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About Christopher Yarrow
Chris is a corporate senior associate in our global transactions group.
He advises corporates, sponsors and other financial investors on global M&A, private equity transactions, management incentivisation and other corporate matters across a range of sectors.
Chris trained at Freshfields in London, and recently spent 18 months seconded to the global transactions group in Amsterdam.
Recent work
- CVC on its IPO on Euronext Amsterdam and prior corporate reorganisation
- CD&R and Motor Fuel Group on the £2.5 billion acquisition of forecourts and electric vehicle charging sites from Morrisons
- Permira and Blackstone on a €14 billion take-private offer for Adevinta ASA, a European online classifieds business, and on Adevinta's sale of its shares in Distilled, Ireland's leading online classifieds company
- Permira on its recommended cash offer for Ergomed plc, a global provider of clinical research and trial management services
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board on the sales of UK National Lottery operator, Camelot and Irish National Lottery operator, Premier Lotteries Ireland
- CVC on its investment in Spectrum Medical Group, a provider of technology for cardiac bypass and ICU settings
- CVC on its €4.5 billion acquisition of ekaterra, the global Unilever Teas business
- Warburg Pincus and Apax on their €5.1 billion acquisition of T-Mobile Netherlands
- IK Partners on its sale of VPS to Fremman Capital
- Vitruvian Partners on its acquisition of a majority equity stake in Expereo and on the sale of Voxbone to Bandwidth Inc.
- Getronics on its restructuring and sale to GSH Private Capital
- TSSP and Lifetri Group on the acquisition of Klaverblad life insurance
- CVC on its acquisition of a stake in Webpros from Oakley Capital
- Advent and Zentiva on the acquisition of Alvogen's CEE business
- GIC on its significant minority investment in Galderma, the skin health business carved-out of Nestlé
- CVC on its investments in Premiership Rugby, PRO14 Rugby and Six Nations, and its disposal of Formula One to Liberty Media
- Advent on its disposal of Ammeraal Beltech to Partners Group
- Amex Global Business Travel on its take-private of London-listed Hogg Robinson plc
- Warburg Pincus on its acquisition of Supplier Assessment Services
- Acadia Healthcare on its sale of 22 healthcare facilities to BC Partners
Qualifications
Education
- University of Oxford, BA Jurisprudence
- BPP University Law School (Legal Practice Course)
Professional qualifications
- Solicitor, England and Wales