Chris Manning
Partner
Chris is an experienced private equity lawyer with a particular focus on mid-market PE transactions.
Partner
Chris is an experienced private equity lawyer with a particular focus on mid-market PE transactions.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Chris is a dedicated private equity expert focused on advising investors, management teams and portfolio companies on the full range of private equity transactions.
His practice encompasses growth capital deals all the way through to large-cap deals, but with an emphasis on the mid-market. A large proportion of his deals are international in nature.
Chris regularly supports several sponsors in the UK mid-market, including bd-capital, FPE Capital, Elysian Capital and Pelican Capital.
He has experience across a range of industry sectors but has particular experience in technology transactions. He is a member of the firm's technology sector group.
FPE Capital
Advised FPE Capital and its portfolio companies on several transactions including: • the sale of Zest to Epassi Group; • the buyout of Vanda Research; • the buyout of NoBlue and Elevate 2; • the buyout of Codestone and several bolt-on acquisitions; and • the buyout of Egress and subsequent acquisition by Egress of Stalis.bd capital
Supported bd capital on a number of transactions including: • the £82m public to private takeover of Science in Sport; • the buyout of TLC Worldwide; and • the merger of SportPursuit and Private Sport Shop (backed by Bridgepoint Development Capital) to form Sportscape.Elysian Capital
Advised Elysian Capital and its portfolio companies on multiple deals, including the buyouts of Fastway Couriers, Gravity Global, Wholebake and Eton Bridge Partners.Pelican Capital
Supported Pelican Capital on numerous deals, including: • the buyout of Finders International; • its investment in and subsequent £57m sale of Atech to iomart; • its investment in and subsequent disposal of YourParkingSpace; and • its investment in and subsequent disposal of Wheelhouse Advisors.Lebara
Advised the management team of Lebara in connection with its acquisition by Waterland.G2V
Supported James Gorfin, founder of G2V Group on his re-investment into the company following investment by Freshstream.Cityfleet Networks
Advised CityFleet Networks on its acquisition of Addison Lee for £269.1m.Nomentia
Supported the management team of Nomentia on its sale to Inflexion.Nurture Landscapes
Advised Nurture Landscapes Group and its shareholders on its £57m investment from All Seas Capital.
