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Craig joined the firm in 2010 having previously worked at international law firm DLA Piper and Halliwells. He has over 25 years’ corporate transactional experience for corporates, management teams and equity houses. Craig was formerly national head of Hill Dickinson’s national Corporate team and is now head of Hill Dickinson’s largest division, the Business Services Group, incorporating teams such as Corporate and Banking, Real Estate and Construction, Commercial Litigation and related contentious law services and Employment and Pensions.
Craig specialises in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity-funded transactions covering all forms of share and asset acquisitions and disposals, auction sale processes, mergers, corporate joint ventures and equity investments. He is part of a specialist team with extensive experience of private equity transactions and has also acted on several major corporate finance transactions for listed companies.
Craig completed his law degree at Sheffield University (LLB Hons) and attended Chester College of Law. He was one of the first solicitors in the North West to hold the corporate finance qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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Experience
- Advising Downing Student Trust and its management in connection with the formation of Guernsey Unit Trust and its subsequent £439 million sale to a corporate fund buyer backed by investment from Tristan Capital
- Advising management in relation to the large deal segment MBO of JLA backed by new investment from Cinven to exit Hg Capital
- Acting for Next Wave Partners on the sale of Fox International Group to Mayfair Private Equity and co-investment terms for Next Wave
- Advising Mercia and Enterprise Ventures Growth II on the MBO’s of Parkcloud Total Resources (UK) and Quick Reach Powered Access
- Advising Dorma Deutschland GmbH in connection with the corporate purchases of Ascot Doors, Aluspec and ADRS Solutions by their UK group
- Advising management in respect of the SBO of Fishawack backed by significant investment from Bridgepoint Europe VI, a €1.57 billon middle market buyout fund and securing the exit of Fishawack’s prior PE investor, LDC.
- Advising Next Wave Partners and Delivery Group on the sale of P2P mailing to FedEx for £92 million and subsequent group MBO for £116 million
- Advising on the merger of Secured Mail and CMS (London) Limited to create the £200 million+ t/o The Delivery Group Limited
- Acting for Fishawack Group on its acquisition of California based Carling Communications and seven other UK and US based corporate transactions including the Hive Health Group and PRMA Consulting.
- Advising Downing Student Trust in connection with the £193 million sale of eight Guernsey Unit trusts to a fund managed by HSBC Alternative Investments Limited
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Affiliations
- Member of the Law Society
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Languages
- French (basic)
Craig Scott's Expertise
Corporate
