RBG Holdings, which comprises Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal, has dismissed market speculation it is looking to be acquired. The business, which includes the litigation-focused Rosenblatt and the corporate-focused Memery Crystal within its legal services division, RBG Legal Services, listed on the AIM market in 2018. However, it has seen revenue, profits and its share price […]
This week: HSF and Kramer Levin isn’t the only merger in town, while another firm takes action after a staff survey revealed much dissatisfaction with its choice of tea.
What do you mean you don’t remember our Horizon email of two years ago about the Shropshire legal market? It had plenty of rambling whimsy, some irrelevant historical facts and the advice at the end that two distantly-related firms, FBC Manby Bowdler and Lanyon Bowdler, should come together to create a West Midlands superpower. That prediction […]
For the first time, The Lawyer has analysed the UK revenues of the nation’s 300 largest legal businesses, bringing together the traditional UK firms, the American firms in London and the Big Four. But what are the key takeaways?
Bates Wells is one of the leading firms on the ‘purpose’ front. But its management is also trying to boost its lawyers’ business sense.
Simpson Millar has recorded yet another year of losses, with turnover falling from £31.3m to £19m in the 2023 calendar year. The personal injury and clinical negligence firm last turned a profit in 2015 and made a pre-tax loss of £14.3m in 2023, its Companies House accounts reveal. After its former parent the Fairpoint Group […]
This week in Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis… London: Howard Kennedy has elected a new managing partner to succeed its long-time leader Craig Emden. Head of real estate James Stewart won the vote and will take up the position at the head of the firm from 1 May 2025. Emden has been sole managing partner […]
Hamlins has announced its acquisition of boutique practice Swan Turton to bulk up its media and tech practices. The deal marks what Hamlins hopes to be the first of a number of acquisitions, as it is actively considering others to pursue further growth after a number of years of modest upticks. The acquisition will take […]
Media and reputation firm Schillings has opened its first European office outside of the UK by launching in Dublin. The office will offer advice in crisis management, risk mitigation and “opportunity harnessing” with further service lines in “intelligence, law, communications, diplomacy and security to handle high stakes situations”. Schillings CEO David Imison said of the […]
The announced merger between South Coast firm Lester Aldridge and London’s Mackrell Solicitors has been called off at a late stage, The Lawyer can reveal. The two firms announced a tie-up in May, with the deal set to complete in September 2024. Lester Aldridge had a strong 2023/24, with revenue up 12 per cent from […]
Stowe Family Law has new owners after being bought by Bahrain-headquartered private equity house Investcorp from Livingbridge for an undisclosed sum. It is Investcorp’s first foray into the legal sector. Livingbridge acquired the divorce-focused firm in 2017, after which it went on a huge expansion drive, opening more than 50 new offices across the UK […]
In this week’s edition: the regional outfit focusing on responsible business; and which firm takes inspiration from Doctor Who for its office decor?