About

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Our Scottish Corporate team advises many of Scotland's leading businesses, fund managers, investors and lenders, as well as a number of international corporates and funders with activities in Scotland or elsewhere. We are involved in many of Scotland's largest, most complex and innovative transactions each year. Furthermore, our team in Scotland is increasingly winning market share for similar mandates across the UK and internationally. Our market-leading position is reflected in our diverse client base, which combines many of the strongest companies based in Scotland with a broad range of other major UK and international clients. The breadth of our practice and the diversity in our experience gives us unrivalled deal experience in Scotland across public and private M&A, private equity and venture capital, funds and investment trusts, corporate recovery and restructuring, and equity capital markets work. Dentons is the world’s largest law firm and we offer clients unparalleled capability and reach from Scotland whilst ensuring that we remain anchored in and of our local community. Positive client reaction in Scotland to our "one brand" global capability is reflected in the premium work we secure from our longest-standing clients in Scotland but also in panel wins and instructions from new Scottish clients or international clients. 


Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Scotland

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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.

Work Highlights

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

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Brian Moore
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Band 1

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

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

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

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

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

Ranked Lawyers at
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Corporate/M&A

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Brian Moore
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Band 1

Members

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Adam Knowles

Claire Armstrong

David McGrory

Derek McCombe

Owen McLennan

Industries

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Asset Management

Energy

Food and Beverage

Industrials

Real Estate

Technology