Paul Richards

Paul Richards is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Debt Advisory in London. He brings over 18 years of experience in debt raising, liability management and restructuring across Europe and the Middle East.

Mr. Richards has worked with clients across a wide range of industries, including energy, chemicals, financial services, utilities, real estate, hotels, industrials, waste management and telecommunications. He specializes in complex assignments for both listed and privately-owned businesses, advising senior executives and the board in relation to refinancings and/or raising new money.

Recent notable engagements include a €100 million capital raising for a Belgian infrastructure business; the restructuring of a U.K. biomass power station; the refinancing of the U.K. arm of a global car rental business via a debut £450 million fleet securitisation; advising the shareholders of a U.K. water company, which resulted in a successful £1 billion new equity investment; and the €1.7 billion stressed refinancing of one of Europe’s largest steel businesses.

Mr. Richards has long-standing relationships with a wide range of banks, private debt funds, capital solutions and special situations investors.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Richards was a Managing Director in the Special Situations Group at KPMG and an Executive Director in the Debt Advisory and Restructuring team at Rothschild & Co in London and Dubai.

Mr. Richards earned a master’s degree in economics and management from Merton College, Oxford University and a master’s degree in management from the Saïd Business School, Oxford University. He is a member of the TMA.