Chris Parrott
Counsel
chris.parrott@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Corporate & Finance
- Structured Credit
- Leveraged Finance
Biography
Finance lawyer with clients in a wide range of industries and experience of working on a variety of corporate and financing transactions.
Chris has experience advising both borrowers and lenders on a range of finance and corporate matters, including:
- Syndicated and direct lending transactions
- Private placements
- Financial restructurings
- Asset finance
- Acquisition finance.
Chris provides advice to clients across a number of industries, including financial services, aviation and transport, and energy and resources.
Representative Work
Chris's recent engagements include:
- Advised AstroBank on the establishment of Trusset Asset Management, a servicing platform for non-performing loans, and the sale of 74.9 percent of Trusset Asset Management to Qualco Group.
- Advising Strategic Value Partners, the largest lender to Dolphin Drilling ASA (formerly known as Fred. Olsen Energy ASA), on a restructuring pursuant to which it become the majority owner of the Dolphin Drilling business.
- Representing noteholders in a number of UK and cross-border private placement transactions.
- Advising investment funds on various financing transactions.
- Advising financial institutions on structured finance transactions.
LanguagesEnglish
English
EducationL.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2012
LL.M., University College, London, 2011
M.A., University of Cambridge, 2010
L.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2012
LL.M., University College, London, 2011
M.A., University of Cambridge, 2010
Bar AdmissionsSolicitor, England and Wales
Solicitor, England and Wales
