History of mergers: State of the union
‘The global Magic Circle is all American. The reality is that the English Magic Circle are now competing with the next…
Legal mergers
BLM salaried partners forced to re-apply for roles as Clyde merger looms
Salaried partners at BLM will have to re-apply for their positions once the firm’s merger with Clyde & Co goes…
America or bust: Ashurst on the hunt for US merger partner
Ashurst is understood to be pursuing merger partners in the US as a strategic priority, rekindling its aspirations towards a…
‘Buffeted from both sides’: City partners react as Clyde & Co and BLM finalise merger
With partners from Clyde & Co and BLM recently voting through their £700m merger, observers have offered conflicting views on…
Clyde & Co and BLM to merge with partner vote imminent
Clyde & Co and BLM are at an advanced stage of merger discussions, with both sets of partnerships due to vote on…
US march into London continues as Armstrong Teasdale completes acquisition
Missouri-bred Armstrong Teasdale has made an ambitious London launch via the acquisition of Kerman & Co and its 50 lawyers…
Knights puts hand in pocket again for £28.6m double acquisition
Knights has made its largest splash to date, taking £28.6m out of its war chest to acquire two more regional…
‘We’re taking proximate steps’: DAC doubles up in Madrid with 20-lawyer hire
DAC Beachcroft is looking for further opportunities in Europe and South America after doubling the size of its Madrid office…
‘Developing market share’: Weightmans opens shop in Newcastle through Watson Burton acquisition
National player Weightmans has expanded into North East England after acquiring Newcastle-based firm Watson Burton, adding nine partners to the…
Dentons double merger adds 300 lawyers to create ‘first truly national US law firm’
Dentons will have more than 1,000 lawyers across 33 US markets following the latest in a long line of tie-ups…
‘A real competitor’: Kingsley Napley strengthens employment practice with Archon Solicitors acquisition
Kingsley Napley has acquired Archon Solicitors to create a combined employment practice of seven partners and 11 associates. Corinne Aldridge, managing…
Dentons makes it five mergers in a month with Argentina and Uruguay tie-ups
Dentons has capped off an expansive summer, even by its own standards, announcing it is to enter Argentina and Uruguay through…
The deal is off: A&O and O’Melveny call an end to transatlantic merger talks
Allen & Overy has conceded the ‘compelling synergies’ between it and O’Melveny & Myers were not quite enough to seal…
DWF makes first post-IPO splash with £3m Warsaw office acquisition
DWF is expanding into Poland with the £3m acquisition of K&L Gates’ 11-partner Warsaw office, its first investment since going public…
Ince & Co administrator reveals partners had ‘no appetite’ to rescue failing firm with £8.5m cash injection
Ince & Co partners ruled out a £8.5m capital injection that may have saved the firm from financial failure, according to…
‘Too far apart’: Ashfords and Boyes Turner abandon £60m merger talks
Southern English law firms Ashfords and Boyes Turner have ditched their proposed merger which was set to go live in May after…
‘Scale and investment capability’: Ashfords and Boyes Turner merger to create £60m southern force
South west-based Ashfords and Thames Valley firm Boyes Turner are primed to merge, creating a 100 partner-strong £60m southern law firm. The…
Gordon Dadds to become largest listed firm with £43m acquisition of Ince
Gordon Dadds is set to become the UK’s largest listed law firm by revenue after acquiring Ince & Co for an…
‘Fit like a glove’: Gordon Dadds brings Ince into the modern era, says leadership
The lack of overlap between Gordon Dadds and Ince & Co made the tie-up an ‘overwhelmingly attractive proposition’, the firms’ leaders say.…
Knights builds on IPO acquisition strategy with £8.5m deal for Leicester law firm
Staffordshire-based Knights has dipped into its IPO ‘war chest’ again, acquiring Leicester’s largest law firm in a multi-million pound deal. It marks…