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William Mcintosh
Work Department
Corporate department.
Position
Will is a corporate partner at Brodies LLP, specialising in domestic and cross-border M&A and Private Equity transactions. He has over 25 years’ experience, practising in the UK and France, and is co-chair of the international Private Equity Committee of the American Bar Association.
He has particular sectorial expertise in tech and life sciences. With a previous career in intellectual property, he is now heavily focused on tech M&A/PE deals. He advises a number of US and European PE/VC funds, as well as high growth companies and multinationals. His corporate clients include software “unicorns” and listed companies, as well as sectorial leaders in technology, biosecurity, life sciences and energy.
Career
Trained Lindsays, Edinburgh; qualified 1994; Poitrinal & Associés, Paris 1995-99; Lindsays 1999-2010; partner Brodies LLP 2010 to present. In addition to regular articles on the exploitation of Scotland’s technology base, William initiated and co-wrote a series of reports on commercialisation best practice within the university sectors, including the ‘Report on University Technology Transfer Policies and Practices’ which has been widely disseminated within university technology transfer circles. Director and vice-president of the Franco-Scottish Business Club Limited.
Languages
French.
Memberships
Franco-Scottish Business Club Limited; Franco-British Lawyers’ Society.
Education
Ampleforth College, Yorkshire; University of Edinburgh (1992 LLB Hons); University of Edinburgh (1993 diploma in Legal Practice).
Leisure
Telemark skiing, canoeing, scuba diving, climbing, fly fishing, member of the British Hand Gliding and Paragliding Association.
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
(Leading individuals)With offices in key business hubs including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, the corporate and commercial team at Brodies LLP offers expertise across the full range of corporate matters, advising the most prominent private and public companies and high-net-worth individuals in the market. Noted for a particular strength in cross-border M&A, the team is led by the highly experienced Neil Burgess
, who has a phenomenal track record across multiple sectors including manufacturing and engineering, food and drink and renewable energy. Shuna Stirling brings specialist expertise in corporate real estate matters, while William Mcintosh‘s practice focuses heavily on the US and complex M&A mandates in particular. David Lightbody, is highly sought after for his knowledge of investments, restructurings and company law, senior associate Paul Breen is adept at handling bespoke commercial contracts and company regulatory matters.