Chris Woodland
Senior Leadership
Chris focuses on strategic positioning, M&A, growth and performance topics globally.
He predominately works across cloud IT/hosting, comms infrastructure and services, software, next-gen IT services/digital transformation, cyber, and the Internet of Things domains.
Chris brings 22+ years’ experience working at the confluence of strategy, finance and technology – advising corporate clients (established and challengers), growth and private equity investors, infrastructure funds, and debt providers.
He has led over 250+ growth strategy, M&A/transaction support (market/ commercial diligence, synergy case development, portfolio restructuring), and value creation assignments across EMEA and Asia-Pacific.
Education & Prior Experience
- KPMG, Partner, Head of TMT Strategy, EMEA
- IBM/ PwC Consulting
- MA Oxford University
"In a world of fast-colliding industries, the need to step back and re-assess where to play and how to deliver value has never been greater."
Related Publications
Cybersecurity’s next winners – Specialist Service Partners and MSPs/VARS
Cyber security is notoriously high-growth and acyclical so it rightly attracts significant attention from investors. However, the space is increasingly complex and rapidly changing - the goalposts keep moving for traditional business models and while some will come under pressure, others are especially well placed to win going forward.
Private Equity & Transactions 2021
2021 was a record year for transactions globally – as activity remained exceptionally strong despite the ongoing challenges of the COVID pandemic, global supply chain issues and the challenges of rising inflation and energy prices during the year.
ICT Services: Financial impacts on a “critical enabler” in a Covid-19 world
This report is a strategic and financial analysis on the potential impact of Covid-19 on B2B-focused ICT businesses
Vertical software
Many of the best vertical software businesses make money with a well-established playbook: pick leading market positions and must-have products, drive pricing, up-sell and cross-sell; make the right bolt-on acquisitions to fill out the vertical