Chris Field is a highly respected practitioner who has spent 25 years advising a range of global and international PE sponsors, sovereign wealth funds and investors on a broad range of domestic and international private equity and corporate matters, including acquisitions, disposals, equity investments, initial public offerings (IPOs) and other equity capital markets transactions, as well as take-privates and public M&A transactions.
Chris was co-head of the private equity practice at a top-tier US law firm for seven years before joining DLA Piper, having previously spent 11 years as a private equity partner in the London office of another top-tier US law firm.
GIC on multiple transactions, including the GPB6.3 billion offer for WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC and the USD27 billion sale of Refinitiv to the London Stock Exchange.
Mid Europa Partners on multiple transactions including its acquisition of the pan-Baltic electronic marketplace, Pigu, and its acquisition and subsequent part-disposal of Mlinar bakeries.
Tetragon Financial Group on its acquisition of, and subsequent sale of a minority stake in, infrastructure fund Equitix.
Warwick Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Danforth Care Homes.
Blackstone on the acquisition of The Co-operative Group’s general insurance business.
Cerberus Capital Management on its sale of Covis Pharma.
Further Global on its take-private of The Global Benefits Group.
Sun Capital Partners on multiple transactions, including its buy-and-build, and subsequent USD1.5 billion sale, of Albéa S.A.
Languages
English
Afrikaans
Education
Prior Experience
Chris was a partner in the London offices of two top-tier U.S. law firms before joining DLA Piper
