A Merseyside law firm Smooth Law has acquired a Warrington-based boutique law firm as it continues its impressive growth following a successful sector quarter.
The Knowsley company said the move to acquire SorryMate Group Ltd for an undisclosed sum is "another clear statement of intent", with its headcount rising to 25 across the two businesses.
Specialist claimant law firm Smooth Law said it now has "ambitious plans of continued growth" throughout the North West and a marketing strategy in place to increase turnover and employment by next year.
Paul McKittrick, director at Smooth Law, announced approval from the Solicitors Regulation Authority on Thursday, and said: “The acquisition of SorryMate Group Ltd is another step in the right direction for Smooth Law.
"We are very pleased to associate ourselves with a fellow practice that is dedicated to its clients and we will certainly be implementing an ‘if it’s not broken, don’t fix it’ attitude, to allow SorryMate to maintain its strong ethos and core values that have served it so well over the years.
“This deal will also help us weather the storm in terms of forthcoming Government-led changes to the personal injury small claims limit. These detrimental changes will now have minimal impact on our existing business model, activity and fee income, and that will help us with planned growth in quarter four and beyond.”
Fergus Dalgarno, partner at SorryMate Group Ltd, which specialises in motorcycle, cycle and large-value claims, said: “I am very excited about this deal - we look out for our biker clients like family because we are bikers too.
"It is clear from my conversations with Paul that the Smooth team is going to support the company’s continued growth plans, which will allow us to continue on our primary focus of looking after our biker community, which has specific needs and we pride ourselves on being bikers who really care, it’s our sole aim to get other bikers back on their feet after an accident.”
Mr McKittrick said his firm has funding in place to acquire other practices in the "not so distant future" - and that it "welcomes conversations as we actively look to expand our already-growing service offer".
