Chris Thomas is an antitrust and regulatory partner in Kirkland’s London office. He advises on all aspects of EU and UK competition law, with a particular focus on merger control and foreign investment reviews. Chris has advised a wide selection of private capital and corporate clients in relation to complex global transactions across a broad range of industries.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Chris was involved in the following matters:
ChampionX Corporation on its $7.8 billion sale to SLB
Brookfield on numerous transactions including:
on its recommended cash offer for Tritax Eurobox plc for an implied enterprise value of £1.1 billion and the sale of Tritax Eurobox assets to SEGRO
on the $1 billion acquisition of Generator Hostels
on the sale of Student Roost to a joint venture formed between GIC and Greystar
on its $16 billion acquisition of Nielsen
on the sale of a 49% interest in Westinghouse Electric Company to Cameco Corporation
on the sale of Greenergy to Trafigura Group
Advent International on numerous transactions including:
on the acquisition of Eriks UK & Ireland by its portfolio company Rubix
on the acquisition of a 38.74% stake in Tinexta S.p.A.
on the acquisition of Syspro
on the acquisition of Heidrick & Struggles
on the acquisition of Clubessential by its portfolio company Xplor
on the acquisition of a controlling stake in McAfee
on its proposed acquisition of SOBI
on its proposed takeover offer for Spectris
on its acquisition of IRCA and subsequent acquisition of Kerry’s sweet ingredients business
on its investment in Parfums de Marly
on the sale of Ultra PMES to ESCO Technologies
on the sale of Ultra PCS to Eaton
A major global energy and commodity company on various transactions including the acquisition of petroleum refining facilities in multiple European locations
Depop and its selling shareholders on the sale of the company to Etsy for $1.625 billion
American Securities and its portfolio company, Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC, a manufacturer and supplier of food and beverage preservatives, flavor and fragrance intermediates, and other additives, in the antitrust aspects of Emerald’s $1.1 billion sale to LANXESS AG (Germany), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., a designer, developer and manufacturer of integrated circuits, in its $27.5 billion sale to Analog Devices, Inc.
Prior Experience
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Counsel, 2025–2026
Associate, 2020–2024
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Associate, 2017–2020
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2017, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
University of Law, ChesterLegal Practice Course2015
University of Law, ChesterGraduate Diploma in Law2014
Durham UniversityB.A. (Hons), Philosophy, Politics and Economics2013
