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Chris Wills LLB (Hons)

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I am a corporate and commercial law specialist with over a decade of 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).

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
  • 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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The rise of the management buyout
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Despite the chief economist of the Bank of England’s reassurances that the post-COVID economy is “poised like a coiled spring”, current market conditions are undoubtedly making traditional mergers and acquisitions…

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Fixed price legal advice for SMEs & the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
Corporate

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) has thrown a much-needed lifeline to businesses experiencing cashflow difficulties as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. 17 December 2020 Today, Rishi Sunak…

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EMI share options: a SME-friendly, tax-efficient weapon in the ‘war for talent’
Corporate

Attracting and retaining key talent isn’t easy for any business, but it is particularly challenging for smaller, higher-risk, growing companies. Without the financial resources to offer large salaries and extensive…

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