Kenny Irons
Partner, Commercial Property
Kenny has extensive knowledge of property issues for multi-national and large corporate clients, SMEs and family businesses operating in a wide range of sectors including finance, investment, retail, development, energy and waste management.
Kenny frequently leads cross-border transactions and works with other teams in Gillespie Macandrew and collaboratively with other professionals and intermediaries.
Recent assignments include acting on behalf of a syndicate of banks in a multi-million cross-border financing transaction, land sales on behalf of major high street and out of town retailers and various purchase and leasing arrangements for mid to large corporate organisations.
Kenny allies his technical ability with excellent market knowledge and a pragmatic attitude. Clients value Kenny’s “can do” approach to their work. According to the latest edition of legal directory Chambers & Partners, one client calls him “an excellent lawyer who is very practical and focused on what he needs to do to complete the deal”.
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Experience:
- Advised Wire Oast Limited, an SPV established by Avignon Capital, on the acquisition of the portfolio of two supermarkets in the West Retail Park in Milngavie and on Byres Road in the west end of Glasgow. Learn more
- Assisted AMA (Tor 1) Limited with the purchase of property with complex deferred consideration terms, secured planning for development of luxury apartments and townhouses and then refinanced the key development asset in central Edinburgh.
- Acted for Majestic (Belford) Limited in their refinance of a key development asset in central Edinburgh.
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Recent News & Insights by Kenny
09 February 2021 | Time to read: 2 mins
Gillespie Macandrew advises on landmark Waitrose deal
By Kenny Irons
We recently advised on the purchase of two Waitrose stores in Glasgow for £23.2m.