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Carys Holland is an Associate in the Corporate Transactions team in the firm’s London office. Carys has experience in public and private M&A, equity capital markets, private equity, reorganisations, and general corporate advisory and corporate governance matters.

Carys works with a variety of clients, from smaller specialist businesses to large, listed clients, and across a range of sectors, including hospitality, real estate and financial services.

Relevant experience

  • Columbia Threadneedle on the disposal of assets of one of its managed portfolios to 3i Infrastructure plc, including a majority stake in Lefdal Mining Datacenter.
  • Dishoom on its partnership with leading consumer focused investment firm L Catterton.
  • Finsbury Food Group on its acquisition of a majority stake in Lola’s Cupcakes, its entry into the direct-to-consumer market.
  • Pinewood Technologies, a leading cloud-based software provider for the automotive retail industry, on its conditional agreement to acquire Lithia’s 51% interest in their North American joint venture.
  • LondonMetric Property Plc, the UK's leading triple net lease REIT and a FTSE 100 company, on its concurrent recommended acquisitions of Urban Logistics REIT Plc and Highcroft Investments Plc. 
  • Windward, the formerly AIM-listed pioneering maritime AI company, on its recommended cash takeover by US private equity house FTV.
  • United Trust Bank, a leading UK specialist bank, on an agreement with Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm, for Warburg Pincus to acquire a minority equity interest in UTB.
  • Horizon Capital and management of Dains Accountants on the sale of Dains Accountants, a leading provider of accountancy and business advisory services in the UK, to IK Partners.
  • Winking Studios, a publicly traded company on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX:WKS), on its listing on AIM, the first company to achieve a dual-listing on these markets.

Education

  • 2022 – LPC, University of Law, Moorgate.
  • 2021 – MA Law, University of Bristol, Bristol.
  • 2019 – BSc (Hons) Politics, University of Southampton, Southampton.

Insights by Carys

CMS acts on sale of Wahaca to Risk Capital

CMS acts on sale of Wahaca to Risk Capital

14 Jul 2026 3 min read
CMS advises on the disposal of assets of a portfolio managed by Columbia Threadneedle Investments to 3i Infrastructure plc

CMS advises on the disposal of assets of a portfolio managed by Columbia Threadneedle Investments to 3i Infrastructure plc

16 Mar 2026 2 min read
CMS acts on sale of leading restaurant group MW Eat to Fairfax

CMS acts on sale of leading restaurant group MW Eat to Fairfax

27 Nov 2025 3 min read
CMS advises Dishoom on partnership with consumer investment firm L Catterton

CMS advises Dishoom on partnership with consumer investment firm L Catterton

05 Aug 2025 3 min read
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