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Harper Macleod LLP Offices

Harper Macleod LLP
CITYPOINT, 65 HAYMARKET TERRACE
EDINBURGH
EH12 5HD
United Kingdom
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Stephen Chan

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0131 247 2520 [email protected]

Position

Partner

Stephen has a wide range of experience in corporate and corporate finance work, including mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs, private equity, joint ventures and public offerings.

Examples of his M&A experience include:

  • Advising Low & Bonar plc on the Scottish aspects of its £107 million sale to German firm Freudenberg SE, a leading player in the global market for performance materials. The advice included all aspects of the Scottish scheme of arrangement which required the sanction of the Court of Session.
  • Advising Port of Leith Housing Authority in its acquisiton of TBM Energy.
  • Acting for Banwell & Associates in its acquistion of BMTS.
  • Advising the shareholders of Whitespace in the sale of the whole issued share capital to Dentsu.
  • Acting on the sale of Water Coolers (Scotland) Limited, a major supplier of water coolers in Scotland, in its sale to Eden Springs.

Stephen specialises in all different forms of partnership law and is the author of “A Practical Guide to Partnership Law in Scotland” and also heads up the firm’s Partnership Law team. Stephen has been involved in the use of Scottish limited partnerships as investment vehicles, primarily to be used as property investment vehicles. One of his most recent deals was advising RPLP General Partner on a new Scottish limited partnership to be used for property development along the Glasgow waterfront.

Stephen also coordinates the China country desk, part of Harper Macleod’s international offering. Some of the China deals he has advised on include the investment by Carbon Science in Edinbugh Bioscience, commercial agreements for Haoguang Biotechnology and the proposed purchase by a Chinese client of the business and assets of Kaiam.

Stephen is also a tutor on Commercial Contracts at Glasgow University, the Legal Secretary to the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and also previously acted as Company Secretary to two PLCs.

Education

LLB (Hons) Dip LP

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow

Harper Macleod LLP ‘has a tight knit team that works closely together to give a first-rate service’ to a broad range of large and listed businesses seeking counsel on domestic and cross-border M&A and other corporate transactions. The firm receives a steady stream of instructions from the public sector and has also seen an uptick of work in the tech, health, life sciences and finance sectors. Team lead Donnie Munro advises across M&A, PE, joint ventures and group reorganisations, while Paula Skinner is a leading figure in the firm’s early stage growth offering. Chris Kerr has wide sector breadth and is reputed for his family office work, while James MacGregor has recently been active on M&A, exits and reorganisations. Jo Nisbet provides corporate and commercial capabilities to high-growth companies, and Stephen Chan handles corporate and corporate finance instructions, while Scott Kerr acts on both M&A and IP mandates. Ross Hampsey, Rachel Miele and Paul MacDonald are also recommended.

Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland

Demonstrating a ‘depth of experience’ across a ‘range of specialisms’, Harper Macleod LLP has a corporate and commercial offering that spans Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Elgin, Thurso and Shetland. The ‘diligent’ team acts on both the buy side and sell side of an array of transactions with a growing focus on large and listed businesses, and also has a dedicated team focused on commercial contract and infrastructure instructions. Helming the practice is Christopher Kerr, who has a broad sector approach and an impressive book of cross-border work, handling in-bound private equity investments and management buy-outs. Craig McKerracher, who also serves as joint head of the firm’s healthcare group, offers private M&A experience and works alongside Kerr on the group’s most consequential transactions, while Stephen Chan‘s remit covers both corporate and corporate finance mandates as well as operating the China country desk; he takes the lead on a number of deals involving Asian counter-parties. Amy Mackenzie is also recommended.

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