Armstrong Watson Legal M&A Opportunities

LAW81	Criminal and civil law firm for sale	Company specialises in criminal and civil law including disputes negotiation/resolution, crime, child care, actions against the police, family, personal injury, serious fraud, prison law, sports law and more. Turnover breakdown: 70% criminal and 30% civil. Turnover £1.6m EBITDA £333,000. Based in London but re-locatable.
LAW80	Will writing and probate business for sale	Profitable, established group providing extensive range of inheritance related legal services including will writing, probate services and setting up trusts. Nationwide customer base. 12,000 wills currently stored. Turnover £2m, PBT £500,000. Based in Yorkshire but could be relocated.
LAW79	Sole practitioner looking for senior fee earners to head up new offices	Sole practitioner with plans to expand by establishing new branch offices in Lancashire/Cheshire is looking for senior staff to head up these offices. A good package would be available depending upon experience and the individual's own following. Would also consider acquisition of practices in this area where senior fee earners could be retained.
LAW78	Leeds area - Bolt on, merger or acquisition opportunities sought	Proactive and innovative Manchester based commercial/PI law firm is seeking to establish a presence in Leeds and is looking for bolt on, merger or acquisition opportunities. Any specialism considered, but ideal fit would be commercial and/or niche disciplines. City centre vicinity premises already secured.
LAW77	Firm for sale	North east based firm of solicitors established for over 35 years. Services include residential and commercial conveyancing, leases, rental agreements and general family matters. Turnover £180,000.
LAW74	Personal injury law firm for sale	North west legal practice, established for over 10 years; the Principal of the business is now considering retirement. The law firm is predominantly (>90%) Personal Injury with the remainder a mix of Commercial Litigation and Insolvency advice. The Personal Injury department currently has 900 lives cases of which 90% are RTA; the remainder are EL and PL claims. Turnover £1.2m with gross profit of £840k.
LAW73	Looking for sole practitioner or two partner firms to acquire	A growing Yorkshire based firm of solicitors is seeking the opportunity to acquire sole practitioner/two partner firms throughout Yorkshire, Cumbria and the North East to add to their established network of offices. Consultancy, earn out, and employment are all options open to negotiation. Preference is for firms with wills and probate, conveyancing, private family, commercial property, agriculture areas of expertise.
LAW72	Looking for immigration practice to acquire	Firm wishes to acquire immigration practice (not asylum or individuals) with fees in excess of £1m and up to £3m.
LAW69	Merger sought	A sole practitioner immigration specialist looking to merge with another specialising in the same field.
LAW68	Firm looking to acquire work in progress	Successful, well established firm that wishes to grow faster looking to acquire immigration work in progress.
LAW67	Buy-in opportunity	Two partner, north London practice, specialising in commercial property. One partner is due to retire and the other wishes to continue.
LAW66	Looking for personal injury cases/practices to acquire	Regional practice with national client base seeks personal injury/clinical negligence caseloads/practices. Cash paid upfront. Will consider small caseloads of any type and size.
LAW65	Looking for a firm to acquire/merge with	Prominent and highly successful Yorkshire practice looking for opportunities to merge with or acquire law firms throughout Yorkshire and the north west of England. Individuals and teams also considered. All work types considered with a preference for a corporate/commercial aspect. Bradford, Sheffield, Harrogate, Manchester and Carlisle of particular interest.
LAW64	Individual sought	Cumbrian corporate law firm looking to add individuals, potentially at partner level to its fee earning team. Corporate experience and a following preferred.
LAW54	Investment sought	Yorkshire law firm looking for investment from private equity or individual investors/business angels in a new venture involving online and shop front presence making full use of technology to provide legal services in a much more customer focused manner.

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