Macdonald Henderson is pleased to continue our association with The Business magazine, published by The Times.

Please see our full page advert for this (Spring) quarter’s edition highlighting our firm’s ranking at number 1 for number of deals completed in Scotland, in the Experian (UK &I) M&A Review in 2025, for the second year in a row.

We are pleased to observe sustained levels of deal making into the first quarter of 2026, across a wide range of key sectors. We are grateful to our clients, contacts and friends in business for your support.

We share details of the work we do on a monthly basis.  Please see below, our firm’s activities in March 2026:

Advising UK private equity and growth capital investor, on its investment in a global manufacturer and supplier of professional cleaning and hygiene chemicals;

Advising on the disposal of a well-established Central Belt data destruction provider to a UK plc;

Advising Central Belt family owned industrial and property group on the acquisition of a long established metal recycling business, with acquisition finance provided by RBS;

Advising a leading UK manufacturer and developer of door closers and controls on the acquisition of a UK door hardware provider;

Advising City of London jewellery company on share buybacks from non-involved family shareholders;

Advising West of Scotland drainage solutions provider (industrial and residential) on share options agreement for key contributors to the business;

Advising newly established and growing Glasgow insurance brokerage on equity participation for key executive;

Advising (Northern Irish) recycling technology company on the refinance of the company by founders and removal of existing investor/lender;

Advising leading Scottish road traffic management company on intra family share transfers for estate and tax planning purposes;

Advising Scottish manufacturer in the defence subsea sector on share buybacks from long standing employee shareholders;

Advising a minority investor in a tool hire company on a subscription and shareholders agreement and new articles in relation to the purchase of new shares;

Advising a company providing residential care in Scotland on the purchase of the entire issued share capital of a company providing residential care home services;

Assisting an industrial equipment supply company in relation to negotiating an employee exit by way of a settlement agreement;

Advising leading Scottish welding supply company on stock dispute with EU-based supplier;

Reviewing and advising on general terms and conditions of purchase for an international research company;

Advising a company in the care sector in relation to the creation of an EMI option scheme for key employees;

Updating key employment policies in relation to upcoming legal changes from the Employment Rights Act 2025;

Advising a company in the care sector in the update of their shareholders agreement and drafting various ancillary documentation dealing with a transfer and re-designation of shares;

Acting for business consultancy in purchase of new city centre premises;

Advising property investor in acquisition of multi occupancy let investment;

Acting for sportswear supplier in leasing of trading premises; and

Advising charitable organization in leasing of substantial community premises.