Stephen Smith made partner at Kergan Stewart

Stephen Smith

Mr Smith joined Kergan Stewart in 2016 from Brodies and is experienced in all aspects of corporate and commercial law.

Since joining the firm he has worked on a number of deals including the acquisition by Dulux Group Australia Pty of paint manufacturer Craig & Rose; acquisitions for the Clyde Munro Dental Group, investments by the Kelvin Capital Syndicate; equity fund raising by 3FBio Limited; the sale of Direct Business Systems to Apogee Corporate; equity fundraisings by cloud based password manager My1Login; and reorganisation of debt facilities for printing group, the GT4 Group.

Before becoming a lawyer, Mr Smith gained a degree in maths, statistics and accounting and worked as a trader at a privately owned futures commission merchant.

Managing partner Alan Stewart said: “Stephen has played a key role in the growth of the Firm over the past two years and I am delighted to announce his well-deserved promotion to partner.”

Mr Smith added: “I am delighted to have been appointed partner and look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues in the further growth of the business.”