DEALS & MERGERS Deals to create jobs at Citygate
Up to 70 professional services jobs have been created in Leicester after two firms committed to leasing 9,274sq ft of office space at Citygate House thanks to deals struck by Innes England. Law firm, and Chamber patron,
Edwards Hands & Lewis – which already had a team of 15 based at Citygate House on St Margarets Way – has doubled its space to accommodate 15 new recruits and consolidate its teams, while recruitment firm Pearson Anderson has secured the building’s third floor to support its national growth plans.
Jason Hathaway, Senior Partner
for Edwards Hands & Lewis, said: “Our commercial team was already based here so it made perfect sense to upgrade our current lease to take additional space in the building. We’ve recruited 15 new members of staff and we plan to grow the team by up to 40 before
Total Motion bags Tyco fleet deal
Total Motion has secured a major contract with security business Tyco to provide a fully-outsourced fleet management service covering more than 3,000 cars and vans across the UK and Ireland. The Leicester-based vehicle management company won the contract after an in-depth tender process. This agreement also
includes looking after Tyco’s grey fleet – cars which are driven by employees on company business but which are not owned, leased or hired by the company.
Citygate House
our staff but also means that we’re offering a better service to clients too. Now we’ll be focusing on strengthening our client base in the region and working to expand this by working with more clients nationally.” Jenny Clarke, Associate Director
for Innes England, said: “We’re seeing a lot of professional services like Edwards Hands & Lewis and Pearson Anderson moving into Leicester city centre. “Both occupiers have invested
‘Our commercial team was already based here so it made perfect sense to upgrade our current lease to take additional space in the building’
the end of the year within our conveyancing, commercial and head office teams.” “Previously we had offices in
Melton and Loughborough, this consolidation of teams in Leicester has not only allowed us to offer an improved working environment for
heavily in fitting out the offices and it leaves us with only two small suites totalling 2,000sq ft to let now, which is likely to attract a lot of interest giving the high-quality facilities and excellent transport links. “Leicester continues to be a city
where businesses thrive and securing two lettings within two weeks at Citygate House is testament to this.”
Media merger a real Achievement
Nottingham-based Fraser Brown Solicitors has acted on the merger between Achieve Media and CNS Media - a marketing and media buying agency with offices in Nottingham and Chesterfield.
CNS Media has acquired Achieve Media to fully capitalise the commercial benefits in both businesses and to merge CNS Media’s largely Derbyshire and Yorkshire client base with Achieve Media’s Midlands client list. Following the acquisition, CNS Media’s team has grown to 11 people. Marcus-Adam Tuck, from the corporate law team at
Fraser Brown, advised the shareholders of Achieve Media. He said: “The two firms have a natural synergy and, having worked collaboratively on a number of projects, this transaction is an ideal step for both firms and will enable the growth of CNS Media’s national client base. “I’d like to wish the team at CNS Media the best of
luck in this exciting stage of growth.” Ev Mascarenhas, owner of Achieve Media, said: “This
L-R: Achieve Media owner, Ev Mascarenhas, CNS Media owner, Andy Hattersley and Fraser Brown’s Marcus-Adam Tuck
is a fantastic outcome for both businesses and I look forward to working with the CNS Media team. I’d like to thank Fraser Brown Solicitors for the support throughout the acquisition.”
EMB expands with acquisition of Ascentor
Leicester head-quartered EMB Group has acquired Ascentor, a leading Information Risk Management consultancy based in Gloucestershire. Ascentor holds IASME gold status and has a range of customers in both
the public and private sectors, including the Ministry of Defence. MD David James will continue to lead the business, with fellow shareholders Paddy Keating and Steve Maddison remaining with the business as consultants. EMB Group specialises in helping organisations of all sizes to become
more effective, more efficient and more profitable, by providing market- leading accreditation and risk management solutions and business improvement consultancy through the delivery of a range of publicly-funded programmes and is one of Leicestershire’s rapidly growing businesses. Stephen Smith, EMB Group’s Chief Executive, said: “We’re delighted to
welcome the Ascentor team on board. We’re constantly expanding our portfolio of risk management services to keep pace with contemporary business needs and this development means that our cyber security offering will be first class.”
16 business network October 2017
L-R: David James (centre-left) and Stephen Smith (centre-right) with colleagues at the signing
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