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Burges Salmon LLP Offices
Atria One
144 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EX
United Kingdom
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Danny Lee
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Danny is a partner in the firm’s corporate finance team, having joined Burges Salmon’s new Scottish office in 2019. Danny specialises in corporate finance and company law, including M&A, joint ventures, private equity and restructurings. Danny covers a range of sectors, but with a particular focus on the energy sector (notably renewables), food and drink, technology and life sciences/pharma sectors. Recent experience includes: advising Panoramic Growth Equity on its investment in Big Drop Brewing Company; advising Fern Fibre Limited and Octopus Investments on the acquisition of internet service provider M12 Solutions and the Giganet brand together with a £250m funding package; advising Riverstone on the sale of Forsa Energy’s distributed flexible power generation platform to Tiger Infrastructure Partners; advising Calcivis on its equity investment by SIB and Archangels; advising Genus plc on its strategic investment in genetics improvement consultancy, Xelect.
Career
Biggart Baillie, 1997-2005 (Trainee and Associate)
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, 2005-2019 (Partner since 2007)
Burges Salmon LLP, 2019-present (Partner)
Memberships
Law Society of Scotland
Education
University of Edinburgh (LLB (Hons) 1992-1996, Dip. LP (1997)).
Leisure
Enjoys football, tennis, F1, travelling and music.
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
(Leading individuals)Burges Salmon LLP
continues to handle a steady stream of national and international acquisitions, high-value private equity transactions, and complex joint ventures; with particular strength in the energy, technology, life sciences and biotech sectors. The team is led by Danny Lee, who specialises in M&A and brings ‘first-rate’ experience of the renewables sector in particular. Corporate director Joanna Monaghan is also instrumental, who as well as transactional work, offers significant experience in corporate governance and company law. Malcolm Donald joined from Stronachs LLP in November 2022, bringing extensive experience in the energy sector, especially relating to the energy transition and renewables.
London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
‘Always client-centric, always available‘, Burges Salmon LLP frequently handles buy and sell-side transactions for management teams, sponsors, and investor clients. Based between Bristol and London, practice head Mark Shepherd has most recently worked with portfolio companies in the automotive and leisure sectors. Danny Lee – who divides his time between London and Edinburgh – is experienced in both buyouts and investment transactions, while Richard Spink is a key port of call for the firm’s ultra-high-net-worth client base. Legal director Tim Roberts is also recommended. Andrew Mills, former head of PE at MJ Hudson, joined the team in April 2023. All named lawyers are based between Bristol and London unless stated otherwise.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow Scotland > Corporate and commercial