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Danny Lee

Danny Lee

UK 2026

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Burges Salmon LLP
 Burges Salmon LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Corporate/M&A

Scotland

12 years ranked

Energy & Natural Resources: Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy

Scotland

1 year ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Danny is a partner in the firm’s corporate finance team, having joined Burges Salmon’s new Scottish office in 2019. Danny specialises in corporate finance and company law, including M&A, joint ventures, private equity and restructurings. Danny covers a range of sectors, but with a particular focus on the energy sector (notably renewables), food and drink, technology and life sciences/pharma sectors. Recent experience includes:

advising private equity firm, Inverleith, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Eden Mill Gin; advising vertical farm developer, EiderVF, on a £50m equity investment by Slate Asset Management; advising Brookfield in connection with its 850MW of battery storage and 185MW co-located solar platform deal with Cambridge Power; advising Progressive Energy on its £1billion joint venture with Essar to build the UK’s largest hydrogen hub; advising Octopus Investments on its acquisition of Elivia Homes; advising oncology drug discovery accelerator, Cumulus Oncology, on a £4m equity investment.

Career

Biggart Baillie, 1997-2005 (Trainee and Associate)

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, 2005-2019 (Partner since 2007)

Burges Salmon LLP, 2019-present (Partner)

Professional Memberships

Law Society of Scotland

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Corporate/M&A - Scotland

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Danny Lee heads Burges Salmon's corporate practice in Scotland and its Edinburgh office. He acts for clients in a range of sectors, including technology, life sciences and energy, on M&A transactions and private equity investments.

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Energy & Natural Resources: Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy - Scotland

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Danny Lee is a corporate partner with particular experience advising sector clients on acquisitions, sales and joint venture processes concerning renewables companies and assets.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Danny is a good operator.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • Danny is the very definition of a trusted adviser. Our first port of call for a huge range of legal support.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • Danny actively contributes to problem solving. He is quick to offer alternative angles, strategies and viewpoints that clients may not have considered that are often more optimal.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • Danny is a very strong lawyer.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • Danny's input is a significant part of why we use the firm. He maintains a good oversight of the transaction, stepping in where necessary.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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Scotland

South West

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