Ritchie Whyte > Aberdein Considine > Aberdeen, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Aberdein Considine
5-9 BON ACCORD CRESCENT
ABERDEEN
AB11 6DN
United Kingdom

Work Department

Corporate & Business Advisory

Position

Ritchie is a Partner in our Corporate and Business Advisory team and advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, investments and start-ups. He has a wealth of experience in the SME space advising entrepreneurs, investors and owner-managed businesses across a variety of industry sectors, including energy and healthcare. He has become a key commercial contact for firms in Aberdeen, particularly SMEs in the oil and gas sector. He now also acts for a number of fast-growing food and drink industry businesses, including Porter’s Gin and Dark Matter Rum.

Career

Trained with Aberdein Considine; qualified 2007; Associate Partner, Aberdein Considine 2009-2011; Partner, Aberdein Considine 2011-present.

Languages

English.

Memberships

Law Society of Scotland; Trustee of The Garioch Sports Trust Inverurie.

Education

Inverurie Academy; Aberdeen University (2004 LLB Hons); (2005 DIP LP).

Leisure

Football, golf, cooking, wine and travelling.

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland

Having established a solid mid-market corporate practice in the North East of Scotland, Aberdein Considine is notable for its expertise in general and sell-side M&A, MBOs, and start-up and young company equity fund-raising. The team is led from Aberdeen by Ritchie Whyte, overseeing a practice which services major clients across key sectors in Scotland including energy, food and drink, financial services, and healthcare.