As ‘an excellent firm with a highly experienced corporate and commercial team’, Macdonald Henderson handles work for clients across a multitude of sectors, advising on M&A and management buyouts, partnerships and joint ventures, and investments and capital raises. Team lead David Beveridge is lauded for his ’exceptional proficiency in navigating complex corporate transactions’ and showcases acute skill handling M&A, corporate finance issues and shareholder disputes. Co-lead Laura McKnight is ‘a highly capable corporate and employment lawyer’, providing excellent advice across M&A, corporate governance, and commercial contracts. Emily Glen-Hencher ’is quick to get a commercial understanding of the transactions she gets involved in’ and supports a range of acquisitions, disposals and management buyouts, while Ryan Macready is noted for his well-balanced corporate and commercial practice.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Macdonald Henderson distinguishes itself through its client-centric approach, tailoring strategies to each client's unique needs and objectives. They prioritise accessibility and responsiveness, ensuring clients have direct access to experienced lawyers and timely updates on their cases.'

  • ‘David Beveridge has demonstrated exceptional proficiency in navigating complex corporate transactions, consistently delivering strategic counsel that maximises value for our clients.'

  • ‘The team provide a partner-led service which seeks to value and look after their clients whilst providing them with advice on a commercial basis. Excellent at dealing with corporate transactions and shareholder disputes.’

  • ‘Macdonald Henderson are an excellent firm with a highly experienced corporate and commercial team. They are very responsive and provide fantastic service to clients.’

  • ‘David Beveridge is a hugely experienced corporate partner with whom we have worked over a long number of years. His hands on, responsive style sits well with business owners, resulting in his firm punching well above its weight in their target market.'

  • 'Laura McKnight is a highly capable corporate and employment lawyer, providing excellent advice and leading transactions for the firm.'
  • ‘Emily Glen-Hencher has given great advice on several transactions I have used MH for. She is a young associate who has earned the responsibility she now has. She is quick to get a commercial understanding of the transactions she gets involved in and is able to tailor her communications to clients to reflect their understanding and abilities.'

  • ‘David Beveridge is a master communicator, able to explain the most complex of corporate legal matters to clients and other non-legal parties. His attention to detail is matched only by his extraordinary commitment to clients and to achieving the best possible outcomes. Ryan Macready has been an astute addition to the corporate team. For such a relatively young man he demonstrates expertise and level of diligence which exceeds many of his peers.’

Key clients

  • 3 x 1
  • 91 BC Property Services
  • Aesthetic Doctor
  • APGK
  • Argyle Consulting
  • Arvill Plant & Tool Hire
  • Ayrshire Steels
  • BEC Plastics
  • Bideaway Homes
  • Bradda Capital
  • Branding Boutique
  • Demco Group Limited
  • DWS Group
  • Chanlon Group
  • Cofficient
  • Contraflow
  • Crowdreal
  • Emblation
  • EMAC Engineering
  • ESP Safety
  • Electric Heating Company
  • Fencepoint Holdings Limited
  • Filtec Water
  • GHI Contracts
  • Gordon Ferguson Accountants
  • Harper Stairmand
  • Heathfield Partnership
  • Henry Technology
  • Henderson Stone
  • Hindsight
  • Hogan Holdings
  • Houston Bottling
  • Inspire Scotland
  • Inspirent
  • John Dennis & Company
  • John Paton & Son
  • JP Mackie
  • JWF Process Solutions
  • Keane Premier Group
  • Kite Group
  • KJ Tait
  • Leslie Jacobs/Dental FX
  • Link Cable
  • Lion Safety
  • Nexus Plastics
  • NeuroClin
  • N4 Investments
  • Oilfast
  • Outer Limits/Sub Club
  • Opulus Financial
  • Paul Hodgkiss
  • PWC
  • RB Safety Consultants
  • Rockpool
  • SCW Technologies
  • Scotwood Macdonald
  • Shark Industries
  • SPG Fire & Security
  • Spirit Label Solutions
  • Solidcor
  • Tactuum
  • The Big Partnership
  • The Electric Heating Company
  • Turnkey Global
  • TVRS Tech Team
  • UK Polythene
  • Wallace White Accountants
  • Weee Solutions
  • Westside Distribution Limited
  • Wholesale Domestic
  • Wm Brown & Co

Work highlights

  • Advising JWF Process Solutions on a buy-in by Nevis Capital to support the growth and development of the business across the UK.
  • Advising NeuroClin Ltd on the completion of a seven-figure investment by N4 Partners.
  • Advising the Stock Spirits Group on the Scottish legal elements of the acquisition of Clan Campbell Blended Scotch Whisky brand from Pernod Ricard.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David Beveridge, Laura McKnight

Other key lawyers

Emily Glen-Hencher, Ryan Macready