Macdonald Henderson

Property/real estate

Specialist in commercial property work (including sale/purchase, commercial leasing and security work). Recent transactions on which Ian has advised include: Acting for successful leisure industry entrepreneur in the long lease of substantial and new Glasgow city centre licensed leisure development; advising listed engineering organisation in the leasing of new Scottish central belt factory premises; acting for niche manufacturing company in the purchase of several new factory premises located in the Scottish Highlands; assisting corporate colleagues on the real estate aspects of numerous high value and high profile business acquisitions and sales; negotiating a complex development contract on behalf of a Scottish housebuilder in the Scottish central belt; advising numerous pension funds in the acquisition of commercial investment properties; negotiating lease documentation in respect of a variety of office, retail and industrial premises; acting for numerous insolvency practitioners in the sale of distressed assets; advising numerous UK clearing banks in the negotiation of security packages relating to commercial lending.

Trained Dundas & Wilson; qualified 1999; partner Macdonald Henderson 2007

English

Law Society of Scotland

Bearsden Academy; Glasgow University (1995 LLB (Hons), Dip LP); Notary Public.

Golf (Dullatur Golf Club), exercise, travel.