Emma Barclay > BTO Solicitors LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Lauded for its ‘depth of experience and knowledge of the sector’, BTO Solicitors LLP advises renewable operators, developers and landowners on the full suite of commercial and development issues, most notably option agreements and leases. Recent projects include wind, solar, hydro, EV charging infrastructure, and battery storage facility matters. Nicolas McBride and Scott Wyper co-lead the practice, with the former reputed for his real estate and property acumen and the latter for his funding and project structuring expertise. Emma Barclay and Marieclaire Reid also come recommended for their development and financing knowledge.

BTO Solicitors LLP demonstrates notable activity across M&A, PE issues, management buyouts, fund raisings, and capital markets work, as well as handling a solid volume of Employee Ownership Trusts mandates. Energy and property developers form a core component of the firm’s varied client roster, and the group has seen a notable uptick in inbound and outbound cross-border instructions. Scott Wyper leads the group and is noted for his engagement with M&A, investments, joint ventures and shareholder exits, especially within the renewables space. Jeremy Glen possesses similar experience working for shareholders and also has corporate restructuring expertise. Emma Barclay is highly valued by corporates, investors and funders due to her balanced corporate, commercial and financing practice. Michael Cox and Hilary Malone take supporting roles across an array of matters.

BTO Solicitors LLP demonstrates expertise across a broad spectrum of finance mandates, delivering counsel to clients prominent in the energy, industrial, leisure and real estate sectors. Spearheading the practice is Nicolas McBride, who advises a host of clearing and challenging banks active in the region, notably sought out for his property finance expertise. Fellow co-head Jeremy Glen‘s work concentrates on corporate finance instructions, while David Gibson is a key name in the team for property finance matters. Further practitioners of note include Scott Buchan, who focuses on development financings, and Emma Barclay, who acts across a wide variety of lender and borrower-side mandates.