Corporate and commercial
‘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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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
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Testimonials
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‘Strong, knowledgeable, always available and good depth of team. Ability to draw resource from other teams (e.g. funds, tax, regulatory) to offer holistic, seamless service.
- "Very diverse talent pool.’
‘Gemma Roberts was outstanding.'
‘For me it is the people; the excellent fit with the managing partner and how the support team from the firm is built around having the right skillset and the right personality to mesh with our team. They are quick to respond, efficient and provide clear legal advice and guidance.’
‘Gemma Roberts is excellent; she is friendly, approachable and utterly no nonsense when it comes to getting the deal done.’
Key clients
- Accel-KKR
- Aurelius Investments Limited
- Bregal Investments
- Canopy Growth
- ECI Partners
- Lloyds Development Capital
- G Square Private Equity
- Graphite Capital Management
- H.I.G. Capital
- Kreos Capital
- Mayfair Equity Partners
- McWin
- TA Associates
- Warburg Pincus
Work highlights
Advised TA Associates and Warburg Pincus on two standout transactions, their agreement to jointly acquire a majority stake in Epassi Group from majority shareholder Bregal Milestone; and their agreement to acquire Exercite Group, alongside Epassi Group.
Advised Accel-KKR on a number of transactions, including its acquisition of a stake in StoreForce; its share financing of Ocuco; its acquisition of Symfonia; and its bolt-on acquisition via an indirect portfolio company, Navtor, of Voyager Worldwide.
Advised H.I.G. Capital on its acquisition of CLC Group, a leading UK provider of property and asset refurbishment, from its owner, the Armitage Family Trust and various employee shareholders.