Macdonald Henderson Highlights Key Deals in June 2025
Deal News | Jul 06, 2025 | Macdonald Henderson Ltd
Macdonald Henderson Ltd., a legal advisory firm, recently shared details of its advisory activities in June 2025. The firm has been active across various sectors providing strategic and legal advice. This includes advising on the management buyout (MBO) of Henderson Stone, a prominent Scottish financial planning firm, and advising the Oilfast Group on restructuring its bulk fuel division. Additionally, Macdonald Henderson was involved in the demerger of the Community Care Group into Permissum Care and Thrive Care Scotland. The firm provided advisory services to minority shareholders during the disposal of a leading Scottish building surveying firm to a global property group. Other noteworthy transactions include advising the wood design company Paul Hodgekiss on a share buyback, advising a newly incorporated software company on share transfer agreements, and assisting in several business agreements and employee-related settlements. The comprehensive scope of their activities showcases the firm's diverse capabilities in providing tailored legal and financial advisory services in the Scottish market.
Sectors
- Financial Planning
- Fuel Distribution
- Healthcare and Community Care
- Construction and Property Services
- Wood Design and Manufacturing
- Software Industry
Geography
- Scotland – All highlighted transactions involve companies based in Scotland.
- UK – The broader UK market is relevant due to Oilfast Group's operations.
Industry
- Financial Planning – Relevance due to the advisory work on the MBO of Henderson Stone, a financial planning firm.
- Fuel Distribution – Oilfast Group involved in restructuring, relevant to the fuel distribution sector.
- Healthcare and Community Care – Involvement in the demerger of the Community Care Group, relevant to healthcare.
- Construction and Property Services – Advisory role in the disposal of a Scottish building surveying firm, relevant to construction and property services.
- Wood Design and Manufacturing – Advised Paul Hodgekiss, relevant to wood design and manufacturing.
- Software Industry – Involvement in transactions with a software company.
Financials
Participants
| Name | Role | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macdonald Henderson Ltd. | Legal Advisor | Company | Legal advisory firm involved in multiple transactions. |
| Henderson Stone | Target | Company | Scottish financial planning firm subject to an MBO. |
| Oilfast Group | Client | Company | Scottish-based UK fuel distributor seeking restructuring. |
| Community Care Group | Target | Company | Award-winning care group undergoing demerger. |
| Permissum Care and Thrive Care Scotland | New Entities | Company | Resultant companies from the demerger. |
| Paul Hodgekiss | Subject of Transaction | Company | Scottish wood design and manufacturing company. |
| Scottish building surveying and project management services provider | Target | Company | Company sold to a global property management group. |