Chris is the Birmingham Office Managing Partner. Chris specialises in corporate finance transactions, such as flotations, takeovers, rights issues, placings, reorganisations, demergers, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, management buy outs and management buy ins. He has been involved in numerous "take private" transactions. Chris advises boards on strategic and legal issues. He is a regular conference speaker and writes for the media on corporate issues.

"partner" refers to a member of DLA Piper UK LLP

• Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales