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Chris Morris

Investor

Process Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity Partners

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Chris Morris is founding partner at Otranto Advisory, providing strategic advisory services to mid-market investors and ambitious businesses. With 15 years of experience as a private equity investor and board director, he has completed approximately 50 corporate transactions and advised on hundreds of millions of pounds in capital across private equity and debt markets. His current advisory work encompasses value creation planning, M&A and capital transactions, board-level support, investor alignment, and business positioning across growth, investment, and exit phases.

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Experience

  1. Otranto AdvisoryFounding Partnercurrent2024 — present
  2. Mayfair Equity Partners LLPIndependent Advisor (Retained)current2024 — present
  3. LDCInvestment Director2020 — 2024
  4. LDCInvestment Manager2018 — 2020
  5. Red HelixNon Executive Director2021 — 2023
  6. FSPNon Executive Director2020 — 2023
  7. BabbleNon Executive Director2019 — 2020
  8. Lloyds BankAssociate Director, Acquisition Finance2013 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
  9. Lloyds BankBusiness Support Unit, Investments Team2010 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
  10. Lloyds BankGraduate Trainee2008 — 2010London, Edinburgh
  11. LDCInvestment Manager (on secondment)2017
  12. E2E ExchangeFinance Manager2010 — 2014London
  13. LDCAnalyst2010London Area, United Kingdom

Education

  1. MIT Sloan School of ManagementExecutive Certificate Programme, AI: Implications for Business Strategy2024
  2. Newcastle UniversityBA (Hons), History2004 — 2007
  3. Oundle School

Skills & more

ExitBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Capital RaisingFinancial Analysis

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Same school

Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management410

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at InvestinorVenktesh ShuklaFounder & General Partner at Monta Vista Capital

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Also attended Newcastle University62

Freya WordsworthAssociate at Nauta CapitalJonny MuskerGeneral Counsel - Europe at Marlin Equity PartnersLiam SymingtonSenior Director at Marlin Equity PartnersAndrewInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedGeorge SutherlandGraphic Designer at Red Cell IncubationJessie AbramsPrincipal at Permanent Capital Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Mayfair Equity Partners LLP7

Abbie RobusAssociate Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersAnne OwensMarketing Manager at Mayfair Equity PartnersAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersBertie AykroydPartner at Mayfair Equity PartnersCatherine BergersenSenior Executive Assistant at Mayfair Equity PartnersDiane WalkerHead of Group Finance & Operations at Mayfair Equity Partners

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Also worked at LDC18

Bertie AykroydPartner at Mayfair Equity PartnersJohn GarnerManaging Partner at LDCJonathan BellManaging Partner at LDCDale AldersonPartner, Head of North West at LDCDavid AndrewsPartner at LDCChris HandyPartner, Head of West Midlands at LDC

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Also worked at Lloyds Bank13

Andrew ShebbearePartner at Counteract OneMark KaletaHead of Compliance at OakglenManuel Ernesto De Luque MuntanerFounder & CEO at Block Asset ManagementMike WinstanleyDirector - Wealth Management at Bentley ReidSimon BlackbournInvestment Manager at The FSE GroupAmanda SheppardInvestment Manager at The FSE Group

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Colleagues at Mayfair Equity Partners

Abbie Robus
Associate Director at Mayfair Equity Partners
Akash Roy
Senior Associate at Mayfair Equity Partners
Andrew Wait
Growth Specialist, Technology and Data at Mayfair Equity Partners
Anne Owens
Marketing Manager at Mayfair Equity Partners
Aryo Tehranian
Managing Director at Mayfair Equity Partners
Bertie Aykroyd
Partner at Mayfair Equity Partners
Carly Bleathman
Process Specialist, Finance Function Maturity at Mayfair Equity Partners
Catherine Bergersen
Senior Executive Assistant at Mayfair Equity Partners