Chris is a Corporate Partner in our global TMT M&A and PE group, based out of London and having recently returned from a 6 month Secondment to the firm’s San Francisco office.
Chris represents major corporates, private equity houses, founders and management teams across all aspects of M&A and private capital transactions in the technology sector, often with a US nexus.
Having worked for Eversheds Sutherland since his qualification with the firm in 2013, Chris has a deep familiarity with our global network, in particular our US colleagues, and uses that experience to help clients get often complex, multijurisdictional deals done.
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- Recent transactions include acting for Beech Tree on its acquisition of 14IP, acting for all shareholders on the sale of Enthuse to The Access Group, and acting for management on the $175m sale of Blis to T-Mobile.
Chris' recent private equity and venture capital experience includes:
- Represented Beech Tree on various acquisitions including Fourteen IP (cloud telephony), Obsequio (fire safety), Performanta (cyber security) and Telana (cloud transformation)
- Represented Longacre on its acquisition of Veracity (cybersecure connectivity)
- Represented the founders of payments platform Ecospend on the sale to Nordic Capital backed Trustly
- Represented LDC on various acquisitions including of BOXPARK, FC Business Intelligence and Addo Food Group
- Represented US-based bitcoin mining pool Dmnd on its investment by Trammel Venture Partners
- Represented Equistone on its acquisition of Inspired Thinking Group, subsequent bolt on acquisitions of Intrepia and Connect, and sale to Bridgepoint
- Represented Inflexion on its majority investment in Detectortesters
His recent M&A experience includes:
- Represented the founders and other shareholders on the sale of digital platform ENSEK to Centrica
- Represented Represented for Experian on the acquisition of Paylink Solutions
- Represented management on the $175m sale of Blis (adtech) to T-Mobile
- Represented GoDaddy on the sale of its Heart Internet business to Your.Online
- Represented Ancoris on the acquisition of Sundown Solutions
- Represented ITG on its acquisition of US-based PureRed (digital content)
- Represented Arcline-backed DwyerOmega on its acquisition of PST (measurement solutions)
Chris is part of the Eversheds Sutherland "M&A Market Monitor" thought leadership team, playing a key role in producing a number of editions of the presentation. He has delivered the presentation to a range of clients and intermediaries over the years.
- Honours degree in Law from the University of Leeds
- Achieved a distinction on the LPC at BBP, Holborn
- Qualified at Eversheds Sutherland in September 2013