We support private healthcare providers across Scotland and the UK with strategic legal advice that addresses regulatory complexity, workforce challenges and commercial growth – helping them deliver care with confidence in a changing landscape.

Sector expertise across private healthcare

Our team supports healthcare businesses throughout their entire lifecycle – from initial market entry and sales and distribution to growth, consolidation and strategic exits. For dental practices, we advise on acquisitions, partnership agreements and compliance, acting for some of Scotland’s fastest-growing groups and helping them scale sustainably or prepare for sale.

In the care sector, we guide operators and investors through major transactions, funding models and operational strategy, ensuring long-term viability and readiness for future divestment or expansion.

For medical aesthetics, we help clinics and practitioners navigate evolving regulation, protect their brand and structure commercial agreements that support both immediate growth and enduring business resilience.

Structuring growth in private healthcare

At MFMac, we provide commercially focused legal services that help private healthcare providers navigate complex regulatory frameworks and deliver transactions with confidence. Our expertise spans corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions and investment planning – ensuring every deal is compliant, commercially viable and aligned with long-term business goals.
We advise operators, investors and founders across the sector – from care homes and dental groups to private clinics and aesthetics businesses – on regulatory compliance, licensing and governance. Whether structuring joint ventures, securing private equity or planning an exit, our team ensures that each transaction is underpinned by robust legal insight and sector-specific regulatory knowledge.

Private Healthcare Insights

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Healthcare Research
Healthcare & Life Sciences

New guidance: What clinical trial sponsors need to know about anonymisation and pseudonymisation of data

With the healthcare industry relying heavily on data for medical research and surveillance studies, it is critically important that sponsors, study sites and CROs know when data falls within the remit of 'personal data', which brings with it additional compliance requirements. 

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Healthcare & Life Sciences

Balancing innovation and compliance in FemTech regulation

FemTech is one of the fastest-growing industries, bringing groundbreaking innovations to women's health. However, with such rapid expansion comes the challenge of ensuring effective regulation keeps pace. In the UK, a potential regulatory gap has emerged, with many FemTech apps operating outside the boundaries of formal healthcare oversight. 

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Employment

Employment podcast: Changes to immigration rules for care workers

In this podcast, immigration specialist Stuart McWilliams, a Partner in MFMac's Healthcare team,  discusses with David Hossack the recent changes to the immigration rules for care workers, how this will affect recruitment in the sector and what businesses can do to prepare for future changes. 

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Our private health legal experts

Our private health legal experts deliver clarity, strategy and results for private healthcare providers.

  • Valerie Armstrong-Surgenor

    Partner

    Valerie advises private health clients on commercial contracts, data protection and regulatory compliance.

  • Stewart Moy

    Legal Director

    Stewart supports private health organisations with corporate structuring, governance and strategic legal advice.

  • Victoria McMurray

    Legal Director

    Victoria is experienced in advising private health providers on commercial transactions and operational frameworks.

  • Gary Baines

    Partner

    Gary advises private health clients on commercial structuring, regulatory compliance and strategic transactions.

  • Melissa Hall

    Legal Director

    Mel provides legal support to private health clients on service agreements, procurement and compliance matters.

  • Lindsey Cartwright

    Partner

    Lindsey represents private health clients in disputes and regulatory investigations, with a focus on risk and reputation management.

  • David Wylie

    Partner

    David advises private health organisations on commercial strategy, acquisitions and sector-specific compliance.

  • Julie Hamilton

    Partner

    Julie is a highly ranked litigator and Solicitor Advocate who helps healthcare providers resolve complex disputes across IP, commercial contracts and professional liability with strategic precision. 

  • Michael Kelly

    Partner

    Michael is a top-ranked M&A lawyer who leads high-value healthcare transactions with a pragmatic, commercially focused approach that consistently delivers results.

  • Paul Geoghegan

    Partner

    Paul is a corporate law specialist with deep experience advising healthcare clients on acquisitions, restructures and governance, ensuring deals are compliant, efficient and future-ready.

  • Lauren McLeod

    Associate

    Lauren is a commercial and data protection specialist with deep expertise in healthcare and life sciences, advising clients on everything from IP strategy and software licensing to regulatory compliance and complex commercial contracts.

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