Any merger should seek to build a sustainable competitive advantage. What this means in practice is that vision is needed to create a client proposition which is more compelling than […]

In a number of recent surveys it is apparent that most Legal Practices are in a better position financially now that they were before March 2020 but will this last? […]

In recent months, we have seen a big increase in the number of mergers and acquisitions being reported in the legal press, with the likes of Knights plc and other […]

2021 has seen the usual rash of consolidator deals, but strikingly it has also seen an increased number of what might be termed traditional mergers where 2 firms come together […]

A recent matter undertaken by ALFMA member Bennett Briegal LLP is a good example of growth by acquiring a team, rather than acquiring the entirety of a law firm.  You […]

One matter which is often given limited attention in merger discussions and documents is the valuation of Work in Progress (by which I include all unbilled work variously classed in […]

The acquisition activities of law firms make headlines in the legal press every week, but what are the trends to expect in 2021? Law firm strategy experts, Andrew Hedley, Andrew […]

We are currently seeing more “buyers” in the market than we have seen in the past 20 years. These firms have emerged from 2020 in a leaner state, with less […]

Last year I wrote an article for “Managing for Success” magazine looking at the topic of merger, acquisition or organic growth. Given the effects of Covid19 on the market, I […]