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Christopher Akinrele

Work Department
Chris is a partner in our banking and finance group. He focuses on domestic and cross border leveraged and acquisition financings, refinancings and general corporate banking transactions and represents sponsors, financial institutions and corporate clients across the full range of capital structures.
Position
Partner
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
Regularly operating on a global basis, Norton Rose Fulbright has a growing book of work pertaining to investments in the energy, infrastructure and financial services sectors, advising a strong roster of investment firms, funds and venture capitalists. Financial services and tech sector specialist Sophie O’Connor co-leads the team alongside Bayo Odubeko, a highly experienced practitioner who is praised for his ability to ‘navigate intricate legal landscapes’ and ‘offer pragmatic solutions’. Nari Ertem has an extensive understanding of emerging markets, particularly in Africa, and is well placed to advise on complex cross-border M&A. Focused on financial services, Thomas Widdows adds further capital raising capabilities to the team. Other key names include Christopher Akinrele, who joined from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP in July 2023.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Public sector > Local government
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Industry focus > TMT
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Immigration