Chris joined HW Corporate Finance from a regional institutional equity fund where he was a senior investment manager. An economics graduate from Cardiff University, Chris started his professional career with National Australia Bank Group in Leeds before joining GE Commercial Finance (specialising in the debt funding of leveraged transactions).

Having returned to Wales with GE Commercial Finance, Chris was subsequently approached to join an equity fund which specialised in investments of up to £1.5m in high growth companies based in Wales.

A qualified banker, Chris has extensive experience of funding debt and equity based transactions. In particular he has a range of contacts in the leveraged debt and private equity markets.

Recent lead advisory experience includes several management buy-outs / buy-ins, sales and acquisitions. In addition, Chris has undertaken several finance raising exercises on behalf of clients.

Chris has also concluded numerous due diligence exercises on behalf of both institutional investors and trade acquirers.