Paul Johnson

Partner

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What can I do for you

Paul is the head of the Leeds corporate team and has been part of the Yorkshire deals market for over 20 years. Paul specialises in buying and selling businesses for a range of clients, including international, AIM listed and privately owned businesses. Paul uses his experience, connections and Mills & Reeve’s resources to help his clients achieve their goals.

What do others say

Legal 500 2018 says Paul really takes the time to get to knows his clients and the sectors they operate in, and highlights his "brilliant leadership". Cients say he "acts with a great deal of integrity, honesty and commerciality". in Chambers 2018 

Supporting your ambitions

Paul helped one of his clients to complete a total of 37 acquisitions in 2017/18, ranging from £200,000 to £90 million in value. Mills & Reeve’s deep sector expertise and full service offering helped streamline the process and ensure the acquisitions were completed on time and on budget.

 

What else should you know?

Paul is a budding wave sailor and escapes to Anglesey as often as possible to pursue his hobby.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”