Law firm all smiles after £18.5m of dental deals
Worcestershire law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys is all smiles after advising dental practices on deals worth £18.5m.
The sale of practices has proved lucrative for the firm’s health and social care team.
The team, with dental specialist Clare Emery in the lead on the deals, has advised on sales across the country, from Liverpool to Hertfordshire and from the south coast to Sheffield.
She said: “The sector is very busy at the moment – corporates are buying up sole practitioners, tying them in for a few years to maintain the goodwill and then everyone moves on. Dentists who have built up their practices over many years are taking the opportunities available to them.
“Of course, everyone needs dentists, and it’s much harder now to get onto an NHS dentist’s list than it used to be, so demand is buoyant.”
The firm said one of the major factors in the team’s success was its ability to draw on other specialists within the firm to advise on specific issues for each client – employment considerations, property or planning problems and banking or finance issues.
“We work hard to deliver what our clients need, and the fact that we can give them an all-round service is a real advantage. Our experience in the sector also helps – we can flag up issues which might not have occurred to them,” added Ms Emery.
Harrison Clark Rickerbys employs 450 staff and partners based at offices in Worcester, Cheltenham, the Wye Valley, Hereford, London, Birmingham and the Thames Valley.
The firm also has a number of specialised teams such as its health and social care which work in individual market sectors, including education, advanced manufacturing, agricultural and rural affairs, defence, security and the forces, and construction.
