Scottish and British law firms in formal merger negotiations

Scottish law firm Dundas & Wilson and British firm Bircham Dyson Bell have confirmed that they are considering a merger which, if it went ahead, would create a 130 partner firm with revenues of nearly £100 million. A joint statement from the firms said "we are committed to developing our businesses, and each party has been considering various options including combining forces with firms who could help us achieve that aim. Given our positive mutual experience of collaboration to date, we can confirm that discussions...have taken place as to whether we might combine forces more formally".

Scottish and British law firms in formal merger negotiations rollonfriday.com Fri, Sep 23, 2011