Q1 for the Higgs Corporate team was record-breaking with an aggregate deal value of over £180m. Now at the end of Q2 that figure has risen to over £230m.
In the same month that the team won Regional Law Firm of the Year and the flagship Rainmaker award at the West Midlands Rainmaker Awards, and also gained eight nods in the shortlist for the Insider Midlands Dealmakers Awards later in the year, the team is truly reinforcing its position as the top dealmaker in the Midlands. Led by Partner, Richard Griffiths, the team is currently also ranked second in the UK for M&A deal volume – the only regional team to feature in the top 10, according to Experian.
Joel Nixon, Partner in the Higgs Corporate team commented on the extraordinary pace that the team has become renowned for, “I’m not surprised at these numbers and we are proud of our reputation in the market for getting the deal done through our pragmatic and commercial approach. Our clients take confidence that we will always see a deal through with their best business interests at heart, and that’s reflected in the sheer number of quality transactions that we work on in the Midlands and beyond.
“For Q2 we’ve seen notable regional deals such as BGF’s partial exit from Wow! Stuff and investment into Opus Safety and demonstrated our sector expertise in the sale Midlands based social care operations, Bassingham Care and Dove House Care. The forecast for Q3 looks equally as busy for us as we see entrepreneurs adapt to changing macro circumstances.”
The team continues to grow and back in April, welcomed four new team members including Sam Dell, who qualified into the team as a Solicitor, having completed his training contract with the firm.
