Chris has been with Herbert Smith for some 25 years. After his return from Singapore, where he was Herbert Smith’s Managing Partner for South East Asia, his principal focus has been on India and he now chairs Herbert Smith's India Group. Much of his work is of an international cross-border nature. In addition, Chris is the Graduate Recruitment Partner for Herbert Smith and is also the joint Italian relationship partner for the firm.
Credentials
- Bharti on its acquisition of Zain Group's mobile operation's in 15 countries across Africa for an enterprise value of US$10.7 billion. The transaction was the largest ever cross border deal in emerging markets
- Al-Fayed family trust on the sale of Harrods to Qatar Holdings
- Essar on its bid for Hutchison Whampoa's interest in Hutchison Essar and its subsequent joint venture arrangement with Vodafone
- Fortune Brands on its participation in the £7.4 billion takeover by Pernod Ricard of Allied Domecq
- PwC Consulting on the worldwide demerger from PwC and sale to IBM
- Morgan Stanley as financial adviser to OUB on the competing US$5 billion bids by UOB and DBS as part of the consolidation of the Singapore banking market
- Olivetti in connection with its €65 billion successful hostile bid for Telecom Italia
- Arriva on the £1.6 billion agreed takeover by Deutsche Bank