Christopher M. Barlow is a leading M&A attorney whose practice spans some of today’s most dynamic sectors, including technology, artificial intelligence, health care, private equity and digital assets, with clients turning to him to provide practical, high-level guidance on a wide variety of transactions.
Barlow regularly advises public and private companies, financial sponsors, alternative asset managers, SPACs and financial institutions across a broad spectrum of strategic transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, financial advisor engagements, financings, leveraged buyouts, shareholder activism, corporate governance and takeover preparedness. A trusted counselor to clients operating at the forefront of innovation, he is well-versed in navigating the regulatory complexities and commercial realities unique to the technology, artificial intelligence, health care and digital assets industries.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers | 2027 | M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | M&A, Private Equity |
Barlow’s representations have included:
Technology, Communications and Digital Assets
- Spotify in numerous acquisitions, including Anchor FM Inc.; Betty Labs Incorporated; Bill Simmons’ The Ringer; Chartable, Inc; Cutler Media, LLC; Findaway; Gimlet Media Inc.; Loudr.fm; Megaphone; Podsights; Podz, Inc.; SoundBetter; and The Echo Nest
- Open Text Corporation in its sales of:
- eDOCS to NetDocuments Software, Inc.
- Vertica Systems, Inc. to Rocket Software Inc., a portfolio company of Bain Capital, LLC
- Hut 8 Corp.:
- and American Bitcoin Corp. in American Bitcoin’s merger with Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. to become a publicly traded company
- in the strategic contribution of substantially all of its Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) miners to, and in exchange for, a majority interest in American Data Centers, Inc., a company formed by a group of investors, including Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., to launch American Bitcoin Corp.
- Keel Infrastructure (f/k/a Bitfarms Ltd.) in its:
- $175 million acquisition of Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.
- settlement agreement with shareholder Riot Platforms, Inc.
- Elon Musk in his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, Inc.
Private Equity and Financial Services
- Permira Funds in numerous transactions, including:
- its $4.2 billion sale of a majority stake in Duff & Phelps
- the $1.9 billion sale of an 80% stake in its portfolio company Netafim Ltd. to Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V.
- its acquisition of a majority stake in Cielo, Inc. from Accel-KKR
- Integrated Whale Media Investments, a Hong Kong-based investor group, in its acquisition of a majority stake in Forbes Media LLC
Health Care, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals
- Theravance Biopharma, Inc. in:
- the $1.5 billion sale of its TRELEGY ELLIPTA royalty interests to Royalty Pharma plc
- Centerview Partners LLC:
- and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as financial advisors to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. in its $23.7 billion going-private acquisition by Sycamore Partners
- and Jefferies LLC as financial advisors to Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc. in its $14.6 billion acquisition by Johnson & Johnson
- as financial advisor to Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. in its $11.6 billion acquisition by Pfizer Inc.
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC:
- as financial advisor to Signify Health in its $8 billion acquisition by CVS Health
- and Centerview Partners LLC as financial advisors to GW Pharmaceuticals plc in its $7.2 billion acquisition by Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc