LAWYER PROFILE

Tom Richards

Global 2026

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket

1 year ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Tom Richards co-heads the London Finance practice. His practice focuses on advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on a wide range of multi-jurisdictional leveraged financings and other complex financing transactions. Tom has worked for extended periods on secondment at Goldman Sachs and HSBC in their leveraged finance teams.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket - UK

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Tom Richards is noted for his expert representation of private equity sponsors, which he advises on the gamut of leveraged finance matters. He is regularly sought after to assist clients on complex multi-jurisdictional transactions.

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Strengths

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Tom is up there with the best and I really like working with him. He has incredible commercial sense, a pragmatic and constructive approach, and unbelievable level of service.
Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers Global Guide
He's one of the most commercial lawyers out there. He fully understands how private equity works and he has a good understanding of where the market is.
Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers Global Guide
He's a first class lawyer.
Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers Global Guide

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