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Expertise
Chris is a Corporate Partner at Memery Crystal.
He has a broad cross-border practice across a wide range of industries and sectors (including entertainment, media, sports, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, real estate and technology). Chris has a particular interest in entertainment, media and sports.
His practice spans M&A, private equity transactions, joint ventures, restructurings and securities offerings, alongside general corporate and limited liability partnership advisory work.
Chris is used to working on high-profile and complex matters. Chris is also used to advising founders, entrepreneurs and management teams in connection with private equity transactions, and on matters involving US counterparties.
In detail
Recent experience
- Advised Syco Entertainment in connection with the securitisation of the IP in the global TV format, Got Talent
- Advised Simon Cowell in connection with his buyout of Syco Entertainment from Sony Music
- Dimension Studio on the investment made by Growth Catalyst Partners
- Advised the sellers on the sale of Rimmer Bros. to Radial Equity Partners
- Advised the sellers on the sale of Power Adhesives to Longacre Group
- Advised ES Global on the investment made by Flywheel Partners
- Advised client in connection with the acquisition of a song writer’s publishing rights in certain works
- Advised clients in connection with the acquisition of English football clubs
- Advised a key stakeholder in connection with the Football Governance Bill
Career history
- 2021 – Present: Corporate Partner, Memery Crystal
- 2021: Partner, Rosenblatt
- 2020 – 2021: Senior Associate, Rosenblatt
- 2010 – 2020: Associate, Sidley Austin LLP
- 2008 – 2010: Trainee, Sidley Austin LLP