Gavin Buchan > Lindsays > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Lindsays Offices

Lindsays
CALEDONIAN EXCHANGE
19A CANNING STREET
EDINBURGH
EH3 8HE
United Kingdom
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Gavin Buchan

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0131 656 5764 gavinbuchan@lindsays.co.uk

Work Department

Banking and Finance, Commercial Property

Position

Gavin is a Banking Partner within the Commercial department based in Edinburgh.

He is a banking expert with experience of advising both borrowers and lenders in relation to general corporate and commercial banking transactions, bridging finance, renewables finance, rural/agri finance, acquisition finance, social housing finance, healthcare finance, private banking and corporate restructurings.  He regularly provides Scots law advice in relation to cross border transactions.

Gavin has a particular specialism in all aspects of real estate finance work with considerable knowledge of dealing with both investment and development finance transactions.

Career

2000-2002 – Davidson Chalmers LLP – Trainee solicitor; 2002-2004 – Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP – Assistant, Real Estate; 2004-2016 – Maclay Murray & Spens LLP – Associate, Banking & Finance; 2016-to date – Lindsays – Partner

Memberships

Law Society of Scotland

Education

1994-1998 – University of Dundee – LLB (Hons)

1998-1999 – University of Glasgow – Diploma in Legal Practice

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Finance > Banking and finance

With a varied client list of major lenders and borrowers, Lindsays banking group specialises in property and corporate finance, but also has extensive experience of private banking, bridging, development and rural finance. Property finance specialist Gavin Buchan leads the team, having previously acted on a variety of large scale portfolio refinance transactions, many involving cross-border elements.

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