MBM Commercial opens in London with partner hire

Scottish legal firm MBM Commercial has opened a new London office, apppointing a City corporate lawyer as its head.

Michael Arnott joins from Farrer & Co, London, where he has been a partner for several years, as MBM's first partner to be permanently based in London. Mr Arnott acts in corporate fundraisings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate work, along with financial restructurings, turnaround finance and formal insolvencies. 

Senior partner Stuart Hendry commented: "We have listened very carefully to several of our key clients in London who have been asking us for some time to put some ‘permanent boots on the ground’. This is a significant step up from the satellite office which we have previously maintained with the help of one of our existing London clients, and we plan to make more appointments to our London team in due course."

Mr Arnott added: “MBM’s unrivalled boutique practice for entrepreneurs, growth companies and investors, and its collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, are among the many qualities that attracted me to the firm.”

The London office is at 5 Albany Court Yard, London W1J 0JF.