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Chris Wills LLB (Hons)

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I am a corporate and commercial law specialist with over 15 years’ experience.

The clients that I work with range from start-ups and owner-managed businesses to multi-million-pound companies with a global reach.

I have a particular interest in the renewable energy sector (particularly developers of, and investors in, wind, solar and anaerobic digestion projects).

I am recognised by national legal guides, The Legal 500 and Chambers UK. I am also a member of GFirst LEP’s business members’ group.

T 01242 542905 M 07749 432733 E chris.wills@willans.co.uk

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Key skills

Mergers and acquisitions
Debt and equity funding
Joint ventures
Shareholders’ agreements
Partnership and LLP agreements
Group restructures
Commercial collaborations

Experience highlights

Advising Bristol-headquartered Resource Solutions Group plc, a resourcing solutions company with a turnover approaching £500m, on its acquisition of Sopra Steria Recruitment Limited, a company that contributed over €129m to its former group’s revenue in 2018.
Advising a longstanding client in the renewable energy sector on the diversification of its investments through the acquisition of a 25% shareholding in a fish processing company. The deal was completed within a month, including securing the funding arrangements.
Section 110 reconstructions for various purposes (including refinancing, business partners heading in different directions, divorce and protection of assets), including acting for the liquidator on occasion.
Advising developers on joint ventures for the construction and operation of wind turbines, and the refinancing of such projects.

"Many thanks for all your hard work in getting this over the line. There has been much to do in a very short space of time and your efforts are really appreciated."

Client feedback
"Chris was always very friendly and helpful, and willing to explain any areas I didn't understand clearly. I would recommend Chris to anyone who wanted to sell their company."

Client feedback
"Chris’s attention, approach and support over the last few months has and is very much appreciated. We certainly made the right choice in asking Willans to represent the management team. "

Client feedback
"The 'flexible and smart' Chris Wills leads the team and has a significant transactional practice as well as experience in partnership issues."

The Legal 500
"Chris Wills was at all times professional, helpful, polite and understanding. If all the team members are as good as he is, then they must have a fantastic firm and workplace."

The Legal 500

Sector:Professional practices

Sanderson PLC

Sanderson is a thriving £0.5 billion experienced and well-established recruitment partner to multi-nationals, household names and SMEs.

Sanderson PLC

Chris Wills LLB (Hons) can help you with a range of services

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Global companies doing business in the UK

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Colleagues in the team

Frazer Wallace (he/him) BSc (Hons), Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)

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Helen Howes LLM

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Kym Fletcher LLB (Hons) Euro

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Mekayla Rose-Innes LLB (Hons)

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Peter Raybould LLB (Hons)

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Tess Ciocci LLB (Hons), LLM

Trainee solicitor

Corporate & commercial

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Employee ownership trusts: How can they benefit your business?

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How can employee ownership trusts benefit your business? Our corporate & commercial specialists explore what makes them an attractive proposition. Employee ownership trusts (EOTs) are becoming an increasingly popular solution…

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Helping Joedan on their journey

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For almost three decades, Willans has advised a nationally renowned specialist in trade supply and home and commercial improvements. Here, in the first of a series of articles, we reflect…

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Share buybacks: The consequences of getting it wrong

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Share buybacks are an effective and popular mechanism that allows companies to purchase their own shares. However, the process is not without complexity. The Companies Act 2006 sets out clear…

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