Head of the Corporate Services Division, Adrian Seagers, whose team has advised on deals worth in excess of £500m in 2014 alone, said: “We are delighted to have received this award, and to have been shortlisted in the deal of the year category. As a law firm based in East Anglia it is particularly gratifying. The team at Birketts has been rightly recognised for their talents and efforts. We’ve been involved in some major transaction this year, including advising on the £90m capital funding of Servest Group Limited and the sale of The Dental Directory to a purchaser backed by the global private equity investor, The Carlyle Group. The latter being acknowledged as of one of the largest corporate finance deals in East Anglia of 2014.”
CEO Jonathan Agar added: "The corporate and commercial team deserve the accolades that have been forthcoming in recent weeks. Having just been named the ‘corporate and commercial regional firm of the year’ at The Legal 500 UK Awards, it’s thrilling news. Our strength in depth across the four offices has seen us advise on transactions involving TVR Automotive on the acquisition of the TVR sports car brand and its assets from TVR GmbH, advising Hamilton Bradshaw’s shareholders on the company’s £500,000 investment in Euromedica and advising longstanding client Notcutts on the disposal of Horningsea Garden Centre.”
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