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Jim Tully Partner
Jim joined Slater Heelis in April 2019 and is a corporate partner based in Manchester. With over 25 years’ experience, Jim has broad corporate, transactional and commercial experience which he employs to make a difference to the full range of businesses, focusing in particular on family owned business, entrepreneurs, OMBs and management teams Jim joined the firm from the Co-op. Having acted for the group during the 2008/9 £1.6 billion acquisition of Somerfield, Jim became AG’s Co-op client partner and he was then seconded over during the Co-op’s troubles in early 2014. Jim joined the Co-op as Director of Legal and General Counsel Retail from 1st January 2015. In his five years there, Jim was heavily involved in the rescue of the now independent Co-operative Bank, the complete rewrite of the Co-op’s governance structure, the expansion of its wholesale business and setting up its new franchise business, and successful mediations and litigation in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. He was both principal and also the main lawyer on numerous transactions – including the £143m acquisition of Nisa from its 1190 members, the £620m sale of its pharmacy business, the £249m sale of its farms business, and many smaller acquisitions and disposals. Jim also had a commercial role as a member of the executive leadership team for the £10bn Food business that (uniquely, save for the discounters, in a very competitive and changing market) delivered 5 years’ continuous like for like profitable growth. Prior to his time with the Co-op, Jim spent 15 years at Addleshaw Goddard where he led hundreds of transactions, acting mainly for private equity houses, entrepreneurs, management teams and family-owned and owner managed businesses. He led the team which built a market-leading private equity practice in the North West, which came to act for 9 out of 10 of the private equity houses then in the market.
Get in touch: jim.tully@slaterheelis.co.uk 0161 672 1548
Richard Riley Associate Solicitor Richard joined Slater Heelis in 2011.
He is experienced in commercial matters including drafting and review standard terms and conditions, legal issues relating to online businesses, infringement and protection of intellectual property rights, software development agreements, and franchise agreements and has experience of dealing with the Information Commissioners Office in respect of Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act issues. He advises on corporate matters including business sales and purchases, mergers and acquisitions, disposals, management buyouts and group reorganisations. He also advises clients on corporate governance matters including issues including drafting and advising on Articles of Association and Shareholders Agreements. Richard has acted for a number of schools converting to Academies and Multi-Academies and has advised existing Academy trusts in respect of their sponsorship of additional schools and the opening of free schools.
Get in touch: richard.riley@slaterheelis.co.uk 0161 672 1417
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