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Dentons

Corporate/M&A: Scotland

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Dentons

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Corporate/M&A: Scotland - UK

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Dentons acts for several national and international corporates from sectors including energy, financial services, and food and drink. It is able to draw on an international network to provide a broad and full service to domestic and international corporate clients. The team has an additional focus on transactions arising in the construction and engineering sectors. It continues to handle significant cross-border deals, with work involving entities across Europe, Asia and the USA.

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Work Highlights

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  • Dentons advised KKR on its £1.3 billion acquisition of Smart Metering Systems.

Strengths

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  • The partners are outstanding, with a wide breadth of knowledge and experience across the partner group.

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  • Dentons has a good team. They all seem to be very much in tune with each other and the objectives, and have a good understanding of what we as clients want.

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  • I am always impressed by Dentons' ability to handle complex and critical matters.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Brian Moore
    Brian Moore

    Brian Moore

    Brian Moore specialises in capital markets and M&A transactions for both public and private companies. He is noted for his experience in multi-jurisdictional as well as domestic transactions, including in the food and beverage and industrial sectors.

    • Brian is highly reliable and effective. He maintains strong relations and communications.

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    • We had great service from Brian's team on a recent M&A transaction.

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    • Brian was exceptional and often took up the slack to allow us to meet the timetable. His technical knowledge, in particular, was extremely strong.

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    • Brian is very experienced and great at advising on the nuances of given specific situations.

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    • Brian is an outstanding corporate lawyer with a very wide breadth of knowledge and experience. I always trust him to represent our best interests.

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