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About
Provided by Catriona Kemp
Practice Areas
Catriona is experienced in advising on infrastructure projects throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK. She has acted for private sector partners delivering new facilities as sponsors, investors, facilities management contractors and construction contractors and for public sector clients. She has been actively involved advising public and private sector clients in relation to the hub initiative and the NPD Model in Scotland. She also advises banks and other senior lenders and borrowers on the financing of major projects throughout the UK. She regularly advises clients in relation to a variety of operational matters in established projects.
Catriona has also has much experience in advising on student accommodation projects and has provided advice to clients in relation to a variety of different project models.
Catriona leads the Group’s involvement in PPP secondary market deals. As well as advising investors and sponsors on such disposals and acquisitions, she also provides advice where necessary on company re-structuring in order to effect such disposals. She has also advised senior funders on both disposals of their senior debt and the issues arising where investors are disposing of their investments. More recently Catriona has also become involved in City Region Deals.
Chambers Review
UK
Catriona is a partner at Harper Macleod who specialises in infrastructure projects across a variety of sectors throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK. She regularly acts for both private and public sector partners.
Catriona Kemp of Harper Macleod is a senior associate based in Edinburgh and leads the group's involvement in PPP secondary market deals. Her experience in the PPP/PFI sector sees her represent clients such as hospitals, city councils and schools.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Catriona provides excellent advice relating to PPP and PFI projects. She grasps important factors in negotiations, interpreting client needs and factoring those against potential outcomes."
"Catriona is very attentive and she has an excellent service level."
"Catriona is an absolutely excellent lawyer."
"With her, you always have a high level of service."
"She is always excellent in her levels of service, with an excellent understanding of the particular nature and sophistication of our forms of contract."
"She is absolutely excellent."
"Catriona provides excellent advice relating to PPP and PFI projects. She grasps important factors in negotiations, interpreting client needs and factoring those against potential outcomes."
"Catriona is very attentive and she has an excellent service level."
"Catriona is an absolutely excellent lawyer."
"With her, you always have a high level of service."
"She is always excellent in her levels of service, with an excellent understanding of the particular nature and sophistication of our forms of contract."
"She is absolutely excellent."