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Burness Paull crowned top dealmaking lawyers in Scotland



Burness Paull was the top dealmaking law firm in Scotland over the first half of 2019 – both in number and financial value.

Scottish Business Insider’s latest league table showed the firm completed 62 transactions with a total value of £22.86 billion. Highlights included the acquisition by Standard Life Aberdeen of Grant Thornton’s wealth advisory business and advising on management buy-outs at Emergency One and Bertram Nursery Group.

 

Brodies were close behind with 59 deals worth £359.26 million. The firm advised on Abellio’s East Midlands rail franchise deal and DC Thomson’s takeover of PSP Media.

Addleshaw Goddard was third in terms of deals notched, with 31 at £158.27 million, followed by Dentons with 30 at £8.44 billion and Shepherd & Wedderburn’s 29, worth £12.21 billion.

 

Top law dealmakers for January – June 2019

Laywers No of Deals Value
Burness Paull 62 >£22.86bn
Brodies 59 >£359.26m
Addleshaw Goddard 31 >£158.27m
Dentons (Scotland) 30 >£8.44bn
Shepherd & Wedderburn 29 >£12.21bn
Harper Macleod 29 >£4.29m
Pinsent Masons 25 >£581.91m
Macdonald Henderson 19 >£0.6m
Lindsays 18 >£4.85m
CMS 17 >£429.05m
Blackadders 15 N/D
MacRoberts 14 >£46.66m
Morton Fraser 13 >£100.34m
DLA Piper (Scotland) 12 >£2.31bn
MBM Commercial 11 >£16.22m
Thorntons 11 >£8.53m



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