Manchester personal injury law firm Express Solicitors has acquired a fellow Liverpool legal company as its impressive growth continues.
McKays Solicitors' 18 members of staff and 1,400 ongoing client matters will now be transferred across to the Northenden-based firm, which it described as an "excellent fit".
Managing partner at Express Solicitors, James Maxey said: “We’re delighted to have acquired McKays Solicitors and look forward to working closely with its employees and clients to provide a seamless transition and continue to provide exceptional service.
“A key element of our strategy this year is to identify other PI firms with owners who may be looking to exit the market and whose expertise would complement our core offering. We strongly believe that McKays Solicitors is a natural fit in this regard.
“Express Solicitors continues to grow, despite the current challenging market conditions, and we remain focussed on becoming a powerful force in the PI sector”.
Express recently appointed Pauline Reeves as chief financial officer, who will be charged with integrating finances of the acquired firm, whose cases span personal injury, tenancy deposit and commercial litigation claims.
Mr Maxey continued: “With Pauline on board, the process for carrying out due diligence and financial analysis was much quicker than having to refer to external financial advisors at several stages.”
During the acquisition, Express was offered advice and support at key stages from accountants, SBN and corporate law firm, O’Connors Solicitors.
Owner of McKays, Adam McKay, said: “For some time I’ve been looking for a suitable successor firm for McKays so that I could pursue other interests. Express Solicitors’ strong presence within the market and reputation for excellent customer service and results made them an excellent fit for McKays and its clients.”
Express Solicitors said it has continued to grow its caseload over the past six months, and now has over 14,500.
