Axeon Holdings Plc
Acting for Axeon Holdings Plc in its acquisition of Ristma Group (which included companies in Poland, Germany and Switzerland) and related £5 million AIM fundraising and subsequent £12 million fundraising on AIM.
Aberdeen Asset Managers
Acting for Aberdeen Asset Management on the MBO of Martel Instruments, the BIMBO of MS Industrial Services and the BIMBO of ATR Group.
Brewin Dolphin c£30 million AIM placing
Acting for Brewin Dolphin in the China Goldmines placing on AIM to raise c£30 million.
Kenmore Property Group
Acting for Kenmore Property Group on a variey of deals including setting up a joint venture with Bank of Scotland, acquiring Avanta Managed Offices Ltd and selling a range of overseas subsidiaries.
Alba Bioscience MBO
Acting for management in the buyout of Alba Bioscience from the Blood Transfusion Service.
Sale of Fraser Hart Holdings Ltd
Acting for Fraser Hart Holdings Ltd on the sale of the UK's leading upper mid-market jewellery retail chain to the Anthony Nicholas Group of Ireland.
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. £2.2 billion acquisition
Acting for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. on the Scottish aspects of the acquisition of a £2.2 billion portfolio of mortgage loans from Northern Rock.
Caledonian MacBrayne Limited
Acting for Caledonian MacBrayne Limited on its restructuring into an asset owning company (Caldonian Maritime Assets Limited) and a ferry operator (Calmac Ferries Limited), and implementing the contractual arrangements between the two new companies to allow the successful CalMac tender to operate ferry services.
Anacap Financial Partners LLP
Acting for Anacap Financial Partners LLP on the acquisition of Apex Credit Management Ltd.
Sale of RL Dolby & Company Limited
Acting for the shareholders of RL Dolby & Company Limited, a family owned medical equipment supplier on its sale to a management buy-in team.
Blackstone Real Estate
Acting for Blackstone Real Estate on the $26 billion worldwide acquisition of the Hilton Group dealing with six Scottish hotels, completing the diligence and advising on property finance and security alongside Simpson Thacher Barlett.