Bellwether Green

Bellwether Green is a commercial legal boutique, headquartered in Glasgow. The corporate team is overseen by the ‘superb and highly commercial’ April Bingham. Their continued success can be attributed to her pragmatism, strong work ethic and natural ability to foster genuine relationships, not only with clients, but with referrers, peers and colleagues. The team handles a consistent flow of complex corporate and commercial work for corporates, institutions, investors, family companies and owner-managed businesses. The team is acclaimed for the following types of work: - Mergers and acquisitions - MBI/MBO - Private equity - Asset sale and purchase - Corporate structuring - Acquisition finance - Corporate governance/shareholder relations - Commercial contract work including: franchise, licence, services, and supply agreements. Consistently listed as a top performer in Experian’s M&A Market Review, the team works with clients across all sectors but has amassed significant experience in professional services, financial services, technology, care and education, engineering, energy, food and drink and motor retail. Clients value the team’s responsiveness and their calm, detailed approach to transactions.

• Advising on the establishment of an employee ownership trust for the holding company of R & W Scott Ltd and transferring ownership of the group to the trust, with funding from Shawbrook Bank;
• Advising on the sale a group of companies to Chase de Vere IFA Group plc;
• Acting for the sellers in the sale of the entire issued share capital of Hamilton Robertson Holdings Limited (Hamilton Robertson Insurance Brokers, C&A Mackie and HRIB London) to Greenwood Group Holdings Limited (Greenwood Moreland), part of the JMG Group;
• Acquisition of the entire issued share capital of All Timerberlines Limited for Acquire-X Limited;
• Advising on the sale of the entire issued share capital of Intelligent Alternatives Limited to Starlight Energy Holding Limited, part of NextEnergy Group.