Chris joined Clearwater in 2009 to head up Clearwater's Debt advisory and Restructuring team. He is based at our London office.


Chris moves from HBOS, where he worked for 11 years and led some of the highest profile restructuring cases for the Bank. Chris initially joined the Bank of Scotland as a graduate trainee and later moved into corporate banking, including five years with their private equity arm, Integrated Finance. Most recently he was a member of the Business Support Unit, leading restructures of UK and European private equity-backed companies which were in distress due to high debt levels.

At Clearwater he will use this practical experience to help businesses negotiate alternative or improved terms with their lenders and other stakeholders or to locate new sources of funding, whether to refinance existing debt or for new projects such as mergers, acquisitions or expansion.

Hobbies and interests

Chris enjoys spending time on the golf course if sunny, skiing if there is enough snow and eating good food.