Richard Knott

Richard advises on acquisitions and divestments ranging from co-investments through to co- and sole-control transactions, including bespoke capital structure and funds components, as well as joint venture arrangements and material portfolio company legal issues. His experience working in-house provides him with an understanding of client perspectives and sensitivities, and allows him to identify material issues of strategic and operational relevance, in addition to legal issues. Prior to his four years with a sovereign wealth fund, Richard worked at a global law firm in Abu Dhabi and in Sydney, Australia, at one of Australia’s leading law firms, where he advised clients on multibillion dollar private M&A, joint venture, structured, and capital market transactions.

• Alabbar Enterprises in its $4 billion acquisition of the Kuwait Food Co.
• Saudi Aramco in its $3 billion joint venture with Lanxess
• Emaar Malls Group in its $1.6 billion IPO
• Dubai Parks & Resorts in its AED2.5 billion ($680 million) IPO
• ASX-listed Greencross Limited in its acquisition of Mammoth Pet Holdings
• US-based Genuine Parts Company in its acquisition of Exego (Repco)
• Queensland Treasury Holdings in its sell-down of ASX-listed Aurizon (QR National)
• Magellan Flagship Fund, Collins Foods, and various others in their IPOs