About
Chris Barnes is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Atomico. With over 20 years of experience in private equity leadership, he has managed organizational operations, multi-million-dollar investments, and portfolio companies. His background includes expertise in finance, tax, legal, and compliance functions, along with board-level experience at high-growth companies.
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Experience
- AtomicoPartner & Chief Operating Officercurrent2015 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- UK Private CapitalMember of Councilcurrent2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Terra Firma Capital PartnersChief Financial Officer2001 — 2015London, United Kingdom
- Arthur AndersenSenior Tax Manager1991 — 2001
Skills & more
TaxFinancial StructuringDue Diligence5Private Equity10Mergers & Acquisitions1Restructuring2Corporate Finance1Financial Modeling2Venture Capital1Valuation1Investment BankingFinance2
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Business StrategyFinancial AnalysisManagementFrom Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Atomico
Network9
Jack AbrahamScout
Founder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
Deborah OkenlaScout
Angel at Atomico
Don HoangScout
Partner at Atomico
Hiro TamuraScout
Managing Partner at Atomico
Joe CrossScout
Investor at Atomico
Adam Lasri
Partner at Atomico
Ahmed Alriyami
Investor at Atomico
Ahmed Deyab
Investor at Atomico
Alexander (Sasha) Vidiborskiy
Principal at Atomico
Investors connected to Chris in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Barnes?
- Chris Barnes is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Atomico. With over 20 years of experience in private equity leadership, he has managed organizational operations, multi-million-dollar investments, and portfolio companies. His background includes expertise in finance, tax, legal, and compliance functions, along with board-level experience at high-growth companies.
- Where does Chris Barnes work?
- Chris Barnes is Partner at Atomico.
- What check size does Chris Barnes write?
- Chris Barnes typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
- Where did Chris Barnes go to school?
- Chris Barnes studied at University of Cambridge (MA Hons, History and Economics).
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge893
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Shared employers
Also worked at UK Private Capital14
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Also worked at Terra Firma Capital Partners11
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