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Thomson Hayton Winkley Solicitors and the Rural Law practice ('THW') has been acquired by MAPD Group. The firm is one of Cumbria’s largest law firms, with 60 staff across six offices in the Lake District; it also has estate agency and financial services arms.

Law firm, Bromleys, which has been trading for more than 180 years, has been acquired by MAPD Group. Located in Ashton-under-Lyne with a 58-strong team serving commercial and individual clients across Tameside and Manchester, Bromleys has one of the largest childcare teams in Greater Manchester and is well-known for its Court of Protection work.

My, how Ebenezer Scrooge’s fortunes had changed in the years since the ghostly visitations had left him clinging to a tattered bed-curtain, pleading for absolution.

O'Connors has advised Manchester-based law firm Express Solicitors on its acquisition of a North West counterpart as it strengthens its practice in personal injury law, adding 2,500 ongoing cases and 37 staff.

Liverpool and Manchester commercial law firm, Bermans, has been acquired by MAPD Group for an undisclosed sum, and is planning for a period of growth.

Azelis, a leading global innovation service provider in the speciality chemicals and food ingredients industry, announces the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Whitfield Chemical Group Limited, the ultimate parent company of WhitChem, a well-regarded distributor focused on CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers) and R&PA (rubber & plastic additives) in the UK.

As you may have heard on the grapevine, Mrs Claus and I will not be working this Christmas. We have managed to bag a last-minute package deal to the Democratic Republic of Barbados and, whilst we appreciate the timing is not ideal, Mrs Claus feels we need some time out to thaw our frost-bitten joints.

O'Connors has advised the shareholders of Assista Consulting on its sale to LOGEX Group.

Business lawyers and advisers O'Connors has advised the owners of Pescado Limited on the sale of the company to Arrow Business Communications Limited.

PHD Equity Partners – the private equity arm of Dow Schofield Watts – is pioneering a new structure that will enable it to follow a longer term investment model and increase liquidity for investors.