United Kingdom - Scotland • Corporate and commercial
Harper Macleod LLP
Heavily integrated in the Scottish corporate market, Harper Macleod LLP is most prominently known for advising on complex M&A and equity investment transactions for a broad range of clients, spanning large national and international corporates and investors, high-growth businesses, entrepreneurs and scale-ups. Bringing almost two decades of corporate experience, team head Christopher Kerr is well known for delivering on significant transactions across a wide array of sectors from marine economy and transport to healthcare and construction. Craig McKerracher heads up the firm’s healthcare group and is adept at handling private company corporate and M&A matters.
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- 'For us, what makes Harper Macleod unique is that fact they offer a personal service, understanding our needs and requirements, but with the depth and support of a large firm.'
Key clients
- Ardersier Port (Scotland) Limited
- G & A Barnie Group Limited
- Portman Healthcare Limited
- Wester Ross Fisheries Limited
- Gael Force Group Limited
- MacDonald Group
- Giglets Limited
- Forsyths Limited
- Caley Timber & Building Supplies Limited
- Dron & Dickson Group Limited
Work highlights
- Advised the MacDonald Group, one of Scotland’s largest independent insurance brokers, on its sale to the private equity-backed Partners & Group.
- Advise Portman Healthcare and the Clyde Munro Dental Group on their respective Scotland-wide acquisition programmes, including on 17 successful acquisitions throughout 2022.
- Advised Dron & Dickson Group Limited on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Cable Solutions (Worldwide) Limited.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christopher Kerr