• 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