Richard Churchman

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.