Will Nash

Will advises on corporate acquisitions, disposals, buyouts, reorganisations, venture capital, shareholder agreements, LLPs, and joint ventures for privately owned businesses.

• Acted for the founders and senior management of Oxfordshire-based hi-tech engineering business Polar Technology on a buyout by US private equity firm Trive Capital which also delivered an exit for the Business Growth Fund’s growth capital investment. Trusted adviser to Polar since incorporation acting on business acquisitions, growth capital and shareholder financings, debt financings, and a group demerger.
• Acted for Halstan Holdings on the sale of its UK and German printing businesses to US-owned Harrier Group.
• Acted for the investment team on the exit of investment boutique Origin Asset Management to Jupiter Asset Management.
• Acted for the shareholders of Whitespace Group on the buyout by Belgium-based Creaplan Group.
• Acted for the shareholders of Oxford Computer Consultants on their exit to System C Healthcare (backed by CVC Capital Partners).
• Acted for Myzone and its shareholders on a $17.2m investment by the Business Growth Fund valuing the group at $102m.
• Acted for the founder on the buyout of Videvo (an online resource for “freemium” video content) to Freepik Company (backed by EQT Partners).
• Acted on M&A and other corporate transactions for a number of leading UK specialist and social care operators.

Will regularly advises founders and early-stage ventures on corporate matters including shareholder agreements, early-stage fundraisings (including SEIS and EIS), equity incentives (including EMI schemes and growth shares), and corporate governance.

• Acted for an early-stage fintech which provides infrastructure to ETP primary markets on an equity fundraising from institutional and angel investors, having also acted on its initial formation, seed fundings and growth share scheme.
• Acted for a UK data engineering fintech business on its $28m equity fundraising with three US and UK venture capital investors.
• Acted for a London-based fintech providing tech-driven curated content on a number of investor fundraisings and share incentive arrangements.
• Acted for a proptech venture which provides rental income analytics for real estate investors on a convertible debt fundraising to support strategic growth opportunities.
• Advised on the founder shareholder agreements and related corporate matters for Equitbl, an Isle of Man tech start-up developing Web3, blockchain, and NFT technologies to create the next-generation brand, fan, and consumer experience.
• Acted for a boutique tech-driven management consultancy on its business expansion, founder agreements, and relaunch.

Will advises on corporate real estate transactions, UK and offshore holding and investment structures, and development joint ventures for a wide range of commercial and residential real estate assets, including hotels.

• Acted for UK family investors on the corporate acquisition of a portfolio of three UK hotels and related franchise and management arrangements.
• Acted for a UK family office on the disposal of a UK hotel.
• Acted for a large US real estate investor on the share sale to a European care homes operator of the UK operator of a portfolio of 28 care homes.
• Acted for a large Singaporean real estate developer on its acquisition and disposal of several London commercial real estate assets through UK and offshore SPV structures (value of £30m–£60m each).
• Advised a UK super-prime residential developer on establishing offshore structures, backed by a club of UK and offshore ultra-high-net-worth investors, to acquire and redevelop London super prime properties.
• Advised a family office on LLP-based arrangements to develop and operate educational establishments on a UK landed estate.

Recognised by the Legal 500 for Fintech: Corporate and Commercial 2025