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17 December 2013

Shepherd and Wedderburn advise Capital A Finance

Leading UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP advised new market entrant Capital A Finance plc on ten real estate finance transactions in 2013 including a £27m syndicated facility for the acquisition and subsequent development of a mixed use property in London and an £8m facility provided to a Delaware SPV to part fund the acquisition of Westland Hotels Limited.

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30 November 2013

Shepherd and Wedderburn advise on £13.3m share issue

Leading UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has advised Bowleven plc on a direct subscription and placing of shares to raise £13.3 million. The proceeds of this direct subscription and placing will principally be used to fund FEED activities in respect of a proposed development of the Etinde Permit, offshore Cameroon – the final investment decision in respect of that development is being targeted for mid-2014. The Shepherd and Wedderburn team was led by corporate partner, Stephen Trombala.

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2 October 2013

Shepherd and Wedderburn advise on Miller restructuring

Leading UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn acted for the Miller Group Limited in a group reorganisation which involved, amongst other things, a court approved scheme of arrangement and two court approved reductions of capital. The Shepherd and Wedderburn team was led by Corporate Partner Andrew Blain and included Stephen Miller (Corporate Tax Partner), Andrew Hall (Real Estate Partner), Tom Swan (Corporate Associate), Jill Stevenson (Corporate Associate) and Andrew Scott (Litigation Associate).

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30 September 2013

Shepherd and Wedderburn advise on tech acquisitions

Leading UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn advised Iomart Group plc on the acquisition of Backup Technology Holdings Limited for £23m and Redstation for up to £8.1m. Taking over Backup increased presence in the back-up and disaster recovery market, while the Redstation deal extended the company’s footprint in Europe. The Shepherd and Wedderburn team was led by corporate partner Andrew Blain.

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24 September 2013

Shepherd and Wedderburn advise on hotel operator sale

Leading UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn acted for the shareholders of Chardon Management Limited in the sale of the company to Interstate UK Holdco Limited, an Interstate Hotels and Resorts company, which manages leading brands including Hilton Worldwide, InterContintental Hotel Group and Wyndham Worldwide. Chardon Management’s portfolio included 32 hotels with 3,414 rooms consisting of Holiday Inn Express and Holiday Inn branded hotels in addition to Hotel Indigo, Best Western, Choice, Ibis styles and independent hotel brands.

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30 July 2013

Shepherd and Wedderburn sponsor the Scottish Construction Convention 2013

Shepherd and Wedderburn is delighted to be, for a second year, sponsoring the Scottish Construction Convention (SCC), which takes place on Tuesday 8 October 2013 at Maxim 3, Eurocentral.

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5 July 2013

Shepherd and Wedderburn Hires Finance Partner from Eversheds

Leading law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced the hire of Colin McKay, banking partner at Eversheds, the third new partner to be announced in as many weeks. Colin will join the Finance and Restructuring team at Shepherd and Wedderburn, working in the London and Edinburgh offices. Colin will be joining the firm in July.

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27 June 2013

Business Briefing – Land and Buildings Transaction Tax – a landmark bill

The Scotland Act 2012 gave the Scottish Parliament new powers in relation to certain specified tax matters, including setting a Scottish rate of income tax, and creating new taxes to replace landfill tax and stamp duty land tax. On 25 June 2013, the Scottish Parliament passed the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Bill, by which SDLT will be replaced in due course by a new land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT).

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21 June 2013

Scottish Renewables appoints new Chair and Vice-Chair

Scottish Renewables appoints Shepherd and Wedderburn Partner, Patricia Hawthorn as Vice-Chair

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7 June 2013

Shepherd and Wedderburn wins for Corporate Social Responsibility

Shepherd and Wedderburn won an award at the Scottish Business in the Community Awards

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4 June 2013

Shepherd and Wedderburn Boosts City Office with Double Real Estate Partner Hire

Leading law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has strengthened its real estate team with the appointment of two new partners - Sally Morris-Smith from Kennedys and Jonathan Rickard from Addleshaw Goddard. Both will be based in the firm's London office.

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31 May 2013

Shepherd and Wedderburn advise on £105m credit facilities

Shepherd and Wedderburn advised two leading UK commercial banks in the provision of core UK banking facilities to Alexander Dennis Limited which included two bilateral five year £40m revolving credit facilities. Alexander Dennis Limited is the UK’s leading bus and coach manufacturer, employing around 2,000 people at facilities in the UK, continental Asia and North America. The Shepherd and Wedderburn team was led by Banking partner Patrick Bell with assistance from Stephen Miller (Corporate Tax partner) and Banking Assistants Lucy Hall and Richard Paton.

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11 December 2012

High-Profile Appointments Augment Firm’s Energy & Renewables Offering

UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has made three key appointments to further strengthen its leading Energy and Renewables practice.

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8 May 2012

New partners announced at Shepherd and Wedderburn

Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced a series of new partner appointments, including the lateral hire of George Frier who will be joining the firm’s corporate team in Glasgow on 1 June.

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27 March 2012

Appointment of Stephen Gibb as Chief Executive of Shepherd and Wedderburn

Shepherd and Wedderburn announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive, Stephen Gibb, who was recently unanimously voted in by the firm’s Partners.

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26 March 2012

John Grady joins Regulation & Markets team from Faculty of Advocates

Shepherd and Wedderburn has enhanced its Regulation and Markets team with the appointment of John Grady.

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26 March 2012

New chief at top law firm says profits on course to rise

Partners at “big five” Scottish law firm Shepherd & Wedderburn have elected Stephen Gibb as their next chief executive.

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2 December 2011

Shepherd and Wedderburn Associate co-authors new edition conveyancing guide

Associate celebrates her first book launch as a co-author on the latest edition of an established conveyancing guide.

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1 December 2011

Shepherd and Wedderburn survey highlights potential opportunities for Third Sector in Scottish local government

Research conducted shows potential of increased Third Sector involvement in delivering local government services.

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1 December 2011

Is Scottish Government turning against the commercial property sector?

Concerns raised as details emerge from the Scotland Bill and new Scottish Government policy.

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4 November 2011

Shepherd and Wedderburn announces seven associate promotions

Leading UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced the promotion of seven associates in its Edinburgh, Glasgow and London offices.

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3 October 2011

Shepherd and Wedderburn signs commitment to wider access to the legal profession

Shepherd and Wedderburn joins PRIME, a profession-wide undertaking to give fair access to quality work experience for young people from less privileged backgrounds.

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18 August 2011

First legal clinic opens in Haddington

Shepherd and Wedderburn support LawWorks Scotland as they announce launch of first legal clinic in Scotland.

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18 August 2011

Shepherd and Wedderburn completes third acquisition for Ocado

Shepherd and Wedderburn has completed the acquisition of a new regional distribution site at Oxfordshire for client Ocado.

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