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Award-winning corporate and commercial legal advisers to businesses across Scotland, the UK and overseas.

MacRoberts advises on all areas of corporate law, including start-up and venture capital deals, joint ventures, business restructures, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, selling your business, investing in other businesses, securing equity investment and more.

Our Corporate team works with businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to multinationals, and we have a particular expertise advising family-owned businesses on the unique corporate challenges they face.

With first-hand experience of owning and working within family businesses, our team is ideally placed to understand the requirements and objectives of such clients.

Our team is recognised as one of Scotland’s leading corporate practices, consistently featuring highly in published league tables of advisers, and has worked on some of Scotland’s most high-profile deals. We frequently advise clients across the UK and internationally who have interests in Scotland and the rest of the UK.

Growing your business through merger or acquisition

We have an established track record in advising clients on their mergers and acquisitions, and support businesses throughout the process, including all aspects of due diligence, setting up data rooms, information gathering, producing deal documentation, and negotiating our client’s position. We take the time to fully understand our clients’ objectives and our clients benefit from our practical and proactive approach to securing the best possible outcomes for them.

Restructuring your business

Whatever the reason behind the decision to restructure your business, there are numerous legal matters to consider. We advise businesses across all sectors on restructuring solutions, providing practical, commercial, and efficient advice on all aspects of the process. Our technical and legal expertise means we can help you identify risks and potential issues before they become too serious to resolve, ensuring the process is as smooth as possible.

Securing equity investment

Whether you are a business owner looking to secure growth capital or an investor looking to grow your business portfolio, our market-leading team can support you in getting the deal over the line as efficiently and smoothly as possible. We advise our clients on a wide range of investment opportunities, including venture and growth capital, management buy-outs, management buy-ins, vendor-initiated management buy-outs (VIMBOs), and all necessary documentation.

Investing in another business

Whether you are an investor or a business owner seeking investment, we advise clients throughout the process, from the beginning stages of investment right through to final completion. We regularly engage with colleagues across the firm to advise clients on all aspects of the investment process, including relevant documentation and agreements, tax arrangements, share schemes and employee benefits, intellectual property, data protection and privacy issues, and employment issues.

Selling your business

If you are thinking about selling your business, it is important to plan ahead to consider the future and legacy of your business. We seek to fully understand our clients’ objectives and motivations for selling their business and provide support and advice on appropriate exit strategies, managing expectations at each stage of the process. We can advise on the main considerations for sellers, including tax considerations, employment issues, contracts, and collaboration post-acquisition.

Our latest corporate deals

We have been involved in some of Scotland’s most high-profile deals, spanning a large number of sectors and a wide range of deal values. These deals have involved clients at both ends of the spectrum, from large multinational PLCs to some of Scotland’s most exciting and ambitious start-ups.

Related Services

Family Businesses

As a firm that was founded by the MacRobert family in 1861, we have the empathy, understanding and legal expertise to help your family business flourish.
Family Owned Business
Corporate Tax

MacRoberts advises on a broad range of direct and indirect tax issues which arise in commercial transactions, providing pragmatic and straightforward tax advice to fit with your commercial objectives.
Corporate Tax
Banking & Finance

We advise clients across the entire range of mainstream finance legal work required by the Scottish market and are regularly instructed by banks and financial institutions, borrowers and investors to assist in a wide range of matters.
Banking & Finance
Data Protection & Cyber Security

Our team advises clients on the full range of data protection matters to ensure your business is fully compliant with the law.
Data Protection & Cyber Security
Information Technology & Outsourcing

Our leading information technology lawyers can advise on all aspects of your business’s IT projects and contracts, acting for both UK-based and multinational organisations.
Information Technology & Outsourcing
Intellectual Property

Market-leading intellectual property lawyers helping you identify, protect, manage and commercialise your organisation’s intellectual assets.
Intellectual Property

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Our Awards & Accreditations

In 2016, we became one of the first law firms in Scotland to become Living Wage accredited employers.
Winners of Corporate & Commercial Team of the Year and Family Law Team of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards 2020.
Our Real Estate team won the Property Team of the Year Award at the British Legal Awards in 2018.
Winner of SME of the Year at the Scottish SME Awards 2017, hosted by Scottish Business Insider.
Highly Commended for Commercial Team of the Year at the British Legal Awards 2016.
We are a proud member of the Legal Sustainability Alliance, a network of law firms committed to working collaboratively to reduce our environmental impact
In 2019, MacRoberts achieved Cyber Essentials Plus certification, a UK Government entry-level information security standard.
MacRoberts holds the ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Management, the most widely recognised quality management system standard in the world.
MacRoberts holds the ISO14001:2015 certification for Environmental Management, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to environmental awareness.
MacRoberts holds the ISO27001:2013 certification for Information Security, an internationally recognised security gold standard.
Business continuity is a critical element of the Business Management System at MacRoberts and we hold full accreditation with the ISO 22301:2012.
MacRoberts is a member of IP Inclusive, a network of intellectual property professionals working to make our community more equal, diverse and inclusive.
We are active members of the PRIME Programme – an organisation that focuses on ensuring a career in law is open to talent from all economic and social backgrounds.
MacRoberts supports the Scottish Business Pledge, a values-led partnership between Government and business that is based on boosting productivity and competitiveness through fairness, equality and sustainable employment.
We are supporters of the Partnership for Change, a network of organisations and individuals who share a common ambition to improve diversity on boards and in senior leadership.
MacRoberts is a Disability Confident employer, and are committed to disability equality across our firm.
MacRoberts fully supports flexible working practices and supports family-friendly working practices.
MacRoberts became a member of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme in 2018.
MacRoberts is a member of The Glass Network, Scotland's organisation for LGBT+ allied legal professionals.
MacRoberts is a longstanding member of Scotland Food & Drink, the leading trade association for Scotland's food and drink industry.