Biography
Chris advises global corporate clients, sovereign wealth funds, private equity houses, family offices, venture capital firms and fast growth companies in connection with cross-border, multijurisdictional and complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital financings, convertible financings and carveouts in a variety of industries such as oil and gas, fintech, industrials, robotics, consumer discretionary and blockchain technologies.
Prior to joining the Firm, Chris gathered valuable experience in the Firm's M&A practice as well as at corporate practices at other leading global and Singaporean law firms. He studied law at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and holds a master's degree in law and finance from the Institute for Law and Finance at the Goethe Universität Frankfurt.
Chris is from Singapore and was previously an Associate in the Firm's office in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Experience
Relevant experience includes advising:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company in general corporate matters and in various acquisitions and joint ventures in a variety of industries;
Hassana Investment Company, the investment manager of The General Organization for Social Insurance, in a multijurisdictional joint venture;
ABB, a global leader in smart buildings technology and solutions, in connection with several transactions, including its:
- carve-out of Accelleron Industries (formerly known as ABB Turbocharging), a global leader in turbocharging technologies, in preparation for listing on SIX Swiss Exchange;
- acquisition of Dublin-headquartered Cylon Controls Limited, which provides building automation and HVAC control solutions through its operations in China, Germany, Ireland, the UK and the US; and
- acquisition of the PowerTech Converter business, a leading supplier of auxiliary power converters and aftermarket services for the railway industry;
Mercedes-Benz AG on its acquisition of YASA Ltd., a British electric motors manufacturer for use in automotive and industrial applications;
Galaxy Digital Capital Management, a global investment management company focused on digital assets, in various investments in emerging growth companies;
Qatar Investment Authority in various investments in emerging growth companies;
Mubadala Investment Company PJSC in various investments in emerging growth companies;
Vale Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of mining company Vale, in connection with its investments in several emerging growth companies, including in the:
- US$30 million Series A extension equity financing round of Allonnia, a biotechnology company focused on transformative biology solutions with advanced engineering systems to upcycle waste materials; and
- Series A equity financing round of Mantel, a company focused on developing carbon capture technologies;
SoftBank Vision Fund II on its investment as lead investor in the US$25 million Series B equity financing round of Apollo Agriculture, a Kenya-based agricultural technology company focused on using artificial intelligence to empower small-scale farmers in Kenya and Zambia to farm more sustainably and profitably; and
Lightrock, a global private equity platform investing in sustainable businesses, in its investment as lead investor in the US$58.5 million Series C equity financing round of AiDash, an enterprise SaaS company making critical infrastructure climate resilient and sustainable with satellites and artificial intelligence.