Leading north east law firm, Muckle LLP, has maintained its position as the region’s most active corporate legal dealmaker, advising on nine deals between January and March 2018.
Data published by Experian MarketIQ, which tracks mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals valued at over £500,000 at a regional and national level, placed Muckle at the top of the league for the first quarter of 2018.
All the data has been derived from Experian MarketIQ’s independent research, which tracks M&A deals valued at over £500,000 at regional and national level. The latest report, which combines insights from Corpfin’s global M&A database with Companies House data and business, financial and risk databases, placed Muckle at the top of the league for Q1 in 2018.
It follows data released in January, naming Muckle as the region’s busiest legal adviser throughout the whole of 2017 – placing the legal firm at top of the annual dealmaker league for the fourth year running.
Having worked on corporate deals for clients ranging from small business startups to large companies, PLCs and private equity investors, consistent performance has helped the Muckle team achieve a top tier ranking for the North in Legal 500, a leading independent national legal directory.
Andrew Davison, head of the corporate team, said: “It is fantastic news that the North East has seen one of its busiest first quarters in deal making in recent years, and this number one ranking is testament to our continued success in deal making and growth.
“Our large corporate team has an enviable reputation and works with all sizes and types of business. Our corporate lawyers have a real breadth and depth of expertise, focused on helping our clients achieve their ambitions.”
Matthew Walsh, associate in the corporate team, who collates and monitors deal activity, said: “It is tremendous to see the North East bucking the national trend in terms of number of deals, with a 6% growth on volume in the first quarter of 2017. The busiest industries in terms of deals were professional and financial services, and in the last four years the number of first quarter deals has only been beaten once, in 2016.”
