Corporate and commercial - Elsewhere in the North
Dickinson Dees LLP Tees Valley
Endeavour Partnership LLP Stockton-on-Tees
Archers Law LLP Stockton-on-Tees
BHP Law Darlington and Stockton
Latimer Hinks Darlington
Mincoff Jacksons LLP Stockton-on-Tees
Tilly Bailey & Irvine Stockton-on-Tees
Merritt & Co Yarm
Punch Robson Middlesbrough
Smith & Graham Hartlepool
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ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTH: Dickinson Dees LLP had another impressive year, receiving instructions on numerous high-value transactions including advising the management team of Fine Organics on the MBO from Laporte Industries. Recommended partner Nigel Williams acted for the shareholders of New Century Inns on its £32m sale to Green King.
At Endeavour Partnership LLP, Paul Bury heads the corporate team and David Hunter heads the commercial team. Clients include one of the UK’s largest banks and a regional football club. Particularly notable was the team’s instruction on a £20m-plus investment, acting alongside City firms. ‘Excellent individual’ Toby Tilly is recommended.
Archers Law LLP’s practice is headed by John Richardson and demonstrates a proven track record acting on company sales with values up to £30m. The team recently advised the shareholders of Hotels London Limited in its sale to Late Rooms Limited.
BHP Law boosted partner numbers again in 2008 with the hire of David Lucas, and expanded into new offices in Stockton-on-Tees. The past twelve months have seen the team acting on a variety of multimillion-pound acquisitions, disposals and restructurings.
Nick Poole heads the Latimer Hinks team, which acted on a multimillion-pound refinancing of a group of hotels. Clients acknowledge the practice as ‘one of the best in the local market’.
Tony Wentworth heads the Stockton practice at Mincoff Jacksons LLP. In 2008 the team advised on transactions with a cumulative value of approximately £70m. It acts for both owner-managed business and larger corporate clients such as PD Group.
Clients rate the ‘conscientious, willing and able lawyers’ at Tilly Bailey & Irvine. The team advised on the part share buy back, part MBO of a major road traffic management company, a transaction worth more than £4m. John Walters is recommended.
