Learn more about Chris Rawstron

Chris is Chairman of our Corporate Finance business based in our Birmingham office and supports the team across all aspects of their work.

Chris has over 38 years of experience as a corporate lawyer, growing and developing highly successful, profitable and motivated professional services teams. He has advised many large listed, private domestic and international groups, and he is a trusted advisor to a number of very successful entrepreneurs.

Prior to joining BTG, Chris was national head of corporate law at Irwin Mitchell, and he led the corporate team at a DLA Piper in the Midlands. He began his career with Edge Elllison now Squire Patton Boggs.

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1F, Cathedral Place, 42-44 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5QB

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18/06/2026

Jenny Fram comments on the uptake of CIF and if schools can increase their success rate

After the government released its latest data on Condition Improvement Funding (CIF) applications, Schools Week asked Jenny Fram, Director at BTG, to give her thoughts on success rates and what schools have been making applications for.

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15/06/2026

Julie Palmer and Matthew Hattersley discuss next steps for stalled housing developments with FT Adviser

As the number of financially distressed, incomplete, or stalled housing developments increases FT Adviser asked Julie Palmer and Matthew Hattersley from BTG, what actions developers and lenders can take and if this suggests that the right housing is being built.

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11/06/2026

Julie Palmer, Nazar Soofi and David Mathieson explore the financial, operational and energy challenges facing the F&B supply chain

Writing for Foodbev, Julie Palmer from Restructuring, David Matheison from Funding and Insurance and Nazar Soofi from Projects and Developments, discussed the current conditions in the food and beverage (F&B) sector and how focusing on energy security could support with cost saving measures.

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