David regularly advises on major acquisitions, deals and joint ventures involving commercial and intellectual property and IT

David Wood is a Partner and Head of our Corporate and Commercial group. 

He specialises in corporate sales, mergers and acquisitions, MBOs, joint ventures, investments, fund raisings, and general commercial and contractual arrangements. 

He is regularly involved in establishing corporate joint ventures, as well as significant collaborative partnerships, strategic commercial projects, and documenting and negotiating shareholder agreements.  

David also advises in relation to non-contentious intellectual property and IT matters, with an emphasis on IT-focused contracts such as software and hardware procurement, software licensing, and e-commerce terms and conditions and policies. 

He also has considerable expertise in matters such as IP licensing, R&D agreements, data protection, and freedom of information.

Highlights

  • Advising on the sale of a UK/French software company to a US purchaser in a multimillion dollar transaction.
  • Advising and assisting the University of Edinburgh in connection with the creation of a £100 million research centre that brings together the Roslin Institute, the neuropathogenesis unit of the Institute of Animal Health, and the University's School of Veterinary Studies.
  • Advising on the sub-contracting arrangements between the University of Edinburgh, HPCX Ltd, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council in respect of services relating to a new supercomputer (>£50 million).
  • Advising a major Scottish university on its European collaborative and strategic IP projects. 
  • Advising the universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow in connection with their shareholding arrangements in a new joint venture company with Scottish Enterprise regarding the IP collaboration with Wyeth, a significant US pharmaceutical company. 
  • Supporting Scottish universities on their technology spin outs and IP matters, including in respect of the commercialisation and exploitation of IP rights.

Recognition

David Wood did an excellent job of managing what turned out to be quite a complicated commercial sale. He showed a wide range and depth of knowledge and was able to call on others quickly when aspects were outwith his area of expertise to create a very coherent service. He was always friendly and helpful and was instrumental in keeping things moving when the sale was in danger of getting bogged down. The advice he gave was always to the point and explained clearly and his approachable manner meant you always felt able to ask questions. He went out of his way to provide a supportive, high-quality service.

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