Corporate
Stronachs’ corporate team is renowned for its work in mergers, acquisitions and disposals, private equity investment and supporting the activities of shareholders, management teams and business owners.
A Scottish firm with an international outlook, Stronachs’ corporate team has the breadth of expertise, depth of knowledge and the resources to complete any transaction and support your business through the many legal challenges faced from start-up to exit.
Our strength lies in the commercially astute skill of our lawyers and the solution-driven approach they take representing clients in a diverse range of sectors and markets. Our team takes a collaborative approach and, coupled with their vast expertise and experience, that enables us to advise our clients in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
We continue to grow in the corporate transactional field due to our close relationship with our clients and the business community. The corporate team supports transactions and other activity worth hundreds of millions of pounds every year.
The corporate team works closely with all of the firm’s other legal service disciplines, providing integrated support to clients ranging from listed companies to owner managed businesses and partnerships across Scotland and the rest of the UK.
Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
Including the acquisition or disposal of businesses (by way of shares or assets), MBO / MBI transactions and joint ventures
Equity Funding / Investments
Including advising investors, investee companies and management teams in respect of private equity and venture capital transactions
Insolvency / Restructuring
Including pre-insolvency advice and restructuring, advice in relation to receivership, administration and other creditor or member led insolvency processes, and solvent group reorganisations
Business Start-ups & Corporate Support
Including support and advice for new business ventures, drafting or updating constitutional documents, ongoing corporate, company secretarial and commercial support for companies, partnerships and LLPs and dealing with shareholder or other stakeholder disputes
Commercial agreements
Including the preparation / review and negotiation of supply agreements, agency agreements, distributor agreements and other commercial contracts
Shares Schemes / Employee Incentives
Including EMI and other approved share option schemes, unapproved share schemes, bonus arrangements and employee shareholder schemes
Key Contacts
To make an enquiry, please contact a member of staff below or call 01224 845 845

Ross Gardner

Neil Forbes

Ross Linn

Callum Armstrong

David Rennie

William Miller
Corporate News & Insights
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Identity Verification (IDV): New Companies House Requirements from 18 November 2025
From 18 November 2025, Companies House will introduce mandatory identity verification (IDV) for all company directors and Persons of Significant Control (PSCs).
