Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A: Scotland - UK
What the Team is Known For
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie advises clients from a diverse range of market sectors, with a focus on family business clients. The firm has additional activity in the technology sector, acting on a range of investment matters, with recent work on issues involving startups and spin-out companies. The team also provides advice to healthcare entities in respect of partnership and structuring matters.
Strengths
The team is superb; nothing is ever too much trouble and they just take the pain out of complicated transactions.
Whenever we raise complex issues, WJM thoroughly studies the project or contract and provides excellent advice.
The team is always willing to come up with solutions and is very responsive.
They always try to adopt a commercial approach in their advice, balancing the risk from a legal standpoint with the business needs.
Work Highlights
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie advised Equity Gap across 36 funding rounds completed across their portfolio over the course of 2023.
Notable practitioners
Ken Long's corporate practice operates primarily in the technology sector. He works with both startups and larger businesses on a wide range of transaction types.