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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 07749432733 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
  • The Legal 500 recommended lawyer 2020
  • The Legal 500 recommended lawyer 2021
  • The Legal 500 leading individual 2022
  • Sanderson PLC
    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

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Act to combat economic crime has received royal assent
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Earlier this year we reported on the register of overseas entities, which was created under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022. This move formed part of a significant…

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Companies House: The impact of late filings
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For any business whether large or small, effective governance is crucial. One of the fundamental principles of company law is that a company is a legal entity separate from its owners and…

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Improving transparency in UK real estate investment: An overview of the new Register of Overseas Entities before January deadline
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The UK government has introduced a new register that requires overseas owners of UK real estate to reveal their identity before the deadline on 31 January. This is part of…

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