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Dickson Minto WS is a leader in Scotland for investment trusts, thanks in no small part to Bruce Minto and Douglas Armstrong. In 2010, the team undertook work for funds managed by Artemis, Aberforth Partners 
and Baillie Gifford, among others, and highlights included the placement and offering of £195m of new ordinary shares by the UK Commercial Property Trust.

Dundas & Wilson CS LLP has wide-ranging funds expertise, spanning regulated and unregulated fund structures in real estate, private equity and 
venture capital. Its client roster includes Artemis, Scottish Widows Unit Trust Managers, and Clyde Blowers Investment Management. Colin Lawrie leads the practice.

Maclay Murray & Spens LLP is a strong presence in the area of Scottish retail funds as well as the alternativefunds sector, and in 2010 acted for longstanding client Aberdeen Asset management on its £84.7m acquisition of RBS’ fund of hedge fund and long-only multi-manager business. Key figure Michael Livingston divides his time between Edinburgh and London.

The level of service provided by Brodies LLP’s funds practice is ‘invariably high and very client focused – nothing is too much trouble and the team is very aware of the need to get things done faultlessly’. ‘Credible and courteous’ corporate partner Alistair Campbell leads the practice, and advised GKN plc on the structuring of an asset-backed Scottish limited partnership vehicle 
to implement a pension scheme deficit reduction strategy.

Highlights for Frank Doran’s practice at McGrigors LLP included advising Ignis Fund Managers on the creation of new bespoke fixed-interest funds. West Coast Capital is also a client.

At Shepherd and Wedderburn, Michael Wylie has an ability to ‘balance strong technical skills with a commercial approach, delivered in a user-friendly manner and within agreed response times’. The team is principal legal adviser to Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund.

Burness LLP’s Alan Soppitt is a market leader for advice on Scottish limited partnerships used in private equity and other fund situations.

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