Three acquisitions in one week for East Mids packaging firm

East Midlands packaging firm, The Reflex Group, has acquired three firms in deals advised on by Freeths.

Reflex, which was set up in 2002 and now employs 700 staff over 18 sites in the UK, has bought Sherwood Packaging, M P Logistics and Barcode Tech. All three deals completed in the same week.

Corporate partner John Heaphy, assisted by solicitors Victoria Rooksby and Mallory Green acted for The Reflex Group on the deals.

Ian Kendall, founder and chief executive of Reflex, said: “It’s perhaps surprising these days for a fast-growing business to stay with its original legal advisers. But John and his people at Freeths were the right choice for us when we were a £3m label printer on one site and they’ve just proved once again that they are still the right choice 16 years later. They’ve been flexible and adaptable through the ups and downs, on everyday matters as well as the high profile acquisitions and funding.

“The prospects for Reflex are as exciting today as at any time since we started and I expect Freeths to be working alongside us when we’re a £200m business.”