Law firm snaps up Birmingham counterpart in £1.8m deal
Professional services group Knights, which has offices across the North West, has snapped up Birmingham law firm ERT Law in a deal worth £1.8m.
ERT is a specialist in commercial litigation, servicing a number of blue-chip and FTSE listed companies.
Its 24 fee earners will join Knights’ 32 fee earners in Birmingham following the acquisition of Emms Gilmore Liberson in November.
In its unaudited accounts for the year ending 30 April 2019, ERT reported revenue of around £2m.
David Beech, CEO of Knights, said: “This is an exciting addition to our recently acquired operations in Birmingham, which is in line with our strategy to grow our share of key geographic markets outside London.
“Following the acquisition of EGL in November, today’s update is testament to the momentum that Knights has built since its IPO in 2018 and its ability to attract high calibre businesses to the Group.”
Neil Eaton, partner of ERT, added: “We are proud of the reputation we have built in Birmingham and look forward to building upon this as part of Knights, which is well suited to supporting our ambitious plans as part of a growing full-service firm in Birmingham.”
