Knights is the fastest growing, legal and professional services business, ranked within the UK top 50 law firms with ambitious plans and over 250 years of heritage.
Our Journey:
- Acquisition of EGL and entered the Birmingham market
- Organic expansion - York
- Acquisition of ERT Law - expanded in Birmingham
- Acquisition of Croftons Solicitors - expanded in Manchester and Wilmslow
- Acquisition of Fraser Brown and entered Nottingham market
- Acquisition of ASB Law and entered South East market in Crawley & Maidstone
- Acquisition of Shulmans and entered Leeds market
- Acquisition of OTB Eveling and entered Exeter market
- Organic recruitment of 108 professional advisors
- New premises - expanded Leeds
- New premises - Two Chamberlain Square in Birmingham
14 locations | £74.3m turnover | 1,150 professionals
- Listed on AIM raising £28m
- Expanded debt facility to £27m
- Appointed COO
- Acquisition of Spearing Waite and entered Leicester market
- Acquisition of Cummins Solicitors expanded in Leicester
- Acquisition of BrookStreet des Roches - expanded in Oxford
- New premises - expanded Manchester
- 6 new sector specialisms added
- Serving more high quality clients
8 locations | £52.7m turnover | 650 professionals
- Organic expansion - Derby
- Acquisition of Darbys Solicitors in Oxford
- Organic expansion - Wilmslow
- Acquisition of Turner Parkinson in Manchester
- Grew capacity and depth of expertise via acquisitions an organic recruitment of 120 professionals
- Added 3 non-legal services
5 locations | £34.9m turnover | 430 professionals
- First acquisition - Stoke
- First commercial firm in the UK Legal services sector to attract external investment and abs licence granted
- Corporate structure replaced partnership model, separating management/ownership/service delivery
- Established a 'one team’ based culture and eliminated fee targets
- Implemented modern paper light ways of working using one practice management system improving fee earners to support staff ratios
- Acquisition of Hill Dickinson Chester office
2 locations | £8.7m turnover | 150 professionals