Richard Baxter

Richard is an experienced corporate lawyer who spends most of his time leading a wide variety of corporate/M&A transactions and helping to manage some of the firm’s most important client relationships. Having also enjoyed spells as head of corporate and as the firm’s managing partner, Richard brings a wealth of practical business experience and advises both major corporate groups and entrepreneurs.

Having trained and worked with a leading City law firm, Richard joined Stevens & Bolton in the late 1980s and became a partner in 1990.

Richard deals with a wide range of corporate, corporate finance and related regulatory work, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private equity transactions, joint ventures and corporate governance issues. His sector experience includes technology, outsourcing, renewable energy and other projects, and food, catering and hospitality.

A deals man at heart, Richard enjoys getting under the skin of the commercial fundamentals of each transaction and helping clients to achieve their priorities, while working with all deal participants in a positive and collaborative way.