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Christopher Wilson

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Chris was always easy to reach, on-the-ball and constructive. He really was a pleasure to work with.
— GC, global manufacturing firm
Manchester
About

Chris is a corporate lawyer in our private equity practice. He has over 14 years' experience advising clients in respect of mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

Chris advises multinational corporate clients, institutional investors and management teams on English law matters arising on national and cross-border transactions.

Chris is based in our Manchester office and regularly advises regional, national and international clients on inbound and outbound investments from the UK.

Chris is a mentor as part of our Global Scholarship Programme supporting a student in Rwanda. He is also part of our team assisting family reunions of refugees from Afghanistan.

He has spent several months on secondments at BP plc and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited.

Areas of FocusEnergy and Natural ResourcesMedia, Sport and EntertainmentTechnologyCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsPrivate Equity
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Acting for management in relation to the sale of Hiringboss Holdings to Access Group.
  • Acting for management in relation to the secondary and tertiary buyouts of YM&U.
  • Acting for management in relation to the sale of Element Materials Technology to Temasek.
  • Acting for Elliott Advisors in relation to its investments in Enra and Hiltermann Lease Groep B.V..
  • Acting for Beech Tree Private Equity in relation to its investments in Advanta, Transparity Solutions, Avid Insurance, BCN Group, Learnlight and Fluent Money Group.
  • Acting for LDC in relation to its investments in Shield Group International, Pure Cottages, Mitrefinch and Synexus Clinical Research.
  • Acting for Primary Capital Partners in relation to the buyout of Metamark.
  • Acting for Aurelius in relation to the acquisition of SSE Contracting.
  • Acting for ECI and management in relation to the sale of Clarke Energy to Kohler.
  • Acting for 2 Sisters Food Group in relation to the sale of its frozen pizza businesses to Nomad Foods, and the sale of its Green Isle Brands frozen fish and vegetables business.
  • Acting for TalkTalk Telecom Group in relation to the sale of FibreNation to CityFibre.
  • Acting for TIP Trailer Services in relation to the acquisition of the trailer leasing and maintenance business of Ryder.
  • Acting for Suttons Group in relation to the acquisition of the overseas ISO tank containers business of VTG Tanktainer GmbH.
Education
  • BPP Law School, London, LPC, 2007
  • Oxford University, St Edmund Hall, Jurisprudence BA, 2003

Prior Experience

Christopher has spent several months on secondments at BP plc and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited.

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