Richard Baxter > Stevens & Bolton LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
Stevens & Bolton LLP Offices
WEY HOUSE
FARNHAM ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU1 4YD
England
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Richard Baxter
Work Department
Corporate.
Position
Partner dealing with a wide range of corporate, corporate finance and related regulatory work, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, reorganisations, joint ventures and corporate governance issues. Sector experience includes TMT, outsourcing (including catering and hospitality) and renewable energy, and Richard’s clients range from major international groups to entrepreneurs.
Career
Articled and post-qualification Clifford-Turner (now Clifford Chance); qualified 1986; assistant solicitor Stevens & Bolton LLP 1988-90; partner 1990 to date.
Education
St Paul’s School, Barnes; Exeter University (LLB Hons).
Leisure
Family, golf, horseriding, tennis.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
(Hall of Fame)In Guildford, the team at Stevens & Bolton LLP has a full-service commercial offering, which handles contract negotiations, transactional work, advisory issues and regulatory matters in key sectors including the retail, hospitality, life sciences and healthcare and finance industries. The corporate team, led by Joe Bedford, regularly advises public and private companies on M&A strategies and is reputable in the management advisory space. Commercial lead Beverley Flynn advises on contracts and procurement, IT and data protection matters. Richard Baxter specialises in M&A, corporate restructuring and governance issues, while Keith Syson has expertise in all aspects of company law and acts as the led partner for private equity and management advisory transactions. Cross-border M&A specialist Nick Atkins and James Waddell are other key lawyers. Jonathan Steele joined from Charles Russell Speechlys LLP in May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex South East > Corporate and commercial
- Hall of Fame South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation