Law firm expands offering in merger deal that sees city office relocation
North West-based national law firm, Glaisyers ETL, has grown its Liverpool operation by merging with Quinn Barrow Solicitors.
As part of the deal staff at Glaisyers ETL’s Liverpool office, which opened last year in The Plaza on Old Hall Street, have relocated to Quinn Barrow’s office in Horton House, Exchange Flags.
The merger has increased Glaisyers ETL’s headcount in Liverpool to 20, with turnover of approximately £1.5m.
Overall, Glaisyers ETL, which is headquartered in Manchester, now employs 85 staff and has turnover of £9m.
Quinn Barrow, which was established in 2005, is a commercial law firm with particular expertise in commercial property, conveyancing and family and matrimonial law.
The merger further strengthens Glaisyers ETL’s property, corporate and commercial and private client offerings, and adds capability in family and matrimonial law.
Glaisyers ETL, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, became part of the ETL GLOBAL network of professional firms in 2018.
ETL GLOBAL, members of which employ 24,000 people worldwide, has its headquarters in Essen, Germany, and its UK arm, which is primarily known for its profile in the audit, accounting and tax sector, has its head office in Bolton.
Paul Barrow, partner at Quinn Barrow, saidL “Glaisyers ETL have been making waves in the North West legal market for the last few years, and joining forces with them will open up a range of growth possibilities for all of us. Becoming part of the ETL GLOBAL network, in particular, will provide access to a raft of new opportunities to collaborate with our professional peers across the UK and around the world.”
Corporate partner Adrian Rogers joined Glaisyers ETL in 2023 to establish its Liverpool office. He said: “Quinn Barrow are a highly respected firm, and I am excited to work with all of my new colleagues to push forward and become the pre-eminent firm for independent businesses and their owners around Liverpool and beyond.”
Glaisyers ETL was ETL GLOBAL’s first investment in the UK legal market, and Quinn Barrow is its fourth.
The legal aspects of the transaction were handled in-house by the corporate teams at Glaisyers ETL and Quinn Barrow.
