Healthcare
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 2
Email address
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(0141) 221 8888About
Provided by Harper Macleod LLP
Our team is primarily known for acting for healthcare sector consolidators on acquisitions, or clients selling to consolidators – in particular care home operators, dental practices, pharmacies and vet practices. We also advise a wide range of mainstream and alternative funders to clients in the healthcare sector. The experience and level of activity in acting for, and on the opposite side of, consolidators in the healthcare sector sets our practice apart.
We provide a full service ranging from advice on corporate, employment and dispute resolution matters through to personal legal services for the owners of each business (e.g. estate and succession planning). We-regularly act for funders of healthcare businesses, whether as part of a refinancing or providing additional funding for growth.
Chambers Review
Harper Macleod is a respected firm noted for its extensive expertise handling corporate transactions in the healthcare sector. The firm acts for consolidators and vendors across the pharmaceutical, veterinary and dental sectors. The team regularly handles asset and share purchase transactions in the sector, alongside advising on the employment, property and regulatory aspects of transactions. The firm's lawyers are also adept at assisting with the variation of contracts for PFI hospital developments.
Work Highlights
- Harper Macleod advised Bank of Scotland in relation to the its financing of multiple customers' acquisitions of some of the Lloyds Healthcare pharmacy portfolio.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Harper Macleod has significant experience handling healthcare deals in Scotland."
"Its an experienced team which can dig into the detail of complex sales structures. There is always someone available to answer any queries and keep us posted through each stage of the process."
"It has deep understanding of the risks in share purchase transactions, particularly in pharmacy. I have dealt with many members of the team, senior and junior, all of whom I have been impressed by."
"Harper Macleod has significant experience handling healthcare deals in Scotland."
"Its an experienced team which can dig into the detail of complex sales structures. There is always someone available to answer any queries and keep us posted through each stage of the process."
"It has deep understanding of the risks in share purchase transactions, particularly in pharmacy. I have dealt with many members of the team, senior and junior, all of whom I have been impressed by."
Notable Practitioners
Craig Ramsay is co-head of the firm's healthcare department. He is best known for his work on behalf of dental practices and care home providers.
"Craig has a very good eye for detail in commercial contracts."