Shepherd and Wedderburn

Corporate Finance

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 Clyde
Assisting 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 Granite
Assisting a financial planning client based in Aberdeen acquire the entire issued share capital of another financial planning company locally based in Aberdeen

TDC (Aberdeen) Limited
Acting 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 Limited
Acted for Searchwise Limited in connection with the disposal of its refurbishment business to Irish Sea Contractors Limited

Trainee then assistant solicitor until 1995, James & George Collie; assistant solicitor, associate, partner,The Commercial Law Practice LLP - 1995-2016; partner, Shepherd and Wedderburn - 2017 to present

Member of The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen and Member of The Law Society of Scotland

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