Chris is a Managing Director of Gresham’s corporate advisory business and Co-Head of the Perth office.
Chris joined Gresham in 2005 and has over 20 years’ experience advising on corporate strategy, M&A and capital transactions. He has worked in Gresham’s Sydney and Perth offices, and has experience across a broad range of sectors, including mining and related services, products and technologies, engineering, energy, property, retail, financial services, media and telecommunications.
Significant advisory assignments include AtkinsRéalis’ acquisition of ADG; the sale of Schlam Payload to USCO ITR; the sale of indurad to Hexagon; Seven Group Holdings’ sale of Sykes to Atlas Copco; the sale of Minnovare to Hexagon; MPC Kinetic’s sale of Kinetic Logging Services to Epiroc, the sale of Perth Energy to AGL Energy; Barminco’s US$350m senior notes offering and its acquisition by Ausdrill; Wesfarmers’ demerger of Coles; Southern Cross Electrical Engineering’s acquisition of Heydey5; Woodside’s partial unwind of the Shell shareholding; the acquisition of Clough by Murray & Roberts; the acquisition of Little World Beverages by Lion; Wesfarmers’ sale of Premier Coal to Yancoal Australia; Wesfarmers’ sale of enGen to Energy Developments; Cedar Woods Properties’ response to a takeover proposal; Telstra’s proposal with the National Broadband Network; Lend Lease’s initial strategic investment in, and subsequent privatisation of, Babcock & Brown Communities; Wesfarmers’ acquisition of Coles Group, and Wesfarmers’ sale of Australian Railroad Group to QR and Babcock & Brown.
Chris is also the author of the Gresham Mining & Infrastructure Services Quarterly Report, which provides a snapshot of the sector’s performance, news and trends.
Prior to joining Gresham, Chris was a solicitor at Blakiston & Crabb (now Gilbert & Tobin), where he advised on capital raisings, mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (Distinction) and Bachelor of Commerce degree (First Class Honours in Economics and Finance) from the University of Western Australia and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from FINSIA (National Dux).