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Lindsays
CALEDONIAN EXCHANGE
19A CANNING STREET
EDINBURGH
EH3 8HE
United Kingdom
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David Wood

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0131 656 5682 [email protected]

Work Department

Corporate, Technology and Education.

Position

David is a partner and head of the corporate and technology group. He specialises in corporate sales, mergers and acquisitions, MBO’s, joint ventures, investments, fund raisings and all types of general commercial and contractual arrangements. He regularly gets 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 IP and IT matters with an emphasis on IT focused contracts such as software and hardware procurement, software licensing, e-commerce terms and conditions and policies. He also has considerable expertise in matters such as IP licensing, research and development agreements, data protection and freedom of information.

David deals with a number of key clients in the education sector, including the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews.

Career

Trained Paull & Williamsons; qualified 1990; Dundas & Wilson 1992-2004; partner in corporate/technology 2001; partner Lindsays July 2004; head of corporate and technology group.

Education

Robert Gordon’s College, Aberdeen; University of Aberdeen (LLB; Diploma in Legal Practice).

Leisure

Golf, football.

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow

The corporate and commercial team at Lindsays attracts instructions from UK and international corporates, private investors and financial institutions, with a growing portfolio of early stage venture capital mandates, advising both active investors and companies seeking funding. Notable sectors of focus include the healthcare, tech, and professional services spaces. Practice head David Wood has a core focus on M&A, while also regularly engaging with commercial mandates pertaining to IP. Peter Tweedie is well regarded for his strength acting on M&A in the retail and hospitality sectors, whereas Ian Mitchell is particularly accomplished at private equity and venture capital transactions. Nick Howie, who joined from Anderson Strathern in September 2023, is ‘excellent at dealing with tricky or complex issues’. Alastair Smith is also recommended.

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