Laura Donald

Laura Donald joined MBM’s Corporate and US teams as a Director in early 2023.

Laura has spent over three decades in corporate and commercial law in the US (and now in Scotland), working on M&A transactions, equity investments, corporate governance matters and commercial agreements. As a member of MBM’s US team, Laura supports businesses as they expand in the US, from initial set up to investment and subsequently to exit. She also advises local clients receiving funding from US investors. Laura has worked on significant M&A transactions involving the sale of MBM’s technology clients to US private equity and strategic buyers. She has also advised Scottish and international venture capital funds on early-stage investments into US technology companies.

After graduating from Stanford Law School, Laura began her career in the Silicon Valley in California, advising early stage and high-growth companies on their formation, fundraising, day-to-day running of their businesses, commercial contracts, corporate governance and exit through an initial public offering or sale transaction, Prior to joining MBM Commercial, she spent 16 years in the Corporate Law division of NYSE listed Albertsons, rising to Group Vice President. As a former in-house counsel, Laura recognizes that companies appreciate a pragmatic, commercial approach from their external advisors and brings this perspective to her practice at MBM.