People: Leeds law firm promotes four to partner; Series of hires at Enterprise Ventures; and more
Law firm DAC Beachcroft has promoted four staff in its Leeds office to partner.
Clare Hartley (Real Estate); Jo Neale (Clinical Risk); James Tallant (Claims Solutions: Casualty) and Eleanor Tunnicliffe (Public Law) have all been promoted.
DAC Beachcroft’s regional senior partner in Leeds, Michael Peeters, said: “These promotions demonstrate the firm’s commitment to the development of our Leeds office and the healthy state of our office practices. I would like to take this opportunity to place on record my congratulations to our new partners in Leeds – and, indeed, across the UK.”
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Enterprise Ventures, part of Mercia Technologies, has expanded both its debt and equity teams with four new appointments in its Yorkshire offices as a result of the £108m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) contracts which it secured in February.
Peter Sorsby has joined the NPIF Enterprise Ventures debt finance team as investment manager. Previously, he was director for commercial banking for RBS in South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire running the bank’s relationship management team. In his new role, Sorsby will be sourcing debt opportunities in the Sheffield City Region, investing between £100,000 and £750,000.
Phil Cooper has also joined the NPIF Enterprise Ventures debt finance team as investment manager. Prior to joining Enterprise Ventures, he spent 35 years working for Yorkshire Bank. Cooper is covering West Yorkshire and will be sourcing debt opportunities investing between £100,000 -£750,000.
Meanwhile, Simon Crabtree has joined the NPIF Enterprise Ventures equity finance team as investment Manager. Simon is from the materials and petrochemical industry, having held positions in Johnson Matthey and Davy Process Technology. Simon is covering Teesside and will be sourcing new equity investments across the Tees Valley Region ranging from £50k – £2m.
Maurice Disasi has been welcomed to the NPIF Enterprise Ventures equity finance team as fund administrator. He brings with him significant experience in managing the investment process, having previously worked as an investment executive on the Finance Yorkshire Equity Linked Fund.
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Emsleys Solicitors’ head of wills and probate Helen Gott has been appointed as a director at the firm.
With more than eight years’ experience, Gott is an expert in the private client field, advising on wills, probate, administration of trusts and estates, court of protection matters, mental incapacity issues, deputyship and Powers of Attorney.
Since joining Emsleys in January 2016, she has become a member of the Leeds Dementia Action Alliance Steering Group and is also on Alzheimer’s Research UK’s list of specialist solicitors who have experience of assisting clients with dementia.
Gott will use her expertise to grow and develop Emsleys’ private client departments alongside directors Andrew Greenwood, Alistair McKinlay and Natalie Marrison.
Alistair McKinlay, director and head of conveyancing, said: “We are looking forward to Helen’s new ideas and initiatives as she takes on an important and active role in the management and success of the firm in the years ahead.”
