Catriona Kemp > Harper Macleod LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Harper Macleod LLP
THE CA'D'ORO
45 GORDON STREET
GLASGOW
G1 3PE
United Kingdom
Catriona Kemp photo

Position

Partner

Catriona is experienced in advising on infrastructure projects throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK. She has acted for private sector partners delivering new facilities as sponsors, investors, facilities management contractors and construction contractors and for public sector clients. She has been actively involved advising public and private sector clients in relation to the hub initiative and the NPD Model in Scotland. She also advises banks and other senior lenders and borrowers on the financing of major projects throughout the UK. She regularly advises clients in relation to a variety of operational matters in established projects.

Catriona has also has much experience in advising on student accommodation projects and has provided advice to clients in relation to a variety of different project models.

Catriona leads the Group’s involvement in PPP secondary market deals. As well as advising investors and sponsors on such disposals and acquisitions, she also provides advice where necessary on company re-structuring in order to effect such disposals. She has also advised senior funders on both disposals of their senior debt and the issues arising where investors are disposing of their investments. More recently Catriona has also become involved in City Region Deals.

Education

LLB (Hons) Dip LP

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Projects, energy and natural resources > Projects

(Leading associates)

Catriona KempHarper Macleod LLP

Harper Macleod LLP handles a diverse stream of infrastructure-related instructions, and has recently seen an uptick in healthcare mandates, with the firm advising across all aspects of NHS projects, from new-build to operational issues. The team also frequently engages with marquee ventures, such as the Aberdeen City Vision Project and the Inverness and Cromarty Green Freeport. Group lead Euan Pirie is widely lauded as ‘extremely knowledgeable in this subject area and very connected to current industry thinking’; he has established strength in contract negotiation regarding large-scale, multifaceted developments. Catriona Kemp spearheads a number of project finance matters, while also playing a crucial part in firm’s wider PFI/PPP and secondary market instructions.