Chris has advised both public and private companies and their boards of directors on numerous corporate transactions, including capital raising, going-private, leveraged buyouts, asset sales, reverse mergers, related-party transactions, spin-offs, recapitalizations, and ESOP transactions.
Chris has experience in a wide range of industries, including consumer products, consumer retail, financial services, energy, healthcare, printing, media, technology, and manufacturing, among others.
Chris has executed engagements for corporations and private equity groups, including Infor, RR Donnelley, Honeywell, Daimler, ConAgra, Citadel Investment Group, Silver Lake, Permira and Welsh Carson Anderson. His representative ESOP and ERISA clients include S&C Electric Company, Poten & Partners, KLJ Solutions Company, Acadian Ambulance, and Xtek, Inc. among others.
Chris received his MBA in finance and strategy from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his BS in Finance from the University of Illinois. He is a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) registered representative, holding the FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
Chris Swiecicki is a managing director in the Chicago office and a member of the Transaction Opinions practice. He has over 10 years of experience executing fairness opinions, solvency opinions and business valuation opinions.
Ranked No. 1 for Global Fairness Opinions
Ranked No. 1 for Global Fairness Opinions
Duff & Phelps Opinions is a global leader in Fairness Opinions and Special Committee Advisory, ranking #1 for total number of global fairness opinions for full year 2022 and the past 10 years, according to Refinitiv cumulative data from 2013-2022.
Corporate Finance and Restructuring
M&A advisory, restructuring and insolvency, debt advisory, strategic alternatives, transaction diligence and independent financial opinions.
Fairness and Solvency Opinions
Duff & Phelps Opinions is a global leader in Fairness Opinions and Special Committee Advisory, ranking #1 for total number of fairness opinions in the U.S., EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), Australia and Globally in 2023 according to LSEG (FKA Refinitiv).
