Regional player Shakespeare Martineau post-merger turnover drops to £71m Kathryn McCann Shakespeare Martineau has revealed its first post-merger turnover figure of £71m, down 6% on the combined figure of £75.6m for…
45 jobs at risk as Shakespeare Martineau launches post-merger redundancy round Kathryn McCann Newly-merged firm Shakespeare Martineau has launched a redundancy consultation which could see the loss of 45 jobs, mainly within the…
Shakespeares and SGH Martineau confirm merger for 15 June – set to create new £75m national player Legal Business Creating Shakespeare Martineau, Midland firms Shakespeares and SGH Martineau have confirmed they will merge on 15 June with Andy Raynor…
Stake your claim – Shakespeares and SGH Martineau confirm talks to create £75m national player as consolidation drive continues Kathryn McCann The push among regional players to consolidate continues with news today (2 March) of one of the most notable deals…
News in brief – February 2015 Legal Business KENNEDYS OPENS IN SCOTLAND Last month, Kennedys finally entered the Scottish market with the opening of offices in Glasgow and…
‘We have something to prove’: Raynor takes the top role at Shakespeares as Wilson departs Kathryn McCann Chief client officer Andy Raynor will take the chief executive role at Midlands-based Shakespeares, as current incumbent Paul Wilson departs…
Irwin Mitchell replaced by Shakespeares on National Grid’s UK panel after review Legal Business Top 30 UK firm Irwin Mitchell last month lost its place on energy giant National Grid’s legal panel to Shakespeares,…
Consolidation watch: serial acquirer Shakespeares targets City practice through Davenport Lyons merger David Stevenson It may not have attracted as much attention as DWF this year but Midlands challenger firm Shakespeares shows no sign of…
Redundancy watch: MMS loses 28 staff and Shakespeares launches consultation as Ashurst’s Scottish fallout continues Francesca Fanshawe Redundancy is a word that has been heard rather less over the quieter summer months but yesterday (9 September) Scottish…
Birmingham’s Shakespeares becomes 72nd ABS of 2013 Francesca Fanshawe Number of firms granted licences by SRA hits 2012 levels The number of firms granted alternative business structure (ABS) status…
Disruptive Models: ABS tally for 2013 reaches 2012 level as Shakespeares becomes latest to convert Legal Business The number of firms granted alternative business structure (ABS) status in 2013 has now hit the same level as for…
Shakespeares and Harvey Ingram announce merger Legal Business Acquisitive Birmingham firm Shakespeares has continued its explosive growth of the last few years by announcing that it is set…
