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UK: Schofield Sweeney expands firm with merger

By  |  January 25, 2016

Law firm Schofield Sweeney has joined forces with historic solicitors Armitage Sykes in a move which will expand the firm’s footprint in West Yorkshire and create one of the largest private client services in the region.

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    The deal, for an undisclosed sum, creates a legal firm of 150 people, with offices in Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield. Combined revenues are expected to exceed £10m.

    The Brighouse office of Armitage Sykes will close and staff will move to premises in Huddersfield later this year.

    Chris Schofield, chairman of Schofield Sweeney, described the deal as a merger rather than a takeover because it was mutually beneficial to both firms.

    Full content: The Yorkshire Post

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