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Richard Moran

Richard Moran

UK 2026

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About

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Described as ‘exceptionally calm under pressure’ and having a ‘tough approach to negotiating’, Richard is a corporate finance lawyer with over 25 years' experience. He works with a wide range of clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and debt transactions and management buy-outs.

Advising on strategy as well as delivering transactions, Richard’s focus is on long-term client relationships. He has particular experience in handling the delicate issues at the heart of succession planning for complex family-owned businesses and is comfortable dealing with large corporate businesses alongside those with limited previous experience of working with professional advisers.

Richard is also part of our International team and works with clients with interests around the world particularly international businesses with interests in the UK and Europe.

As well as his leadership role as Senior Partner at Clarion, Richard is the Chair of Connect Yorkshire, a unique not for profit membership group for ambitious entrepreneurs that enables them to learn from many of Yorkshire’s most successful business people.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above - Yorkshire

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Individual Editorial

Richard Moran is widely admired in this market for his significant transactional experience in a range of domestic and cross-border M&A deals.

Strengths

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  • Richard has been a great relationship partner for us. He has given us great advice and helped guide us through difficult situations.

    Corporate/M&A: £5 million and aboveChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Richard’s broad commercial knowledge is invaluable. His advice is relevant, succinctly delivered and of great value to our business.

    Corporate/M&A: £5 million and aboveChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Richard is a great lawyer who is always calm under pressure.

    Corporate/M&A: £5 million and aboveChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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