Meet the team
Ian Mitchell
Partner
Corporate
Phone
0141 302 8431
Address
100 Queen Street Glasgow G1 3DN
About Ian
Ian has 20 years’ experience in advising on corporate and commercial contract work. He has advised a wide range of businesses including large corporates, owner-managed businesses, investors and companies raising investment, public sector bodies, funders and charities.
Ian is experienced in advising businesses on the full range of corporate activities over the life of a business from choice of vehicle on start up through equity and debt fundraisings, corporate governance, share and asset purchases and disposals, joint ventures, restructurings and company wind down.
Ian has particular experience in relation to private equity investment and acted for the Scottish Investment Bank for 10 years advising on its investments into tech, life sciences and renewable energy businesses in Scotland including a period as a secondee investment manager.
Expertise
Highlights
- Acting for the existing shareholders of a Scottish recruitment group in an MBO of the business.
- Acting for the owner of a large site in a contract for the dismantling and sale of infrastructure assets.
- Acting for an investor in a significant investment into a Scotch whisky distillery.
- Advising an investor on the sale of their debt and equity interests in a Canadian company.
News & Insights
From the team
news
Succession planning for farmers can be complex, it’s about more than just retirement and needs thorough consideration
news 3 September 2019
Alastair Keatinge explains why charities' membership models (or lack of them) may be damaging their sustainability
news 27 August 2019
The recent decision in the case of Our Generation Limited v Aberdeen City Council highlights the issue regarding the validity of a notice in a commercial contract
news 8 August 2019
A complicated case sees a remarkable court decision in favour of the telecoms operator which will have important implications for other sites
news
Year two of GDPR will see the start of more stringent enforcement by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), and the end of the informal education phase
news
David Dunsire explains that the Scottish Government’s latest update on the charity law consultation is welcome, but there is more to be done
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