Richard Spilsbury

Richard is the Market Senior Partner for PwC’s Edinburgh office and a senior capital markets and audit partner, specialising in Energy and Mining. Richard is our Energy capital markets leader supporting clients through transactions and their equity and debt fund raising activities.

Starting his PwC career in audit with a secondment to Melbourne, Richard then moved to our transaction services and capital markets practices. Reflecting the global nature of the energy sector, Richard works with clients across the world, from Kazakhstan to South America, as well North and Southern Africa. Richard is also lead partner for SSE PLC.

Recent assignments include:

• UK IPO of Metlen Group plc
• Ithaca’s acquisition of the UK ENI assets
• Reverse takeover of Premier Oil plc by Chrysaor and subsequent listing to form Harbour Energy plc
• Relisting of Noble Group
• IPO of, and acquisition by WAG
• Hochschild Class 1 acquisition in Brazil
• SolGold's acquisition of Cornerstone
• Technip’s merger with FMC, and subsequent demerger of Technip Energies
• Numerous Acquisitions and Capital markets projects with Wood plc
• IPO and acquisitions by DEC
• Aborted merger of Capricorn and NewMed, and Class 1 Disposal By Capricorn
• Petrofac’s recent fund raise
• Aborted IPO of WeSoda