MEMBER NEWS Knights sees increase in revenue
Derby-based Knights has increased its revenue by more than 60% in the past 12 months to achieve a turnover of £33.5m. The 64% hike is the biggest annual increase
recorded by Knights and is a result of a successful year of trading, following an acquisition and the recruitment of more than 100 professionals and specialist teams. Last year, the business – which
strong vision to create a forward-thinking and dynamic business. He said: “The past 12 months has been a major step
has a regional office in Orient Way, Pride Park – achieved a turnover of £20.5m having grown significantly from £8m in 2011. Now a team of 350 high-calibre professionals
‘We’ve continued with our long-term plan to invest in our people’
across six regional offices, the business has reinforced its position as one of the fastest-growing law firms in the UK and is expecting to enter the UK top 100 law firms for the first time this year. Knights was one of the first in the legal sector to
secure private investment and embrace the Alternative Business Structure (ABS) model, moving away from the traditional equity partnership model. David Beech, CEO, attributes the success to
attracting and retaining excellent talent by the combination of private-equity investment and a
forward in our vision to become the number one regional professional services business in the UK. “By moving away from the traditional legal partnership model to operate as a commercial business has allowed us to grow quickly. We have expanded our specialist services to provide integrated solutions to clients, with legal services being
part of a wider offering, as well as strengthening our existing real estate, corporate, litigation, employment and private client teams. “We’ve continued with our long-term
plan to invest in our people and we have structured the business to ensure that we can maintain a consistent and ongoing recruitment programme across our six regional offices. “Our success is testament
to hard work and we have plans for further growth.”
David Beech Innes England trio win dealmaker accolade
Midlands-based property consultancy Innes England has seen three of its agents scoop prestigious industry titles recently. Director Nick Hosking and
associate directors Jenny Clarke and Scott Osborne were named as ‘Dealmaker of the Year’ for Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire respectively in the Estates Gazette Interactive (EGi) competition. To win the titles, Nick, Jenny and Scott had to complete more deals than their competitors over the previous 12 months. The EGi deals competition is designed to establish the agents completing the largest volume of deals throughout the year. It is an independent survey conducted by a research team, which covers
Millers House in Market Harborough and Scott managing the largest single disposal in Nottinghamshire of the 154,000sq ft Network 25 industrial unit. The news of this success comes
just weeks after Innes England scooped the Most Active Agent for the East Midlands award in the Estates Gazette Interactive competition for the tenth consecutive year. Matthew Hannah, Director and
L-R: Scott Osborne, Jenny Clarke and Nick Hosking
commercial property transactions. All three agents secured significant deals across the East Midlands, which included Nick
handling a multi-million pound investment sale on behalf of MCR, in Derby, Jenny overseeing an off- market office investment sale of
Head of Agency at Innes England, said: “Having not one, but three of our team win the Dealmaker title in the East Midlands is really impressive and a reflection of our market knowledge and tenacity to secure positive results for our clients.”
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