Edwin Richards

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Edwin Richards

Partner

London
Corporate
edwin.richards@jmw.co.uk

Edwin joined JMW in 2023.

Edwin is, unusually for a solicitor, also a Chartered Accountant (FCA 2003). He has over 30 years’ experience in private equity, venture and development capital, acquisitions and disposals, equity capital markets and all matters corporate. Edwin spent more than a decade as a principal investor at UBS Capital.

Recent deals include:

  • Advising TechMet on its USD 200 million fundraise including a significant investment by the United States International Development Finance Corporation, an agency of the US Government.
  • Advising CRUX Asset Management on an investment by Stephens Investment Banking.
  • Advising TechMet on its GBP 18 million investment in Cornish Lithium plc.
  • Advising the management team of XVR Simulation and LearnPro on the MBO by Apiary Capital.
  • Advising TechMet on its various rounds of investment in Brazilian Nickel and the Piauí Nickel Project.
  • Advising Kudos Innovations on its Series A5 investment round.
  • Advising TechMet on its option agreement with Rainbow Rare Earths for investment in the Phalaborwa rare earths project.
  • Advising the shareholders of Italian Realfoods on their sale of the Company, including the Seggiano and Lunaio brands, to Certified Origins.

What his clients say

Thank you very much for your patience and brilliant work when it comes to getting this across the line together. We couldn't be happier!

Edwin played a crucial role in getting this investment over the line and we are very pleased with his professional yet pragmatic approach.

Brian Menell, Chairman & CEO of TechMet

Edwin was very helpful in providing clear and pragmatic advice to the investing management and founders in a complex transaction with international dimensions.

Stuart Layzell, Chairman of LearnPro.

Edwin and his team played a key role in getting this transaction to completion and we are very pleased to have had them on the deal.

Jeniv Shah, Partner at Apiary Capital

Edwin has been advising us, our company Italian Realfoods Ltd and our Seggiano brand, for over ten years. His calm, pragmatic advice has always been invaluable and recently essential to the success of the sale of our company, built from scratch over the last 30 years.

David Harrison and Peri Eagleton, Joint CEOs of Italian Realfoods.

Completing a deal in the middle of a pandemic was challenging, but [the team] did a great job keeping everyone focused and pushing at the right pace. Their professionalism and focus on the big issues helped us deliver a key strategic partner for growth.

Troy Christensen, CEO of Enotria

These are difficult times for many businesses and the faith demonstrated by investors in ours and its growth prospects is most welcome. This was a new process for us but with the help and advice we received from Edwin [and his team] it reached a speedy conclusion. All-in-all, what could have been bureaucratic turned out to be relatively painless.

Melinda Kenneway, CEO of Kudos Innovations

Edwin has a BSc (Econ) in economics and statistics and an LLB (1st).

Edwin is a keen real tennis player and has recently also taken up padel.

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