Chris Cowley

Chris specialises in complex cross-border and UK private equity investments, acquisitions, disposals, corporate restructurings and joint ventures. He has particular expertise in advising on minority and growth capital investments.

Chris acts for clients including private equity sponsors, founders, management teams and corporates. He was listed by Law.com as one of the best 25 young private equity lawyers in the UK and Europe in 2022.

He has significant experience in acting for privately wealthy individuals and family offices, and was listed in 2025 as a recommended lawyer for wealthy individuals, their businesses and family offices in Spears Magazine.

He also has a great deal of experience advising US investors on their UK activities.

Clients say Chris is able to rapidly assess complex matters and provide the most pragmatic solution. Opposing counsel describe him as collaborative, creative and commercial.

He advises clients across a broad range of sectors, but particularly in the financial services, clean energy and life sciences sectors. He is especially interested in the cross-over between these sectors and innovative technological solutions. Chris co-led the team that won Life Sciences Team of the Year at the British Legal Awards 2022 and is listed as an M&A expert in these sectors by Legal 500.

He also advised the UK Government on the establishment of The British Business Bank, for which the in-house team won Chambers In-house Public Law Team of the year for the innovative and agile manner in which the bank was formed.