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Claire Williams

Claire Williams

Partner,

Corporate & Commercial

Claire specialises in mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts, asset swaps, restructurings, demergers and joint ventures, as well as banking and finance.

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  • Profile:

    Claire is a Partner in our Corporate & Commercial team.

    She has more than 25 years’ experience in corporate law, including for City and international firms, advising a range of clients including large corporates, high street names and individual shareholders.

    Claire is ranked in the Chambers UK 2022 legal directory for Corporate M&A in the South of England. She was named as a ‘Leading Individual’ in the Legal 500 2022 directory.

    She was shortlisted for Corporate Lawyer of the Year at the South East Dealmakers Awards 2021. Her team was also shortlisted for Corporate Law Firm of the Year, Deal of the Year and Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year.

    Claire specialises in:

    • Insurance
    • Mergers and acquisitions
    • Management buyouts
    • Asset swaps
    • Restructurings and demergers
    • Joint ventures
    • Advising owner-managers on succession and exit strategies
    • Banking and finance

    She has developed a following of clients throughout Kent and the South East and established excellent relationships with a number of corporate finance boutiques, accounting firms and banks.

    Claire is based at our Maidstone office.

    Practice and Sector Focus:

    • Corporate, banking and finance
    • Energy, waste and sustainability

    Qualifications and Memberships:

    • The Law Society
    • Steering Committee of the Kent Corporate Finance Alliance
    • Qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales
    • Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand (not practising)

    Recent Cases:

    • Leading the deal team advising the shareholders of Talisman Consultancy Limited on the sale to Occam Underwriting Limited in 2021.
    • Advising the shareholders of shower tray manufacturer Traymate Products on its sale to Hartford Holdings Ltd t/a Trojan Baths in 2021.
    • Leading the deal team advising the owner of Managing General Agency (MGA) Beech Underwriting on the sale to Occam Underwriting subject to FCA approval in 2021.
    • Acting on the complex, long-running sale of the online business of Flooring Megastore Limited and the trade business of Contemporary Trade Flooring Limited to Keswick Flooring (part of the Carpetright Limited Group), which was finalised in 2021.
    • Leading the team, alongside Matthew Simmonds, advising long term client 1st PS Limited (1PS) on their investment of £4.4 million from investors and the British Business Bank, via the Future Fund in 2021.
    • Acting for the seven selling shareholders on the sale of Chertsey Road Limited, the parent company of Wisemans Insurance Services Limited, to Character IB Limited, in 2020.
    • Advising on a £15 million investment in anti-plastic pollution disruptor Polymateria Limited by European investment platform Planet First Partners (PFP) in 2020.

    Awards:

    • Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyer 2022
    • South East Dealmakers Awards 2021 – shortlisted
    • Legal 500 – Leading Individual 2022
    • Kent Corporate Finance Alliance
    • Claire was readily available and made us feel we were the only customers she was working with at the time. She is down to earth and takes a pragmatic approach.

      Chambers & Partners 2022
    • Claire Williams is a respected corporate lawyer experienced in dealing with transactions for owner-managed businesses and large international organisations. She is knowledgeable on M&A, joint ventures and restructurings, as well as banking and finance matters.

      Chambers & Partners
    • London-quality advice from a responsive and approachable local firm.

      Client quote

    Contact details:

    • 01622 776535
    • clairewilliams@brachers.co.uk
    • Connect with me via LinkedIn

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    Brachers advises international logistics firm on significant property sale and purchase in Ashford, Kent

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    Posted 6th May 2022

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises Talisman Consultancy Limited on sale to Occam Underwriting

    News

    Posted 25th January 2022

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises specialist terrorism insurance MGA, Beech Underwriting Agencies, on sale to Occam Underwriting

    News

    Posted 20th October 2021

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises fintech company 1st PS Limited (1PS) on £4.4million investment from investors and Future Fund

    Insight

    Posted 27th April 2021

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises on the sale of Flooring Megastore Ltd and Contemporary Trade Flooring Ltd to Carpetright

    News

    Posted 8th April 2021

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises shareholders on sale of Traymate Products to Hartford Holdings

    Insight

    Posted 22nd March 2021

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises on acquisition of SalesWorks UK by US-based Blarney Ventures LLC

    Insight

    Posted 4th November 2020

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    60 seconds with… Claire Williams

    Six questions in 60 seconds

    Posted 4th August 2020

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers’ deal activity continues with sale of Wisemans Insurance Services

    News

    Posted 29th July 2020

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