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Jamie Gill

LL.B. (Hons), Solicitor, Director

Joint Head of Corporate and Commercial
Jamie Gill

Corporate Transactions Expertise

Advises owners, boards and investors on M&A, disposals, PE-backed growth and refinancing, providing clear guidance from heads of terms to completion.

 

Healthcare & Pharmacy Transactions

Part of Ansons’ recognised healthcare team, acting on pharmacy sales, purchases and refinances, coordinating regulatory and property workstreams.

Pragmatic, Results-Focused

Combines deal craft with commercial insight to manage risk, keep timelines on track and deliver smooth, cost-effective outcomes.

Practice areas

Jamie Gill is a Director and Joint Head of Corporate at Ansons. He advises owners, boards and investors on all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with particular focus on business and company acquisitions and disposals, banking and refinancing, and ongoing corporate support. Jamie acts for clients ranging from start-ups and fast-growth scale-ups to international PLCs across the UK.

He is also a recognised adviser on healthcare transactions, particularly pharmacy sales, purchases and refinances.

 

Key Specialisms

Jamie advises across the full deal lifecycle, from initial structuring and diligence through to drafting, negotiation and completion. He aligns legal documents with commercial objectives, manages risk and timelines, and coordinates with lenders, regulators and other advisers. His portfolio includes complex financings and restructures as well as sector-specific work for healthcare and pharmacy clients.

Mergers and acquisitions; business and company sales

PE-backed investments; bolt-on acquisitions and exits

Banking, acquisition finance and refinancing

Management buyouts (MBOs); reorganisations and restructuring

Investments, shareholder agreements and governance

Corporate compliance and Companies Act matters

Healthcare transactions for pharmacy groups and independents

Experience

Sale of Software & Services Business (£2.8m)

Lead adviser to the sellers on the disposal of a technology company. Managed legal due diligence and Q&A, negotiated the SPA (including warranties, indemnities and limitations), coordinated disclosure, and handled IP assignment, data protection and employment considerations. Project-managed advisers to deliver a clean completion to timetable.

£20m Refinance for Property Investment Group

Advised a property investment group on a comprehensive refinancing. Negotiated facility and security packages over a multi-asset portfolio, structured intercreditor arrangements, satisfied conditions precedent, and coordinated completion mechanics and funds flow. Ensured lender requirements were met while preserving commercial flexibility for future transactions.

Buy-Side Pharmacy Acquisitions for National Multiple

Acted on multiple pharmacy acquisitions nationwide. Advised on deal structure (share and asset purchases), secured regulatory consents (including NHS and GPhC), obtained landlord approvals and managed assignment/lease issues, addressed TUPE and workforce matters, and coordinated completion accounts and post-completion integration.

£8m Financed Management Buyout — Staffordshire company

Advised the management team on a refinance and MBO, leading on SPA negotiations, investment documentation, lender security and completion mechanics.

£9m Financed Management Buyout — Wells Plastics (Stone)

Acted for the management team on a complex purchase and refinance, coordinating multi-lender facilities, security packages and an accelerated timetable.

PE-backed bolt-on acquisition — c.£6m

Lead adviser to a national, private-equity-backed client on a bolt-on acquisition, including investment and governance documents, regulatory clearances and property workstreams.

30+ pharmacy acquisitions — £11m aggregate

Lead adviser on the divestment programme of a national pharmacy chain, delivering more than 30 acquisitions with full diligence, NHS change-of-ownership and landlord negotiations.

Sale of Software & Services Business (£2.8m)

Sale of Software & Services Business (£2.8m)

Lead adviser to the sellers on the disposal of a technology company. Managed legal due diligence and Q&A, negotiated the SPA (including warranties, indemnities and limitations), coordinated disclosure, and handled IP assignment, data protection and employment considerations. Project-managed advisers to deliver a clean completion to timetable.

£20m Refinance for Property Investment Group

£20m Refinance for Property Investment Group

Advised a property investment group on a comprehensive refinancing. Negotiated facility and security packages over a multi-asset portfolio, structured intercreditor arrangements, satisfied conditions precedent, and coordinated completion mechanics and funds flow. Ensured lender requirements were met while preserving commercial flexibility for future transactions.

Buy-Side Pharmacy Acquisitions for National Multiple

Buy-Side Pharmacy Acquisitions for National Multiple

Acted on multiple pharmacy acquisitions nationwide. Advised on deal structure (share and asset purchases), secured regulatory consents (including NHS and GPhC), obtained landlord approvals and managed assignment/lease issues, addressed TUPE and workforce matters, and coordinated completion accounts and post-completion integration.

£8m Financed Management Buyout — Staffordshire company

£8m Financed Management Buyout — Staffordshire company

Advised the management team on a refinance and MBO, leading on SPA negotiations, investment documentation, lender security and completion mechanics.

£9m Financed Management Buyout — Wells Plastics (Stone)

£9m Financed Management Buyout — Wells Plastics (Stone)

Acted for the management team on a complex purchase and refinance, coordinating multi-lender facilities, security packages and an accelerated timetable.

PE-backed bolt-on acquisition — c.£6m

PE-backed bolt-on acquisition — c.£6m

Lead adviser to a national, private-equity-backed client on a bolt-on acquisition, including investment and governance documents, regulatory clearances and property workstreams.

30+ pharmacy acquisitions — £11m aggregate

30+ pharmacy acquisitions — £11m aggregate

Lead adviser on the divestment programme of a national pharmacy chain, delivering more than 30 acquisitions with full diligence, NHS change-of-ownership and landlord negotiations.

Jamie Gill on Legally Sound

Host Martin de Ridder and corporate lead Jamie Gill explain what the latest Budget means for owners planning an exit or restructure.

They cover capital gains tax and entrepreneurs’ relief, preparation for share sales and due diligence, alternatives like solvent liquidations and company buy-backs, updates to business and agricultural property relief, and how AI and robotics may affect employment costs.

Explore the Legally Sound podcast on YouTube

Testimonials

5stars

Director Jamie Gill oversaw and stepped in where necessary. Associate director Emma Rowley gave sound advice and ensured the transaction was completed properly. Both were readily available and dealt with matters promptly.

Legal 500 UK 2025

5stars

Your service was swift, professional and personable and the fact that the team were easily contactable and helpful made it all very easy. I would have no hesitation in using your services again or recommending you to friends and acquaintances.

Legal 500 UK 2025

5stars

Jamie Gill in the corporate team embodies the spirit of the firm and has provided that clever mix of service to me and my clients that is both personal, going the extra mile, and professional, with the knowledge to guide legally through a transaction.

 

Legal 500 UK 2022

5stars

We work with Neil Jones, Jamie Gill and Emma Rowley, and their knowledge and expertise as corporate lawyers is second to none. They are very commercial and offer good, sound advice. Nothing is too much trouble and they will go out of their way to help a client.

Legal 500 UK 2024

5stars

Jamie Gill, all round good egg. Dependable, knowledgeable and efficient.

Legal 500 UK 2025

Personal Interests

Jamie’s competitive streak isn’t limited to the boardroom: he trains for triathlons and rarely misses a Grand Prix.

Home is happily hectic with three children and a dog, and most spare hours are split between family time and the road, track or pool.