Work Department

Corporate Finance

Position

Keir is a partner in our Aberdeen office and works as part of the Corporate Finance team in Aberdeen. He specialises in all aspects of corporate law and has considerable experience in management buy-outs/ buy-ins; company acquisitions and disposals; business transfers; advising on shareholder agreements, articles of association and joint venture agreements. He also advises clients on company formations and provides advice and guidance on a range of general commercial contracts such as franchise agreements, distributor agreements, supply agreements and general terms of business.  Some of Keir’s most recent deals in 2017 have included:

Project ClydeAssisting a financial planning client based in Aberdeen acquire the entire issued share capital of a Glasgow based financial planning company – deal size was approx.

Project GraniteAssisting a financial planning client based in Aberdeen acquire the entire issued share capital of another financial planning company locally based in Aberdeen

TDC (Aberdeen) LimitedActing for TDC (Aberdeen) Limited in connection with the expansion of its trading group by the acquisition of (a) a local Aberdeen based electronics company and (b) a local Aberdeen based electrical engineering business with premises located in a prime area of Aberdeen providing good access to the harbour and South of Aberdeen

Searchwise LimitedActed for Searchwise Limited in connection with the disposal of its refurbishment business to Irish Sea Contractors Limited

Education

LLB - University of Aberdeen – 1992Diploma in Legal Practice – University of Aberdeen – 1993Notary Public - 1994 

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