Richard Day has extensive experience acting for financial investors, working predominantly on sponsor-side leveraged acquisition finance, and also on credit facilities for investment funds.
Richard specialises in sophisticated debt finance instruments, cross-border transactions and complex capital structures. He has undertaken client secondments in the UK and France, as well as working for two years on secondment to our Madrid office.
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +442070064233
- Email me
- Practice area Global Financial Markets
- Sector Banks, Funds & investment management, Private equity
Career & qualifications
- Durham University (MPhys) 2008
- University of Law (LL.B) 2010
- Joined Clifford Chance 2010
- Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales 2012
- Partner since 2022
Awards and citations
- "He's an excellent legal professional with strong subject matter expertise and commercial judgement".
Ranked in Chambers UK 2026 - "Richard Day specialises in leveraged buy-out financings and fund-level facilities and has dealt with subscription bridge finance, leveraged NAV facilities and hybrid financing."
Tier 1 Acquisition Finance
Tier 1 Fund Finance
Legal500 UK 2026 - #1 borrower-counsel for European private credit,
9fin H1 2025
EMEA top 10 Financing Lawyers 2023
Financial News
Rising Stars: Top Financing Lawyers in EMEA
MergerLinks 2023