 
													Advises owners, boards and investors on M&A, disposals, PE-backed growth and refinancing, providing clear guidance from heads of terms to completion.
Part of Ansons’ recognised healthcare team, acting on pharmacy sales, purchases and refinances, coordinating regulatory and property workstreams.
Combines deal craft with commercial insight to manage risk, keep timelines on track and deliver smooth, cost-effective outcomes.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Advised the management team on a refinance and MBO, leading on SPA negotiations, investment documentation, lender security and completion mechanics.
Acted for the management team on a complex purchase and refinance, coordinating multi-lender facilities, security packages and an accelerated timetable.
Lead adviser to a national, private-equity-backed client on a bolt-on acquisition, including investment and governance documents, regulatory clearances and property workstreams.
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)
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.
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.
 
											
											
										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
 
											
											
										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
 
											
											
										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
 
											
											
										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
 
											
											
										Jamie Gill, all round good egg. Dependable, knowledgeable and efficient.
Legal 500 UK 2025
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.