ChristopherCooke

Christopher has over 30 years experience supporting entrepreneurs, founders and sponsors through his leveraged finance, principal and advisory background. His expertise in the private capital markets additionally include raising capital for private equity sponsors across several sectors and strategies.

Throughout his career, Christopher has been dedicated to analysing, providing and managing leveraged finance opportunities for the private equity community. Working in the UK for the last three decades at firms such as Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, Christopher led the formation of the leveraged finance businesses at those two groups. Latterly, Christopher has been focused on raising capital in the private markets across venture, private equity and private credit at firms such as Greenhill and HSBC. Christopher is currently a Senior Advisor to the firm on debt advisory assignments.

Originally from New York, and holding a BA in English/Classics from Georgetown University, Chris has lived and worked in London for the last several decades. Chris is the founder and chairman of the Cotswold Festival of Music.