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Richard Blewett is a Partner at Clifford Chance, based in Brussels, where he leads the Antitrust Practice. With extensive experience in international merger and antitrust work, Richard has served key clients across sectors such as TMT, energy, commodities, retail, financial services, and transport. His career has spanned multiple regions, including Asia and the EU, with significant tenures in Beijing, Hong Kong, London, and Brussels. Richard holds an MA from the University of St Andrews, an LLB from the University of Edinburgh, and an LLM from the University of Maastricht. He has been a partner at Clifford Chance since 2014, contributing his expertise to the firm's global antitrust and competition practice.
Deal Summary
- CVC Capital Partners acquired the target/assets from Airalo in a private equity transaction on not available. - Deal value was 4100000000 Sector: Technology; Location: Global. - On the acquirer side, counsel was not available, led by Alastair Windass, Devika Kornbacher, Don McCombie, Neil Barlow, Reuven Falik, Richard Blewett, Robert G. Houck, Tom Lin.
Jul 17 2025
4B
Private Equity
Partner
2021 – Unknown
Equity Partner
2021 – 2021
Partner
2020 – 2021
Partner
2019 – 2020
Foreign Legal Consultant
2018 – 2019
Partner
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd. acquired the target/assets from Tepsa Infra SAS in an acquisition. - Deal value was 1800000000 Sector: Energy; Location: Europe. - On the acquirer side, legal advice was provided by a team including Xavier Remy, Natsuko Sugihara, Nathan Tulkens, Gillis Waelkens, Chloe Petit, Yuki Hoshinaga, Richard Blewett, Jonathan Blondeel, Octave Schyns, Masafumi Shikakura, Pieter De Bock, Gert Cuppens, Olivia Higgs.
Apr 04 2025
2B
M&A
Kirkland & Ellis is advising private equity firm Providence Equity Partners on a strategic minority investment in global architectural and design firm Populous. The transaction was announced October 17. The investment is designed to support Populous’ continued growth and to allow the company to pursue opportunities to expand its service offerings and geographic presence. Populous specializes in designing sports facilities, arenas, convention centers and airports around the world. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Andrew Arons, Michael Weisser and Daniel Yip and associate D. Kim Grinhaus as well as corporate associate Carly Bishop; tax partners Mark Schwed and David Morris; debt finance partners Melissa Hutson and Timothy Hughes and associate Charles Kilgore; employee benefits partner Matthew Antinossi and associate Jack Amaro; executive compensation partners Scott Price and Matthew Wood and associate Matthew Mutino; employment & labor partners R.D. Kohut and Jackson Phinney and associate Olivia Hunter; real estate partners John Thomas Goldman and Lanre Williams and associate Adamantia Giannakis; international trade & national security associate Brad Dumbacher; technology & IP transactions partner Seth Traxler and associate Justin Garfinkle; antitrust & competition partners Philipp Gnatzy, Michael Thorpe and Rebekah Tobison Scherr and associates Loukia Kopitsa, Alexandre Rouhette and Sarah Lonvick; and environmental partner Carleigh Rodriguez.
Oct 19
1 min
2016 – 2018
Head of Antitrust, Greater China
2014 – 2014
Senior Associate
2006 – 2014
Associate
2000 – 2006
