Chris Newton
Chris Managing Partner of Maples and Calder’s British Virgin Islands office and head of the global BVI practice. He has a broad corporate and finance practice with particular expertise in restructuring as well as acquisition, asset, project and real estate finance, advising financial institutions, sponsors, investors and borrowers. Chris has substantial experience advising in distressed credit situations including both consensual work outs and contentious enforcements. In addition to his finance practice, Chris advises on debt capital markets transactions and plays an active role in the public equity group, advising companies listing on the North American exchanges as well as bidders and targets in acquisitions. Chris regularly advises a number of key clients around the ongoing requirements of public companies. Chris' clients include high profile Canadian, Chinese, UK and US financial institutions, investment funds and corporates. · Maples Group
About
Chris Newton is the Managing Partner of Maples and Calder’s British Virgin Islands office and heads the global BVI practice. He has a broad corporate and finance practice with particular expertise in restructuring, acquisition, asset, project, and real estate finance. He advises financial institutions, sponsors, investors, and borrowers, and has substantial experience in distressed credit situations including consensual workouts and contentious enforcements. Chris also advises on debt capital markets transactions and in the public equity group, including listings on North American exchanges and acquisitions. His clients include high-profile Canadian, Chinese, UK, and US financial institutions, investment funds, and corporates.
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Education
- New College, University of Oxford