United Kingdom - Scotland • Corporate and commercial
Burness Paull LLP
The corporate and commercial team at Burness Paull LLP are ‘experts in their field’, boasting an impressive range of the most innovative companies in Scotland and beyond, including family businesses, private equity houses, venture capital firms, start-ups and PLCs. The team is particularly active across the technology, financial services and capital markets sectors, with team head Mark Ellis having a stellar reputation both nationally and internationally, especially for his stand-out private equity expertise. David Davidson specialises in M&A, PE transactions and corporate advisory work, with Peter Lawson also handling a steady stream of sophisticated public and private M&A matters. Chris Gotts brings specialist expertise of the energy, renewables and technology sectors, while Catriona Macallan is vastly knowledgeable regarding the Chinese market. Edward Hunter was promoted to partner in August 2022.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Burness Paull are an exceptional law firm.'
- 'What sets the corporate practice apart is their outstanding team, characterised by professionalism, dedication, and a genuine passion for their work.’
- ‘Every team member possesses pragmatism and expertise in equal measure, their attention to detail is remarkable, and their strategic approach sets them apart from other firms.’
- ‘The team has strong leadership and provides great advice.’
- ‘The Burness Paull team, regardless of the division assisting you, are always proactive and responsive to business needs.'
- 'They provide an excellent service and innovative solutions and advice.’
- ‘Mark Ellis provides outstanding partner support.’
- ‘Edward Hunter provides direct, frank and pragmatic counsel.’
Key clients
- Hg
- Harris Family Trusts
- Murgitroyd
- The Access Group
- Cairngorm Capital
- Lonsdale Capital Partners
- Kings Park Capital
- Future Business Partnership
- The Inn Collection Group
- The senior management shareholders of the Binding Site
- Par Equity
- Maven Capital Partners
- Bright
- Parkdean Resorts
- Revera Asset Management
- abrdn
- Phoenix Group
- Royal London
Work highlights
- Advised the Harris Family Trusts on their acquisition of Butlin’s from Bourne Leisure.
- Advised The Access Group on all elements of its acquisitions of: (i) Rotaready Limited; (ii) Paycircle Limited; (iii) ProspectSoft; (iv) Caboodle Technology; and (v) adamHTT.
- Advised the senior management team of Binding Site on the sale of their entire interests in Binding Site, alongside Swedish private equity investor, Nordic Capital, to Thermo Fisher Scientific. The total consideration payable by Thermo Fisher Scientific was £2.25bn.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Ellis