Chris is a Senior Partner at The Omerta Group and leads our Investment Banking and Private Markets Investing practice in the EMEA region. This includes leading our activities in advisory and financing across all equity, debt and derivative related businesses, as well as our Private Markets investing capabilities that include all private equity strategies, private credit, special situations, real estate and infrastructure.

Day-to-day Chris has two major areas of focus: advising our alternative investment management clients on global credit and private investing assignments. In this capacity, Chris has conducted numerous mid and senior level assignments placing predominantly investment professionals specialising in specialty and direct lending, NPL portfolios, servicing / origination platforms and asset investing across real estate and financial services.

In addition, Chris also advises our banking clients across all aspects of their financing and capital markets businesses including equity offerings, debt issuances, and derivative transactions. Particular areas of expertise include structured finance, leveraged finance and financial sponsor coverage, equity capital markets, structured equity and private capital markets.

With over 20 years’ experience of senior level recruiting, Chris’s extensive network and deep understanding of the competitive landscape in Europe has allowed him to complete complex assignments in competitive markets, while establishing the firm as an increasingly respected firm in the market.

Chris read Engineering and Business Studies at Warwick University.