Gillespie Macandrew Boosts Property Department Assets

Gillespie Macandrew has boosted its assets in its commercial property teams with the appointment of Kirsty Macpherson as partner and the recruitment of a new solicitor for its key client investment team.

Kirsty joined the firm in 2002 where she specialised in Lending and Security Law and the renewable energy sector.

Over the last year Kirsty has handled the sale of a £14million brownfield site assembly and windfarm leases with an anticipated income stream in excess of £80,000 per annum. Kirsty is also convener of the Firm's Secured Lending group and is a Member of Board for the Women in Business Group of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce.

Kirsty's promotion brings the number of partners in the firm to 22. Derek McCulloch, Head of Commercial, said: "Kirsty is already a valuable member of our key client investment team within Commercial Property and her experience with us over the past five years in major Brownfield, Secured Lending and Renewable Energy deals together with her client relationship skills has allowed us to make this promotion within our growing practice."

The Commercial Property team has been further bolstered by the appointment of Hazel Tait
as Solicitor, who joins from Harper McLeod and who will also take on the role of convener of
the Firm's Renewable Energy Group.