HM Dealmakers
Quarterly updates
Our regular quarterly bulletin, HM Dealmakers, contains highlights of our corporate team's latest activity, events, market views and news. You can view the most recent edition, along with previous editions, by clicking on the links below.
- Fourth quarter 2017
- Third quarter 2017
- Second quarter 2017
- First quarter 2017
- Fourth quarter 2016
- Third quarter 2016
- Second quarter 2016
- First quarter 2016
- Fourth quarter 2015
- Third quarter 2015
- Second quarter 2015
- First quarter 2015
- Fourth quarter 2014
- Third quarter 2014
- Second quarter 2014
- First quarter 2014
- Fourth quarter 2013
- Third quarter 2013
- Second quarter 2013
- First quarter 2013
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Corporate deals table
Our team is enjoyed an extremely busy 2017, after a 2016 in which we recorded more than 100 deals for the third 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 |
| Jan-17 | Share purchase | Stephen Chan | Family Owned Business | 160,000.00 |
| Jan-17 | Share purchase | Stephen Chan | Family Owned Business | Undisclosed |
| Jan-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Retail | 100,000.00 |
| Jan-17 | Acquisition | James MacGregor | Property & Construction/Family Owned Business | 10,000,000.00 |
| Jan-17 | Share buy back | Donald Munro | Other | 300,000.00 |
| Jan-17 | Transfer of shares | Stephen Chan | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Feb-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other | 3,600,000.00 |
| Feb-17 | Exit from business | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | 100,000.00 |
| Feb-17 | Share sale | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | 138,000.00 |
| Feb-17 | Share sale | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | 906,000.00 |
| Feb-17 | Share sale | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | 3,050,000.00 |
| Feb-17 | Loan | Stephen Chan | Other | 200,000.00 |
| Feb-17 | Share purchase | Christopher Kerr | Property and construction | Undisclosed |
| Mar-17 | Acquisition of shares | Christopher Kerr | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 4,850,000.00 |
| Mar-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Banking & Finance | Undisclosed |
| Mar-17 | Share sale | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Mar-17 | Investment and loan | Paula Skinner | Other | 30,000.00 |
| Mar-17 | Exit from business | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Mar-17 | Share sale | Paula Skinner | Property | 500,000.00 |
| Mar-17 | Joint venture | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | Undisclosed |
| Mar-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare/Lifestyle | Undisclosed |
| Mar-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Mar-17 | Share reconstruction | Christopher Kerr | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Mar-17 | Share reconstruction | Christopher Kerr | Energy & Natural Resources | Undisclosed |
| Mar-17 | Acquisition | Christopher Kerr | Food, Leisure & Hospility | Undisclosed |
| Mar-17 | Share reconstruction | Christopher Kerr | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Mar-17 | Share buy back | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Apr-17 | Disposal | Craig McKerracher | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Apr-17 | Sale of company | Christopher Kerr | Food, Leisure & Hospility | Undisclosed |
| Apr-17 | Limited partnership | Stephen Chan | Family Owned Business | Undisclosed |
| Apr-17 | Share buy back | Stephen Chan | Food, Leisure & Hospility | 1,600.00 |
| Apr-17 | Diligence re investment | Scott Kerr | Food, Leisure & Hospility | 213,000,000.00 |
| Apr-17 | Share sale | Stephen Chan | Food, Leisure & Hospility | Undisclosed |
| Apr-17 | Asset transfer | Stephen Chan | Food, Leisure & Hospility | Undisclosed |
| Apr-17 | Reorganisation | Stephen Chan | Other | 600,000.00 |
| Apr-17 | Transfer of shares | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Apr-17 | Share transfer | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Apr-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | 100,000.00 |
| Apr-17 | Investments | Paula Skinner | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Apr-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other | 150,000.00 |
| May-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 315,000.00 |
| May-17 | Share sale | Paula Skinner | Other | 5,600,000.00 |
| May-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospility | 250,000.00 |
| May-17 | Bioflow | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 150,000.00 |
| May-17 | Pledge | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| May-17 | Business and asset transfer | Gordon Hollerin | Restructuring and Insolvency | 100,000.00 |
| May-17 | Investment | Scott Kerr | Other | 600,000.00 |
| May-17 | Acquisition | Scott Kerr | Other | 1,500,000.00 |
| May-17 | Vessel registration | Christopher Kerr | Other - Marine & Offshore | Undisclosed |
| May-17 | Share sale | Stephen Chan | Other | 120,000.00 |
| May-17 | Restructure of partnership | Christopher Kerr | Other | Undisclosed |
| May-17 | Group structuring advice | Christopher Kerr | Other | Undisclosed |
| May-17 | EMI | Christopher Kerr | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| May-17 | Share buy back | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Jun-17 | Disposal | Craig McKerracher | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Jun-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Technology | 100,000.00 |
| Jun-17 | Business and asset transfer | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | 1,200,000.00 |
| Jun-17 | Reorganisation | Paula Skinner | Healthcare | 1,200,000.00 |
| Jun-17 | Reorganisation | Donald Munro | Property & Construction/Family Owned Business | 23,000,000.00 |
| Jun-17 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Property & Construction/Family Owned Business | 7,000,000.00 |
| Jun-17 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Property & Construction/Family Owned Business | 7,000,000.00 |
| Jun-17 | Reorganisation | Donald Munro | Property & Construction/Family Owned Business | 7,000,000.00 |
| Jun-17 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Banking & Finance | 55,750.00 |
| Jun-17 | Reduction of share capital | Craig McKerracher | Other - Manufacturing | Undisclosed |
| Jun-17 | Shareholders' agreement | Paula Skinner | Other | 0 |
| Jun-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Retail | 200,000.00 |
| Jun-17 | Joint venture | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Jun-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 15,000.00 |
| Jul-17 | Share reorganisation 2017 | Christopher Kerr | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Jul-17 | Share buy back | Christopher Kerr | Other | Undisclosed |
| Jul-17 | Asset purchase | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 3,106.00 |
| Jul-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 1,400,000.00 |
| Jul-17 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Property & Construction/Family Owned Business | 500,000.00 |
| Jul-17 | Company acquisition | James MacGregor | Family Owned Business | Undisclosed |
| Jul-17 | Share buy back | Stephen Chan | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Jul-17 | Partnership exit | Stephen Chan | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Jul-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | 415,000.00 |
| Jul-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | 50,000.00 |
| Jul-17 | Finance restructure | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 1,000,000.00 |
| Aug-17 | Business and asset sale | Craig McKerracher | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 1,600,000.00 |
| Aug-17 | Sale of entire share capital | Craig McKerracher | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 1,600,000.00 |
| Aug-17 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Technology | Undisclosed |
| Aug-17 | Share sale | Donald Munro | Other | Undisclosed |
| Aug-17 | Transfer for partnership interests | Stephen Chan | Property & Construction | Undisclosed |
| Aug-17 | Acquisition | Stephen Chan | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Aug-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 50,000.00 |
| Aug-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other | 250,000.00 |
| Aug-17 | Company reorganisation | Christopher Kerr | Other - IT and Telecoms | Undisclosed |
| Aug-17 | New class of shares and introduction of new shareholders | Christopher Kerr | Other - IT and Telecoms | Undisclosed |
| Sep-17 | Share exchange | Paula Skinner | Other | 0 |
| Sep-17 | Asset transfer | Paula Skinner | Other | 0 |
| Sep-17 | Share buy back | Stephen Chan | Other | 500,000.00 |
| Sep-17 | New issue | Stephen Chan | Other | Undisclosed |
| Sep-17 | Disposal | Stephen Chan | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Sep-17 | Disposal | Stephen Chan | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Sep-17 | Disposal | Stephen Chan | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Sep-17 | Joint venture | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Sep-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other | 22,000.00 |
| Sep-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 1,800,000.00 |
| Sep-17 | Share purchase | Paula Skinner | Energy & Natural Resources | 600,000.00 |
| Sep-17 | Joint venture | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Sep-17 | Share options | Paula Skinner | Other | Undisclosed |
| Sep-17 | Sale | Craig McKerracher | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 1,134,549.20 |
| Sep-17 | Sale | Christopher Kerr | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 600,000.00 |
| Sep-17 | Equity investment | James MacGregor | Other | Undisclosed |
| Sep-17 | Sale of professional services firm | James MacGregor | Other | Undisclosed |
| Oct-17 | Joint venture | James MacGregor | Technology | Undisclosed |
| Oct-17 | Business and asset transfer | James MacGregor | Technology | Undisclosed |
| Oct-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Oct-17 | Asset purchase | Paula Skinner | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Oct-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Retail | 247,240.00 |
| Oct-17 | Asset transfer | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Oct-17 | Asset transfer | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | Undisclosed |
| Nov-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare/Education | Undisclosed |
| Nov-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 100,000.00 |
| Nov-17 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Property & Construction | 100,000.00 |
| Dec-17 | Share sale | Paula Skinner | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 20,000.00 |
| Dec-17 | Company share buyback | Christopher Kerr | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Dec-17 | Restructure and introduction of shareholders | Christopher Kerr | Retail | Undisclosed |
| Dec-17 | Sale of business and assets | Christopher Kerr | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Undisclosed |
| Dec-17 | Exit | Paula Skinner | Family Owned Business | 540,000.00 |
| Dec-17 | Exit | Paula Skinner | Food, Leisure & Hospitality | 300,000.00 |
| Dec-17 | Share buy back | Paula Skinner | Other | 30,000.00 |
| Dec-17 | Company share buyback | Christopher Kerr | Other | Undisclosed |
| Dec-17 | Share transfer | Donald Munro | Family Owned Business/Private Client | Undisclosed |
| Dec-17 | Company share buyback | Christopher Kerr | Other | Undisclosed |
| Dec-17 | Share transfer | Donald Munro | Family Owned Business/Private Client | Undisclosed |
| Jan-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other - Aquaculture | £225,000.00 |
| Jan-18 | Investment | Paula Skinner | Other - Aquaculture | £225,000.00 |
| 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 | Exit | Paula Skinner | Other | £560,000.00 |
| 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 | 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 | Exit | Paula Skinner | Other | £560,000.00 |
| 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 |
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