HM Dealmakers
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Corporate deals table
Our team is enjoying a busy start to 2019, after an extremely busy 2018 in which we recorded more than 100 deals for the fifth year in succession. As you can see from the table below, we advise on every type of transaction you could imagine throughout the corporate arena, from entry level to significant mergers and acquisitions. Our activity also spanned Scotland's key sectors, with family-owned businesses, healthcare, property and the food, leisure and hospitality industries particularly prominent.
| Date | Type of Transactions | Partner | Sector | Value |
| Jun-19 | Company sale | Paula Skinner | Other | undisclosed |
| May-19 | Share Transfer | Chris Kerr | Property & Construction | undisclosed |
| May-19 | Sale | Jo Nisbet | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 4,800,000 |
| May-19 | Paula Skinner | Healthcare and Life Sciences | undisclosed | |
| May-19 | Paula Skinner | Banking & Finance | undisclosed | |
| Apr-19 | Business and asset sale | Chris Kerr | Healthcare and Life Sciences | undisclosed |
| Apr-19 | Release of deferred consideration | Chris Kerr | Marine | undisclosed |
| Apr-19 | Sale | Chris Kerr/Craig McKerracher | Retail and Family owned business | undisclosed |
| Apr-19 | Acquisition of business | Paula Skinner | Other | undisclosed |
| Apr-19 | Business and asset purchase | Stephen Chan | retail | 230,000 |
| Apr-19 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Technology | undisclosed |
| Apr-19 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Technology | undisclosed |
| Apr-19 | Share purchase | Paula Skinner | Energy | undisclosed |
| Apr-19 | Loan | Paula Skinner | Other | undisclosed |
| Mar-19 | Acquisition of business | Paula Skinner | Healthcare and Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Mar-19 | Sale of Business | Paula Skinner | Other (Professional Services) | Undisclosed |
| Mar-19 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Mar-19 | MBO | Jo Nisbet | Manufacturing & Engineering | Undisclosed |
| Mar-19 | Joint Ventures | Stephen Chan | Other | N/A |
| Mar-19 | Share Transfer | James MacGregor | Other | £0 |
| Mar-19 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Feb-19 | Sale of Business | Donnie Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Feb-19 | Share Transfer | Donnie Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Feb-19 | Share Transfer | Donnie Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Feb-19 | Share Transfer | Donnie Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Feb-19 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare and Life Sciences | |
| Feb-19 | Share acquisition | James MacGregor | Other | Undisclosed |
| Feb-19 | Investment | James MacGregor | Other | Undisclosed |
| Feb-19 | Share acquisition | James MacGregor | Other | Undisclosed |
| Jan-19 | Business and asset sale of a Company | Stephen Chan | Retail | £816,000 |
| Jan-19 | Business and asset sale of a Company | Stephen Chan | Retail | £816,000 |
| Jan-19 | Business and asset sale of a Company | Stephen Chan | Retail | £816,000 |
| Dec-18 | Company Sale | Craig McKerracher | Other – IT and Telecommunications | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Investment | Craig McKerracher | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Partnership Agreement | Craig McKerracher | Healthcare & Life Sciences | N/A |
| Dec-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Technology | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Share Transfer | Paula Skinner | Technology | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Share Sale | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Share Sale | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Share Sale | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Share Sale | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Share Sale | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Share Sale | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Joint venture | Stephen Chan | Other - telecommunications | N/A |
| Dec-18 | Share buyback | James MacGregor | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Share buyback | James MacGregor | Family Owned Business | Undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Share buyback | Stephen Chan | Other | N/A |
| Dec-18 | Share Purchase | Paula Skinner | Energy | £600,000.00 |
| Dec-18 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Other- technology | £1,000,000.00 |
| Dec-18 | Share Purchase | Jo Nisbet | Energy and natural resources | undisclosed |
| Dec-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Technology | £300,000.00 |
| Dec-18 | Buy back | Chris Kerr | Banking & Finance | confidential |
| Dec-18 | Restructure | Chris Kerr | Marine | N/A |
| Dec-18 | Restructure | Chris Kerr | Marine | N/A |
| Dec-18 | restructure | Chris Kerr | Marine | N/A |
| Dec-18 | share sale | Chris Kerr | Healthcare & Life Sciences | confidential |
| Dec-18 | Partnership and LLP - retirement of partner from partnership | Stephen Chan | Other | N/A |
| Nov-18 | Company Sale | Chris Kerr / Craig McKerracher | Energy & Natural Resources | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Company Acquisition | Craig McKerracher | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share Buy Back | Craig McKerracher | Energy & Natural Resources | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share Transfer | Donald Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Business and asset purchase of Securus Group Limited | Donald Munro | Other | undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share acquisition | James MacGregor | Other | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share issue | Donald Munro | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | £1,000,000.00 |
| Nov-18 | Acquisition | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share Swap | Paula Skinner | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share Swap | Paula Skinner | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Share Swap | Paula Skinner | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Other- technology | Undisclosed |
| Nov-18 | Exit of Shareholder | Jo Nisbet | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Joint Venture | Craig McKerracher | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Business Sale | Craig McKerracher | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Investment | Chris Kerr/Craig McKerracher | Aquaculture & Marine Economy | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Share buy back | Chris Kerr/Craig McKerracher | Property and construction | £113,826.00 |
| Oct-18 | Share Exchange | Donald Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Investment | Donald Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Share acquisition | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Partnership agreement | Stephen Chan | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Asset purchase | Stephen Chan | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Asset purchase | Stephen Chan | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Asset purchase | Stephen Chan | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Company Acquisition | James MacGregor | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Company Disposal | James MacGregor | Family Owned Business | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Company Disposal | James MacGregor | Family Owned Business | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Acquisition | James MacGregor | Other | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Investment | James MacGregor | Other | £20,000,000.00 |
| Oct-18 | Investment | James MacGregor | Other | £1,500,000.00 |
| Oct-18 | Share buyback | Chris Kerr | Energy & Natural Resources | Undisclosed |
| Oct-18 | Acquisition | Chris Kerr | Property & Construction | £17,313,728.00 |
| Sep-18 | Partnership agreement | Christopher Kerr | Other - Farming/Rural | Undisclosed |
| Sep-18 | Company Acquisition | Craig McKerracher | IT and Telecommunications | Undisclosed |
| Sep-18 | Company Sale | Craig McKerracher | Rural | Undisclosed |
| Sep-18 | Asset purchase | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Sep-18 | Share purchase | James MacGregor | Other | Undisclosed |
| Sep-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Sep-18 | Deed of assumption | Christopher Kerr | Other | Undisclosed |
| Sep-18 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Sep-18 | Share sale | Chris Kerr | Healthcare & Life sciences | Undisclosed |
| Sep-18 | Share acquisition | Stephen Chan | Other - Professional Services | Undisclosed |
| Sep-18 | Share sale | Chris Kerr | Other- Telecommunications | Undisclosed |
| Sep-18 | Business and asset sale | James MacGregor | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | Share Buy back | Craig McKerracher | Manufacturing & Engineering | Undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | Share Buy Back | Craig McKerracher | Retail | £162,475.00 |
| Aug-18 | Family Investment Arrangements | Donald Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | Family Investment Arrangements | Donald Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | Family Investment Arrangements | Donald Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Technology | Undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | Share issue | Paula Skinner | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Retail | £60,000.00 |
| Aug-18 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Technology | £250,000.00 |
| Aug-18 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Other | £250,000.00 |
| Aug-18 | Restructure | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | £1,000,000.00 |
| Aug-18 | EMI options | Jo Nisbet | Retail | £0.00 |
| Aug-18 | Asset transfer | Jo Nisbet | Retail | £0.00 |
| Aug-18 | Exit | Paula Skinner | Other (Professional Services) | £200,000.00 |
| Aug-18 | Acquisition | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | £1,300,000.00 |
| Aug-18 | Capital reduction demerger | Donald Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | EMI options | Paula Skinner | Technology | £0.00 |
| Aug-18 | Share sale (disposal) | Chris Kerr | Marine | Undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | Investment | Chris Kerr | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | Asset purchase | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Aug-18 | Share sale | James MacGregor | Family Owned Business | £1,700,000.00 |
| Jul-18 | Asset purchase | Stephen Chan | Manufacturing & Engineering | Undisclosed |
| Jul-18 | Assignation of interest in LLP | Craig McKerracher | Aquaculture & Marine Economy | Undisclosed |
| Jul-18 | Hive up | Craig McKerracher | Manufacturing & Engineering | Undisclosed |
| Jul-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Technology/Sport | £50,000.00 |
| Jul-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Technology | Undisclosed |
| Jul-18 | Share sale | Stephen Chan | Other | Undisclosed |
| Jul-18 | Section 110 Demerger | Donald Munro | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Jul-18 | Transfer of business and assets | Donald Munro | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Jul-18 | Share exchange | Donald Munro | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Jul-18 | Share acquisition of Company | Donald Munro | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Jul-18 | Restructure | Christopher Kerr | Property & Construction | £0.00 |
| Jul-18 | Share Option | Jo Nisbet | Retail | £0.00 |
| Jul-18 | Retiral of partner | Stephen Chan | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Jul-18 | Sale | James MacGregor | Private Client | £500,000.00 |
| Jun-18 | Share issue | Craig McKerracher | Property & Construction | undisclosed |
| Jun-18 | Partnership sale | Stephen Chan | Other - Professional Services | Undisclosed |
| Jun-18 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Jun-18 | Share buyback | James MacGregor | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Jun-18 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Technology | £90,000.00 |
| Jun-18 | Share sale/exit | Jo Nisbet | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Jun-18 | Share purchase and loan | Jo Nisbet | Technology | £170,000.00 |
| Jun-18 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Technology | Undisclosed |
| Jun-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | £1,800,000.00 |
| Jun-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | £1,600,000.00 |
| Jun-18 | Share Buy Back | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Jun-18 | Demerger | James MacGregor | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Jun-18 | Share acquisition of Company | Donald Munro | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| May-18 | Sale | Craig McKerracher | IT and Telecommunications | Undisclosed |
| May-18 | Sale | Craig McKerracher | IT and Telecommunications | Undisclosed |
| May-18 | Restructure | Craig McKerracher | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| May-18 | Share transfer and resignation of director | Stephen Chann | Retail | Undisclosed |
| May-18 | Share transfer and resignation of director | Stephen Chan | Retail | Undisclosed |
| May-18 | Company Acquisition | Donald Munro | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| May-18 | Partnership agreement | Stephen Chan | Real Estate & Construction | Undisclosed |
| May-18 | Succession planning matters | Christopher Kerr | Other | Undisclosed |
| May-18 | Investment | Jo Nisbet | Technology | Undisclosed |
| Apr-18 | Share sale | Christopher Kerr | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Apr-18 | Acquisition | Chris Kerr/Craig McKerracher | Aquaculture & Marine Economy | Undisclosed |
| Apr-18 | Business and asset purchase | Christopher Kerr | Family Owned Business | £200,000.00 |
| Apr-18 | Share sale | Paula Skinner | Other | £50,000.00 |
| Apr-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other | £50,000.00 |
| Apr-18 | Exit | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Apr-18 | Sale/exit | Paula Skinner | Shipping | £1,000,000.00 |
| Apr-18 | Acquisition of business and assets | James MacGregor | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | £2,000,000.00 |
| Apr-18 | Partnership agreement | Stephen Chan | Other - Farming | Undisclosed |
| Apr-18 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Apr-18 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Apr-18 | Sale | Stephen Chan | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Apr-18 | Company Acquisition | Donald Munro | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Apr-18 | Share Transfer | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Apr-18 | Acquisition | James MacGregor | Other | £1,000,000.00 |
| Apr-18 | Sale | James MacGregor | Banking & Finance | Undisclosed |
| Apr-18 | Sale | James MacGregor | Private Client | £6,000,000.00 |
| Apr-18 | Sale | James MacGregor | Healthcare | £10,000,000.00 |
| Mar-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | £800,000.00 |
| Mar-18 | Dissolution of partnership | Christopher Kerr | Retail | c.£15,000.00 |
| Mar-18 | Partnership matters | Christopher Kerr | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Mar-18 | Acquisition | Chris Kerr/Craig McKerracher | Aquaculture & Marine Economy | Undisclosed |
| Mar-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other | £100,000.00 |
| Mar-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Real Estate & Construction | £2,200,000.00 |
| Mar-18 | Share transfer | Paula Skinner | Other - Media | Undisclosed |
| Mar-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other | £50,000.00 |
| Mar-18 | Share option | Paula Skinner | Other | £200,000.00 |
| Mar-18 | Acquisition and investment | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | £100,000.00 |
| Mar-18 | Exit | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | £1,400,000.00 |
| Mar-18 | Share sale | Stephen Chan | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Mar-18 | Acquisition | Donald Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Mar-18 | Business and asset transfer | Christopher Kerr | Family Owned Business | Undisclosed |
| Mar-18 | Exit | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | £1,161,233.00 |
| Mar-18 | Asset purchase | Paula Skinner | Retail | £2,572,359.00 |
| Mar-18 | Acquisition | Christopher Kerr | Insurance, Banking & Finance | c.£1,200,000 |
| Mar-18 | Partnership agreement | Stephen Chan | Real Estate & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Mar-18 | Retiral of partner | Stephen Chan | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Mar-18 | Sale | Stephen Chan | Real Estate & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Mar-18 | Limited partnership formation | Stephen Chan | Banking & Finance | Undisclosed |
| Mar-18 | LLP agreement | Stephen Chan | Other - Professional Services | Undisclosed |
| Mar-18 | Share Buy Back | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Feb-18 | Exit | Paula Skinner | Other | £560,000.00 |
| Feb-18 | Asset sale | Craig McKerracher | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Feb-18 | Acquisition | Christopher Kerr | Energy & Natural Resources | Undisclosed |
| Feb-18 | Exit | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Feb-18 | Exit | Paula Skinner | Other | £2,500,000.00 |
| Feb-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Energy & Natural Resources | £15,000.00 |
| Feb-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Technology | £100,000.00 |
| Feb-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Banking & Finance | £450,000.00 |
| Feb-18 | Joint venture | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Feb-18 | Share sale | Paula Skinner | Energy & Natural Resources | Undisclosed |
| Feb-18 | Asset sale | Craig McKerracher | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Feb-18 | Reorganisation | Stephen Chan | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Feb-18 | Acquisition | Christopher Kerr | Other - Logistics and transport | Undisclosed |
| Jan-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other - Aquaculture | £225,000.00 |
| Jan-18 | New Issue | David Kaye | Technology | Undisclosed |
| Jan-18 | Share options | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Jan-18 | Sale of entire issued share capital | Christopher Kerr | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Jan-18 | Sale | Chris Kerr/Craig McKerracher | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
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