For firm owners
Protecting legal legacies. Enabling dignified transitions.
Most firms we speak to aren’t for sale. Their owners are working out what happens next. If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth a conversation.
You’ve led the firm for decades and want to step back on your own terms.
You win most of the work and spend half your week running the office.
You know the systems need replacing and can’t justify the cost alone.
Your partners are excellent lawyers, but none of them wants to buy you out.
Revenue has levelled off and margins are thinner than they should be.
Before anything is signed, we agree your timetable, the plan for your people and brand, and how your clients will be looked after.
How it works
01
A confidential conversation
We listen first. No data room, no advisers, no commitment.
02
Fit and a fair offer
We review accounts, work in progress and client mix, and value the firm on earnings it can sustain.
03
Completion
Part of the price on completion, part deferred and linked to how the firm performs, so we want the same things.
04
The first 100 days
Monthly reporting, financial controls and matter-level profit, while clients keep the lawyers they know.
05
Growth
Shared services, one technology platform, AI tools, recruitment and referrals across the group.
Who we back
Well-run firms with sound client relationships, where better systems and a clear succession plan unlock the next stage of growth.
Size
£5m to £15m annual revenue
Clients
Mainly businesses, from owner-managed companies to the mid-market
Practice
Corporate, commercial, employment, IP, commercial property, disputes and regulatory
Ownership
Partner- or founder-led, with succession on the horizon
Location
Across the UK
Not for us
Distressed rescues and high-volume consumer work