Bellwether Green

Bellwether Green is an independent Scottish commercial law firm that has attracted an impressive roster of clients including some of the world’s leading businesses.

The firm: Formed in 2008, Bellwether Green has attained an enviable reputation in the Scottish legal marketplace offering a ‘best in class’ home for complex and large-scale transactional work. With deal execution at the heart of what it does, the firm takes a practical and problem-solving approach, frequently suggesting ways to circumvent difficult issues.

Across the firm, the importance of clients’ objectives is enshrined and their close-knit team of lawyers is continually trained to balance attention to detail with pragmatism. Service from the firm is ‘partner-led’ and project teams are kept small to ensure clear communication and a dynamic style.

The firm works incredibly hard to retain a close to perfect rate of client retention.

Types of work undertaken: Bellwether Green’s real estate team acts for various property companies with collective assets under management of £3bn. Working on cross-border deals is a speciality.

The firm’s corporate team is well known for being easy to work with and proactive. The team counts a number of listed companies among its clients and works also with funds, lenders, privately owned companies, professional partnerships and third sector entities. As well as typical M&A activity, private equity and finance transactions, the team regularly works on corporate structuring and re-structuring.

Commercial contracts, IP and IT expertise complements the busy corporate practice and allows a full life cycle service for high growth companies. The firm has established a strong foothold with technology-based clients, in particular with companies who are service and software focused. Routine work includes intellectual property licensing, international selling arrangements and specialised funding.

Insolvency and asset recovery are other areas of the firm’s expertise. Knowledge on insolvency is seamlessly fed into both corporate and property transactions. Bellwether Green is renowned for successful asset recovery in situations where others have failed.