Richard Quarshie
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Richard Quarshie

Associate

Email

richard.quarshie@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 7655 5707

Offices

London

V-CARD
Richard advises on a range of corporate transactions, including cross-border M&A, private equity, reorganisations and general corporate advisory work, with a focus on infrastructure, energy and technology transactions.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Iberdrola on the GBP900 million disposal of its U.K. smart meter business to Macquarie.
  • A tower infrastructure operator on its disposal of a telecoms infrastructure unit in East Africa. 
  • J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Global Transportation Group on strategic investments, including the acquisition of OSM Thome.
  • UK fintech unicorn Zopa on its EUR80 million equity funding round.
  • Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited on its acquisition of ingredients supplier Meadow Foods.
  • Network services provider Circet Group on its acquisition of telecoms maintenance specialist Qube GB.
  • A deep tech VC investor on its strategic investment in an audio technology company.
  • A telecoms infrastructure operator on the acquisition of the Pakistan tower assets of a global digital services company.

Pro bono

  • Volunteering as an adviser to social enterprises and charities in relation to governance queries.
  • Providing transaction support and advice to Bloomful on its fundraising round.
  • Advising the ONE Campaign through Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw pro bono network on the potential use of IMF Special Drawing Rights to support COVID-19 relief efforts in the developing world.
 

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, England and Wales

Academic

LPC MSc, Law, Business and Management, University of Law, 2020

Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law, 2019 

BA, History, University of Warwick, 2018 

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.