Specialist in corporate finance, banking and company law, including venture capital and private equity work, secured and structured lending as well as the sale and purchase of companies or business assets and with unrivalled knowledge of the region
Russell has long experience in dealing with complex funding arrangements in support of specific projects, as well as advising the commercial and corporate divisions of a number of leading banks and finance houses. Key projects have included secondary buy-outs and public company de-listings.
Following a number of high profile transactions, Russell played a central role in developing the firm’s reputation as a leading legal adviser to the insurance sector, building and strengthening the firm’s standing within the broader financial community.
He sits on the board of South London Business.
Areas of expertise
- Corporate finance
- Banking
- Private equity
- Secured and structured lending
- Sale and purchase of companies or business assets
- Company law
In the real world … Russell is a keen rugby supporter and game fisherman, a very poor golfer and a member of the MCC.
Year of qualification: 1975
What the legal directories say …
Russell Bell is very well known in the market. He recently represented Chambers Townsend Consultancy in the MBO of a non-core part of the Alexander Forbes Group.
Chambers & Partners UK 2011 - Corporate Finance
"He is a real gem when it comes to providing outstanding advice in difficult situations"
Chambers & Partners UK 2012 - Corporate Finance