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Big law firms told to allow trade in the value of their businesses
Tuesday, 28 February 2012Large law firms should consider structures that allow them “to trade in the substantial value of their businesses”, a corporate advisory firm claimed yesterday. Europa Partners said that six of the top ten by value large enough to be included in the FTSE 100 if they were listed.
Tags: stock market listing, valuation
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
RJW deal shows firms have a realisable value – and are getting "real" about business, say experts
Friday, 3 February 2012Slater & Gordon’s takeover of Russell Jones & Walker is evidence that law firms are “joining the real business world” and that there is realisable value in legal practices, leading consultants have said.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, mergers, Slater & Gordon, valuation
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor, Uncategorized
How Limited are you?
Tuesday, 3 May 2011Dealing successfully with succession is proving a difficult challenge for many traditional legal practices. The average age of (predominantly male) equity partners is now 59, yet most have failed to plan for their exit and succession. As a result, many firms now face an uncertain future with little or no value being placed on the sale prices of their practices and no younger partners prepared to invest in equity to enable partners’ retirement.
Tags: succession planning, valuation
Posted in Blog
What are you worth?
Tuesday, 19 October 2010In the fourth part of his look at external investment in law firms, Jeremy Black of Deloitte looks at the various methods to value equity stakes in law firms, which is not the easiest of tasks when it comes to law firms for various reasons.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, external investment, valuation
Posted in Alternative business structures, News
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The rise of the agent
We believe AI agents are going to represent the biggest change to the way in which the general public interact with professional services business for generations.
The lonely role of a COFA: sharing the burden of risk management
Compliance officers for finance and administration in law firms can often find themselves walking a solitary path. But what if we could create a collaborative culture of shared accountability?
Mind the (justice) gap: Why are RTAs going up but claims still down?
The gap between the number of road traffic accident injuries and the number of motor injury claims continues to widen, according to the latest government data.
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