Richard Churchman
Director
Richard joined Lazard in December 2020. He has 30 years of experience in providing independent advice to companies on all aspects of their communications with institutional equity investors.
Richard has worked with UK-listed companies across a wide range of stock market sectors and market capitalisations providing advice from the perspective of institutional investors on matters such as acquisitions, disposals, demergers, IPOs, new capital raisings, returns of funds, corporate governance and financial disclosures. He works closely with clients in areas such as messaging to institutional investors, the preparation of equity market releases and company presentations, and the construction of appropriate investor relations functions and programs.
Prior to joining Makinson Cowell in 1991, Richard worked as an analyst at Hoare Govett, originally on the USM and then covering the housebuilding and construction industry. Before that, he worked with Coopers & Lybrand in Kitchener, Ontario and London, England.
Richard graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario with a Honours Business Administration degree and is a Canadian Chartered Accountant.
Our offices in the United Kingdom
Lazard's first London office opened in 1877 on Old Broad Street, near the Bank of England and London's historic stock exchange, placing the firm's U.K. home at the meeting point of British capital, international trade, and the flows of finance.
The U.K. remains one of the largest operations in Lazard's global network, working closely with the firm's teams across continental Europe and the U.S., and in 2025 the firm moved its U.K. headquarters to 20 Manchester Square.
London continues to offer a single, integrated market where sovereign capital, listed companies, and global investors can flourish. From here, Lazard advises clients on a full range of strategic matters including mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and liability management, debt and capital structure, and capital raising. More than 175 years after the firm's founding, Lazard's client relationships in the U.K. still rest on a foundation of independent advice, discretion, and long-standing trust.