“I provide clients with commercially practical and technically robust tax advice for their complex and strategic transactions. My previous role in front office structuring, and experience in developing and selling my own swap arranging business, puts me in a unique position to understand clients’ needs and deliver effective solutions.”
Overview
Education and qualifications
Overview
Chris is a UK corporate tax specialist with emphasis on advising corporates, financial institutions and financial sponsors on public and private M&A, joint ventures, financing transactions and restructuring transactions across a broad range of sectors.
Work highlights
Chris has advised on many substantial transactions including:
M&A
CK Hutchison on the proposed merger of Three UK and Vodafone UK and the disposal of its European telecommunications tower assets to Cellnex
CK Infrastructure on the disposal of a 25% interest in Northumbria Water to KKR
bp on the US$5bn disposal of its petrochemicals business to Ineos and on the acquisition of the remaining 50.03% of Lightsource bp
Rio Tinto on its defence of the £97bn hostile takeover offer by BHP Billiton
the consortium of Kinetic and Globalvia on the recommended offer for The Go-Ahead Group plc
Carlyle Group on its public to private takeover of Harwood Wealth Management
TDR Capital on its €4.3 billion disposal of Modulaire to Brookfield
GIC and Greystar on the acquisition of Student Roost, the UK’s third largest purpose-built student accommodation provider
Financing transactions
IPOs and listings of Alphawave, Dr. Martens and Moonpig and rights issues by Mitie, Marks & Spencer and The Restaurant Group
Rio Tinto on its $15.2bn rights issue, the first rights issue by a company with dual listed company structure
Education and qualifications
Chris studied law at King’s College, University of Cambridge
