What I most love about my work with private companies and their owners is the personal relationship. It truly makes a difference in helping them achieve their aims and fulfill their purpose.

Chris Romans

Partner, EY Private, Ernst & Young LLP

Over 30 years’ experience helping private and family businesses. Helps manage complex issues. Supports clients to achieve their long-term ambitions.

Areas of focus

Chris is a senior partner in the EY Private team at Ernst & Young LLP and leads our wider tax practice. 

Chris advises on all aspects of tax and structuring relevant to private and family businesses and their owners. He has a vast amount of experience in family and business strategy, wealth protection, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, estate planning, management incentives, real estate, succession, trusts and family constitutions.

Chris’s experience cuts across all the taxes relevant to entrepreneurs and family enterprises, including corporate, personal, capital and inheritance taxes.

How Chris is building a better working world

Chris is known for building long-term trusted relationships with his clients, with the key aim of helping them succeed and achieve their long-term personal and business objectives.  

Chris’s wealth of experience and ability to help resolve complex tax and structuring issues enable him to provide the appropriate advice and solutions to his clients. He helps to ensure they have business and ownership structures that are efficient, flexible and fit for purpose for the long term.

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