Chris Kay
Senior Associate
- Qualified, Solicitor of England & Wales (2019)
Areas of focus
Bio
Chris is a senior associate in the Corporate group and a member of the Financial Services and Funds team, based in London.
Chris has a particular focus on corporate finance and equity capital markets work, advising clients on transactions including initial public offerings and secondary issues on the London Stock Exchange and other public company transactions. In doing so Chris predominantly acts for listed closed-ended investment funds and asset managers, as well as their sponsors, nomads and financial advisers.
Chris also has a focus on private funds and advises clients on fund formation and on the negotiation of primary investments and secondary market transactions. In doing so Chris acts for fund managers and in particular for pension schemes on private fund investments and divestments, often in the context of restructurings or pension risk transfers.
Chris also enjoys advising both private and public companies on a range of other corporate and financial regulatory matters, including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, solvent restructurings, employee share options, reductions of capital, reorganisations and other general corporate matters.
Chris works with clients across a range of sectors including energy & infrastructure, commercial real estate, technology, life sciences, financial services and asset management.