Bio

A partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice in the London office, Christopher Sullivan is a leading private equity M&A partner in Europe. A cross-border specialist, Christopher advises on a wide range of transformational transactions, including leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and sales, takeovers, mergers, joint ventures, IPOs, restructurings and refinancings. Christopher has particular experience in the financial services, consumer goods, tech and health care sectors, as well as on private equity real estate assets and infrastructure investments. He is trusted by a number of major international and domestic private equity firms, financial sponsors, sovereign wealth investors and public companies, and also frequently acts for portfolio companies on bolt-on acquisitions and other transactions. Christopher previously led the UK private equity practice at another major global law firm. He has been recognized as a leading private equity lawyer by many legal publications and directories, including Chambers UK, The Legal 500 UK, Law.com International, The Lawyer and Private Equity International, with Chambers highlighting Christopher’s “strong legal acumen, balanced with a commercially sound mindset,” and calling him “versatile” and “very solutions-oriented.”