Chris has a broad financial services regulatory practice advising clients and their sponsors on the regulatory aspects of public and private M&A, and on perimeter, conduct, and prudential issues.
Chris' experience includes advising clients in sectors including private capital, wealth management, banking, insurance and insurance distribution, payment services, asset management and consumer credit.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- Pollen Street Capital on its acquisition of fund services platform, Thesis Holdings Limited
- W1M Group Limited on its acquisition of Vermeer Partners, a wealth and investment management partnership
- Royal London on its acquisition of UK-based infrastructure asset manager, Dalmore Capital
- Miller Insurance LLP on its acquisition of specialist insurance broker, AHJ Holdings Ltd
- Aquiline Capital Partners on its investment in Isio, a UK-regulated independent UK provider of actuarial & consulting, pensions administration, investment advisory, employee reward & benefits and wealth advisory services
- Saga on the disposal of its underwriting business
- ClearBank, in connection with establishing and obtaining a Dutch banking licence for the group's new Dutch bank, ClearBank Europe N.V.
- Willis Towers Watson on its minority investment in atomos, a UK wealth manager backed by Oaktree Capital Management
- Jaime Gilinski / Spaldy Investments on PRA regulatory approval and all other regulatory aspects of a majority equity investment for the rescue of Metro Bank in 2023
- Honeycomb Investment Trust plc on the financial regulatory aspects of its recommended all-share combination with Pollen Street Capital*
- a global card network on optimising its regulatory licensing footprint, governance arrangements, intragroup outsourcing structure and due diligence for a proposed acquisition of an international payments business*
- various payment institutions and e-money institutions on regulatory compliance, perimeter issues, product development
- financial crime and sanctions compliance matters*
- Markerstudy on the acquisition of BGL Insurance and the Lloyd's broker, Clegg Gifford & Co*
- A US-headquartered bank on the subsidiarisation of its UK operations and associated Part VII FSMA transfer of banking business*
* Experience prior to joining the firm
Background
Prior to joining the HSFK, Chris was senior counsel at the London office of a leading US technology-focussed law firm.
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