A PYMNTS Company

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.

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

Want more news? Subscribe to CPI’s free daily newsletter for more headlines and updates on antitrust developments around the world.