Harrison Clark sees record Q1 boosted by increasing deals activity

LAW firm Harrison Clark has enjoyed a record first quarter, boosted by a significant number of transactions.

The firm, which has offices in Worcester, Cheltenham, Ross and Hereford, has completed 46 transactions – worth more than £70m – in the period from December 2011 to the end of March 2012.

The figure is a major increase on the same period last year, when 25 transactions, worth almost £65m were completed – itself a record.

Transactions included the acquisition of a large hotel in Bath and a management buyout of Ross-based NAM Engineering Ltd and its subsidiary, ABT Products Ltd. The firm also acted on behalf of a client in a £5m refinancing deal, as well as acting for the vendor on the disposal of an oil and gas down hole survey provider for $100m.

It also completed a series of acquisitions, disposals and refinancing deals including a multi-jurisdictional transaction involving the UK, Dubai, the USA and Australia.

Rod Thomas, Harrison Clark’s managing partner and head of business services, said: “Once again the results speak for themselves. We are continually expanding the services offered by our corporate legal team in response to the demands of our clients.”