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Niall Mackle

Senior Associate

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About

Niall is a senior associate in the Corporate Finance team, based in the firm’s Edinburgh office, who specialises in mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, corporate structuring and commercial contracts.

He has advised clients in a broad range of sectors including technology, renewable energy, hospitality and food and drink.

Within the renewable energy sector, Niall has advised on transactions involving onshore and offshore wind, solar, hydro and battery storage.

Niall’s work on equity investments has included advising start-up and scale-up companies throughout their whole life cycle, from incorporation and seed investment, through each of their fundraising rounds and on their eventual exits. Niall also regularly advises VC firms and PE funds on their investment activity into UK high growth companies.

He has undertaken secondments to BayWa r.e. UK, a UK wind energy developer, and William Grant & Sons, a global drinks company.

Experience

  • Embark Group: acted on its £390 million sale of the business to Lloyds Banking Group.
  • London and Regional Hotels: acted on its UK hotel acquisitions including The Mole Resort, Holiday Inn Edinburgh West, Hampton by Hilton Birmingham JQ, the Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Snowhill and a portfolio of hotels owned by Chardon Hotels.
  • High growth companies: acted on a number of their equity fundraisings including for Prosper, Communion Saves, Gemba, Nium, Bud Systems, Electric Car Scheme, Albert Health, Mhor Energy, Aistetic, Operati, Danu Robotics and Do’Mo Drinks.
  • ESB: acted on its acquisition of a 33% interest in the Gwynt Glas Offshore Floating Windfarm project, with EDF Renewables and Reventus Power each owning 33% of the project.
  • GLIL Infrastructure and Bluefield Solar: acted on their £220 million acquisition of a 247MW portfolio of 58 operational solar assets located across southern and central England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, from Lightsource bp.
  • Circularity Capital: acted on its £10 million investment into ACS Clothing, the UK’s leading circular and sustainable fashion enabler.

Credentials

  • Admitted as a solicitor: Scotland (2018)
  • Notary Public (2018)

Areas of expertise

Sector focus

Office

“I’m delighted that we have had the opportunity to work with Danny and Niall again, as well as the wider Burges Salmon team. It is great to have lawyers on board that are technically excellent, commercially focused and a genuine pleasure to work with.”

Alanna Flett, CNG Fuels

“The Burges Salmon team led by Danny Lee and Niall Mackle was excellent and their commercial and pragmatic approach made for an overwhelmingly positive experience.”

Christine McGregor, BayWa r.e. UK

“I have found Niall Mackle one of the very best, collaborative, and client focused associates I’ve worked with – he has been absolutely brilliant.”

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