Our market-leading corporate team works with domestic and international companies, investment banks, fund managers, private equity houses, venture capital funds and asset managers on significant transactions throughout the UK and beyond.
On the public company side, our clients range from FTSE 100 blue chips to AIM-listed companies; our private company clients range from large international groups to owner-managed small to medium-sized enterprises, spin-outs and start-ups.
At the core of our partner-led approach is a deep understanding and appreciation of our clients' ambitions and objectives. Our clients value our industry knowledge, extensive experience and technical expertise, and trust us to deliver successful results on:
- mergers and acquisitions;
- equity capital markets;
- growth investments and spin-outs;
- private equity;
- investment funds;
- joint ventures and partnerships;
- owner-managed businesses/arrangements;
- restructuring and business advisory;
- employee share incentives;
- corporate governance, administration and regulatory compliance matters; and
- tax.
Epic Games
Acted for Epic Games, a leading video games and video games engine developer and publisher, in its acquisitions of SuperAwesome, a pioneer in the ‘kidtech’ market, and Cubic Motion, a provider of facial animation technology which is central to Epic’s MetaHuman Creator, as well as Tonic Games, the developer of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout.
IndigoVision
Acted for IndigoVision Group plc, the AIM-listed video security surveillance company, in its recommended takeover by Motorola Solutions.
Collagen Solutions
Acted for Collagen Solutions plc, the Glasgow-based life sciences firm, in its takeover by US group Rosen’s Diversified, Inc.
Adarma
Acted for Adarma, one of the UK's largest independent cybersecurity services companies, on the Livingbridge-backed management buyout of the company.
Qdos
Acted for the shareholders of Qdos on the management buyout of the company and subsequent sale of the company to HCCI Tokio Marine, one of the largest insurtech deals in the UK to date.
Bigblu Broadband
Acted for AIM-listed Bigblu Broadband Plc in the sale of its European broadband operations to French satellite operator Eutelsat S.A.
FreeFlow Technologies Limited
Acted for e-bike technology company FreeFlow Technologies Limited in relation to an equity investment into the company by investors including Foresight Williams Group, Kelvin Capital and Scottish Enterprise.
Graphy
Acted for data collaboration platform Graphy on its Seed and Series A financing rounds led by significant European and US funds.
Loch Duart
Acted for SAF II Master Fund, a US-based private equity fund, in its purchase of a majority holding in Scottish salmon farming company Loch Duart Limited.
Bella & Duke
Acted for Bella & Duke Limited, a pet wellness brand and vendor of raw, unprocessed pet food, on its equity investment round led by Mobeus.
Parsley Box
Acted for Parsley Box, a meal delivery business focused on the ‘baby boomer+’ market, on its IPO on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
Garrick Group
Acted for Garrick Group Limited in connection with the acquisition of Mark Robertson Drilling Services Limited, an oil and gas service company headquartered in Aberdeen.
RF Brown
Acted for the shareholders of RF Brown Limited on the sale of the company by way of a Foresight-backed management buy-in by Angus Barraclough.
W.N. Lindsay
Acted for W.N. Lindsay in the sale of its grain merchant business to Simpsons Malt.
Cairn Energy
Acted for Cairn Energy on the $6.3 billion IPO of Cairn India and on the subsequent sale of interests in Cairn India to Vedanta.
Bowleven
Acted for Bowleven on its $500 million synthetic equity financing and strategic alliance with Petrofac.
Capricorn Senegal
Acted for Capricorn Senegal in its up to $400 million sale of Senegalese assets to Woodside.
BayWa re. UK Limited
Acted for BayWa r.e. UK Limited in its sale of the 24MW Inverclyde Windfarm, a subsidy-free wind farm, to Gresham House Renewable Energy LP.
Forsa Energy
Acted for Forsa Energy in the sale of its Scottish onshore wind portfolio to another developer.
Innogy Renewables
Acted for Innogy Renewables UK in the sale of assets connected with Allt na Moine, a hydro power project in Wester Ross.
Green Investment Group/Total New Energies
Acted for Green Investment Group and Total New Energies in their successful Round 4 offshore wind leasing round bid, including post-round formation of the joint venture structure and financing arrangements for the up to 1.5GW project.
Renewable Infrastructure Development Group
Acted for Renewable Infrastructure Development Group in relation to its partnership with Green Investment Group for Scottish offshore wind projects.
