Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A: Scotland - UK
What the Team is Known For
Burness Paull has a pre-eminent corporate presence across Scotland acting for national and international clients on a wide range of corporate and private equity transactional matters, with a notable sector specialism in technology and financial services. The firm is experienced in acting on deals involving companies of all sizes, from large plcs to owner-managed businesses. The team is often involved in complex transactions with multi-jurisdictional elements, such as significant equity capital markets work.
Strengths
They are very responsive and are always available to respond no matter what time of day or night. They provide a first-class service.
They know the market and think commercially. They also have a knack for seeing things from the client's point of view.
10/10 for client service. When you come up with an issue, they are always fully proactive.
They're very responsive, concise and clear.
Work Highlights
Burness Paull advised Sony Interactive Entertainment on its acquisition of iSize.
Notable practitioners
Chair of the firm Peter Lawson is known for his longstanding M&A practice. He has a wealth of experience advising both public and private companies on corporate transactions.
He provides first-class client service, is sophisticated and as sharp as a tack when it comes to commerciality.
David Davidson is a well-regarded and experienced corporate partner at Burness Paull. He acts for clients on a broad range of commercial mandates including M&A transactions and investments.
He has a good reputation among clients and has been around for years.
David is a great lawyer and a super person.
Mark Ellis is a corporate finance partner at Burness Paull. He provides expertise for clients in a range of corporate matters. He heads the firm's corporate finance team and is adept at handling significant M&A transactions and private equity work.
He is a leading corporate lawyer and is very experienced.
Mark is very competent, commercial, hard-working and understands the bigger picture. He explains things well and is very clear when speaking.
Christopher Gotts is known for handling domestic and cross-border acquisitions and equity fund-raisings on behalf of both public and private companies.
Chris is very good, helpful and client-focused. He communicates regularly too.
I have nothing bad to say about Grant Stevenson. He's fantastic.
He's very good at understanding our issues and what we care about. He's smart and calm, able to deal with our crises and is good at dealing with personalitiesin the team.
Robert Burns handles sales and acquisitions as part of his wide corporate practice. He advises entrepreneurs as well as owner-managed and family-run businesses.
He's very friendly, helpful, understanding and knowledgeable.
Robert clearly knows his profession and offers sound advice when needed.
He provides excellent support and knowledge.
Alasdair is a strong and able lawyer and engages with a high level of work.
He handles matters very efficiently.
Paul Scullion is a partner in Burness Paull's corporate finance team. He shows aptitude for advising on domestic and cross-border matters relating to venture capital, as well as M&A and fund-raising transactions.
Paul is helpful, wants to get deals done and knows his stuff. He is very fair and wants to find solutions to keep deals moving forward.
Paul has a good manner and is experienced.
Paul is good to work and deal with. He's firm but reasonable and we enjoy working with him.
She's a true professional and is extremely diligent in her approach.