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Law firms merge to form £95m company

Law firms Dickinson Dees and Bond Pearce will merge in May 2013 as both firms’ partners vote in favour of the deal.

The new firm, Bond Dickinson, will employ 1,200 staff across eight UK locations and generate roughly £95m income.

Jonathan Blair, managing partner of Dickinson Dees, will become managing partner of Bond Dickinson and Nick Page, chairman of Bond Pearce, will be chairman of the new firm.

John Marshall of Dickinson Dees and Victor Tettmar of Bond Pearce will complete the senior management team.

Jonathan Blair said: “We are delighted that we have reached an agreement to merge. As we said when we announced our discussions, both firms had clearly articulated strategies.

“Our merger is a major step in the delivery of those plans and our new scale will give us the strength in depth and sector insight to support our clients’ growth plans. The merger will give us a strong base for further growth and lateral recruitment.”

Nick Page added: “Both firms have had a great deal of support and encouragement from their clients during this process. Bond Dickinson will draw on the best of both firms to deliver outstanding client service and build on the great reputation that each has for quality work. We are excited at the new possibilities that our merger offers.

“Both firms identified early on in our discussions that they shared a similar culture and core values. At the heart of Bond Dickinson will be our desire to build on these to create strong relationships with our clients and within the new firm.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .