Bio

Named as a 2023 “Private Equity Rising Star” by Law.com International and a 2023 “Rising Star: Top UK PE Lawyers” by MergerLinks, Christopher Vallance’s diverse practice focuses on complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, investments, dispositions and other corporate transactions. Based in Simpson Thacher’s London office, he has advised a wide array of clients, including several prominent private equity sponsors, on matters in sectors ranging from financial services to fintech and technology more broadly, industrials, media and entertainment, and consumer and retail, among others.