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Goodwin Offices

Goodwin
Sancroft, 10-15 Newgate Street
London
EC1A 7AZ
England
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Richard Lever

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+44 (0)20 7447 4228 [email protected]

Position

Partner

Career

Richard Lever is a partner in the firm’s Private Equity group.

Richard focuses on complex domestic and cross border transactions. Richard represents private equity houses, financial institutions, corporates, founders and management teams in a wide range of corporate finance matters and private equity transactions, including leveraged buyouts, venture capital, minority investments, management incentive schemes and corporate restructurings. His work has included transactions in a variety of industry sectors including software technology, on-line services, healthcare, retail, hospitality and leisure, industrials and business services. Richard also has experience with investment fund related M&A such as the sale of fund managers, the “spin outs” of investment fund managers from banks and other institutions and the establishment of fund management vehicles.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Richard was a partner at SJ Berwin/King & Wood Mallesons, where he co-led the corporate group.

Education

Legal Practice Course, De Montfort University

BA, 1990, Lancaster University

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)

‘A strong team with a good depth of knowledge’, Goodwin combines M&A and PE expertise with embedded European and US debt finance skill to serve a growing roster of financial sponsors, funds and management teams across a range of sectors. Regularly engaged on a number of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, practice head Richard Lever is noted for his M&A, corporate finance, and investment fund work. Gemma Roberts is praised as an ‘outstanding lawyer’ with a far-reaching transactional practice, while Michael Miranda has recently added a series of cross-border disposals to an already varied deal sheet. Carl Bradshaw also comes recommended for his multi-sector specialism and his skill in financial restructuring. Christian Iwasko, Michelle Tong, and Priya Rupal left to join Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in March 2024.

London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)

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Richard Lever – Goodwin

‘Strong, knowledgeable, always available’, Goodwin combines M&A and PE expertise with embedded European and US debt finance skill to serve a growing roster of financial sponsors, funds and management teams across a range of sectors. Regularly engaged on a number of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, practice head Richard Lever is noted for his M&A, corporate finance, and investment fund work. Gemma Roberts is praised as an ‘outstanding’ lawyer with a far-reaching transactional practice, while Michael Miranda has recently added a series of cross-border disposals to an already varied deal sheet. Carl Bradshaw also comes recommended for his multi-sector specialism and his skill in financial restructuring.

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