Group plc. Rejoined Farrer & Co in 2003 and became a partner in 2004.
Memberships
The Law Society Governor, University of Westminster
Education
Exeter University; The College of Law, York; London Business School.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
(Hall of Fame)The corporate team at Farrer & Co specialise in regulated M&A in the financial services sector, although the group are also active in the real estate, hospitality, and medical industries. With strengths in cross-border transactions and a presence in emerging areas such as ESG M&A, the practice maintains a steadily expanding client base. Corporate practice head Jonathan Haley is sought out by regulated business owners, private equity purchasers, and partnership structures for his expertise in private M&A and joint ventures. With expertise in cross-border transactions, predominantly for clients based in the US and the Middle East, Richard Lane
has a strong reputation in the market for his ability to advise on complex mergers and acquisitions, disposals, and bid processes across a range of sectors including fintech, media and entertainment, and leisure. Anthony Turner concentrates on M&A deals in the financial services sector, while Simon Ward focuses on private M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions. The group also benefits from the aptitude of private capital and real estate expert Marie Bates advises individuals and investors on M&A, joint ventures, and corporate investments. Other notable names in the practice include Emily Jamieson, Charlie Court, India Benjamin, and Georgina Fraser.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Real estate > Property finance
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration