Craig Scott

Craig Scott, Chief Executive Officer at Hill Dickinson LLP

Craig Scott is the incoming Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hill Dickinson LLP, a leading international law firm. He will be succeeding long-serving CEO Peter Jackson, who will step down in April 2024.25

Background

• Craig Scott has over 26 years of experience as a corporate and private equity lawyer, specializing in mergers and acquisitions.34
• He joined Hill Dickinson in 2010 after working at two other large international law firms.1
• Prior to becoming CEO, Scott was the national head of Hill Dickinson's Corporate team and head of the firm's Business Services Group from 2021 to April 2024.15
• He is one of the first solicitors in the North West to hold the corporate finance qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.1

Experience

Some of Craig Scott's notable transactions include:

• Advising Downing Student Trust on the £439 million sale of Guernsey Unit Trust1
• Advising management on the £1 billion MBO of JLA backed by Cinven1
• Acting for Next Wave Partners on the sale of Fox International Group to Mayfair Private Equity1
• Advising Mercia and Enterprise Ventures Growth II on the MBOs of Parkcloud Total Resources (UK) and Quick Reach Powered Access1
• Advising Fishawack Group on its acquisition of California-based Carling Communications and seven other UK and US transactions1

Affiliations

• Member of the Law Society1

Languages

• French (basic)1