Scott Wyper
UK Guide 2024
Band 4 : Corporate/M&A
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About
Provided by Scott Wyper
Practice Areas
Scott is an established corporate lawyer involved in advising a broad range of clients, across many sectors, on all aspects of corporate law. He provides clients in corporate transactional matters such as acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and financing. In addition, Scott provides advice on contractual matters such as consultancy agreements, collaboration agreements, investment agreements and management agreements.
He provides corporate advisory advice to clients on matters such as structuring corporate ventures, corporate governance and constitutional matters, shareholders’ agreements, directors’ duties and responsibilities and finance matters.
Scott is also heavily involved in corporate finance and restructuring, acting for institutional investors, funders, companies seeking investment and administrators.
Career
Scott trained with BTO Solicitors LLP and has remained with the firm throughout his career, becoming a Partner in 2016 and Head of Corporate in 2021.
Professional Memberships
Law Society of Scotland
Personal
Scott is a keen golfer and a member of Irvine Golf Club (Bogside). In the winter months Scott spends time on the slopes snowboarding.
Clients
• CRF Hydro Power Limited
• Scottish Hydro Investment Limited
• Lithgows Limited and associated enterprises
• Scott Group Investments Limited
• Allen Associates
• Aukera B.V.
Work Highlights
• Acting for the shareholders of Scott Group Investments Limited in the sale of the group to BSW Timber Limited, part of the Binderholz Group. Matter value.
• Acting for the shareholders of Eclinicalhealth Ltd in the sale of the company to Cambridge Cognition Holdings Plc.
• Acting for Scottish Hydro Investment Limited in the acquisition of Hydro Energy Trading Limited and Green Energy Trading Limited from Guinness Asset Management.
• Acting for the shareholders of Mabbett & Associates Limited in the sale to Global Energy Group for an undisclosed sum.
• Acting for the Sellers of a process engineering business in a trade sale to a competitor.
• Acting for the founders of a successful Glasgow restaurant chain in obtaining finance for expansion.
Industry Sector Expertise
Renewable energy, hospitality, financial services, engineering, banking.
Education
University of Glasgow
LLB (Hons)
2003
Glasgow Graduate School of Law
DipLP
2004