Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A: Scotland - UK
What the Team is Known For
Thorntons offers a broad range of corporate advice, with particular expertise in handling transactions on behalf of high-growth companies. The firm is capable of handling employee ownership schemes and corporate restructuring along with M&A transactions. The team has a notable presence in the technology sector and also has niche expertise in matters involving dental practices.
Strengths
Thorntons is a team of experienced, can-do professionals.
They provide a very rounded, knowledgeable and thorough service, and no stone is left unturned.
Thorntons showed huge dedication and some extreme out-of-hours efforts.
Work Highlights
Thorntons acted for Geoff Brown in the sale of his majority stake in St Johnstone Football Club to a US buyer.
Notable practitioners
Alistair Lang retains experience in commercial transactions, especially for SMEs. He leads Thorntons' ventures and innovations team and is frequently called upon to act on multi-jurisdictional matters.
Alistair plays his guiding partner role very well.
Alistair is a very talented, experienced and articulate legal and business adviser.
We thoroughly enjoy working with Alistair and have every confidence in the support provided by him and his team.
Chris Byrne is a partner in the corporate team at Thorntons and is based at the law firm's Dundee office. He is highlighted for his know-how on a range of corporate transactions, particularly within the energy and financial services spaces.
We value Chris's responsiveness and practical approach, and have always trusted his advice.
Chris is very good.
Chris is a great guy and is a very clever and straight individual.