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.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Developed the team from within, resulting in superb continuity of service and understanding of a client's business.’

  • ‘Ritchie Whyte shows excellent understanding of a client's business; deals with complexity well, and always delivers work on a timely basis.’

  • 'Ritchie and his team have been great with us through our transitions over the past year. His personal approach along with the team has helped in this interesting period.'

  • 'Ritchie has worked closely with me and the way the team have dealt with everything has been very professional, and they have gone above and beyond.'

Key clients

  • STATS Group
  • Brimmond Group
  • Texo Group
  • Right Medicine Group
  • Vulcan Completion Products
  • AVC Immedia
  • Porter Pharmacy Group
  • LFH Engineering
  • Elevator
  • Utility ROV Services

Work highlights

  • Advising Vulcan Completion Products on its equity investment from Sawafi.
  • Advising the shareholders of Cable Solutions (Worldwide) on the disposal of the entire issued share capital to Dron & Dickson.
  • Advising Management Team on MBO of AVC Immedia from Immedia Group PLC.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ritchie Whyte