United Kingdom - Scotland • Finance
Dentons
Dentons investment funds and asset management group consider private funds, listed funds and fund regulation to be key disciplines, recently handling more mandates for clients spanning the closed-ended listed fund space including investment trusts, real estate trusts and offshore investment listed companies. Managing partner for Scotland and funds and corporate finance specialist Claire Armstrong heads the team, her practice particularly focusing on acting for closed-ended listed funds in both an advisory and transactional capacity. Owen McLennan, who was promoted to partner in May 2022, has established a strong private fund and fund regulation practice and is particularly well known for expertise in impact investing.
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‘Excellent, practical and super responsive. Could not recommend more highly.’
‘A well-resourced and proactive team that understands the requirements of the client.’
‘Extremely knowledgeable, industry aware and very responsive and supportive.’
‘Expertise, responsiveness, commercial acumen, flexibility and high levels of client servicing.’
Key clients
- Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
- abrdn plc
- Chorus Aviation Inc
- Investec Bank plc
- Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslan (FMO)
- Fair4All Finance
- Edinburgh Investment Trust
- Harwood Private Capital LLP
Work highlights
- Advised the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office on MOBILIST's investment into the HELIOS fund.
- Advised Nederlandse Financierings Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslan(FMO) on multiple impact investment mandates.
- ADvised Edinburgh Investment Trust on a range of transactional and advisory matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Claire Armstrong