Christopher Thompson

Christopher Thompson is a Partner at Lionhead, where he focuses on the firm’s Private Equity strategy. Chris holds responsibilities across origination, execution of new investment opportunities.

Chris was previously an associate director at ACP Partners, a London based private equity and special situation investment firm, leading consumer retail transactions in the US and EU. Christopher was formally an investment banking professional, having worked as an associate in the consumer retail team for Jefferies Investment Bank in London and at PMB Capital, a merchant banking firm dedicated to the provision of advice and capital for business owners. Prior to pursuing an MBA, Christopher was a corporate finance executive at Bridge Capital in Johannesburg, a multidisciplinary M&A and corporate finance house, advising on a number of private and public transactions across the African continent.