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Four-partner Cobbetts capital markets team exits firm to join Gowlings in London
A four-partner equity capital markets team has left Cobbetts to join the London office of Canadian law firm Gowlings. The City team, which comprises partners Andrew Wright, Charles Bond, Sefton Collett and Dominic Prentis as well as directors Susan...
07 Feb 2012 | 00:34 | 1 comment
‘Market uncertainty’ ends DWF, Cobbetts merger talks
DWF and Cobbetts have called off merger talks due to “current uncertainty in market conditions”. In a joint statement, the northwest firms commented: “The preliminary discussions between DWF and Cobbetts regarding a potential merger have n...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
Cobbetts confirms early-stage merger discussions with DWF
Cobbetts has confirmed it is in merger talks with DWF, with senior partner Stephen Benson describing the discussions as being at an "early" stage. In a statement, Benson said: "I can confirm that we are in early discussions with DWF, but with respe...
18 Jan 2012 | 16:47
Gateley launches in Leeds with double Cobbetts partner hire
Gateley has opened a new office in Leeds with the hire of Cobbetts partners William Ballmann and Rob Payne. Ballmann will head up the new office, which is the top 50 firm's eighth UK base and comes after it opened in Manchester 18 months ago.
09 Jan 2012 | 13:25 | 
Wragges and Cobbetts post single digit revenue increases at half year
Wragge & Co has joined the rank of UK firms posting positive financial results for the first half of 2011-12, with the national firm seeing turnover rise by 5%. The increase takes the top 30 UK firm’s fee income to £58m for the six-month period end...
18 Nov 2011 | 12:08 |
DWF attributes Cobbetts merger hint to 'over-zealous' IT employee
DWF has confirmed that it has held informal merger talks with a number of firms including Cobbetts, after news emerged today (4 November) that the website dwfcobbetts.co.uk had been registered for business. Managing partner Andrew Leaitherland said...
04 Nov 2011 | 13:57 |
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Cobbetts sees revenues creep up after staff come off four-day week
Cobbetts has posted a marginal turnover rise for 2010-11 alongside a slight dip in profits, after much of the firm's staff returned to full-time work following 12 months on reduced hours. The firm saw turnover rise 1% from £43.8m to £44.5m during...
09 Aug 2011 | 10:12 |
Eversheds recruits Cobbetts partner to boost London real estate team
Eversheds has strengthened its London real estate practice with the hire of planning partner David Hardy from regional firm Cobbetts, taking the number of partners in its planning practice to 11. Hardy, who is qualified as both a barrister and a so...
28 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
Addleshaws adds two partners to UK offices with Taylor Wessing and Cobbetts hires
Addleshaw Goddard has strengthened its London and Manchester offices with two partner hires. The national law firm added Taylor Wessing commercial partner Andrew Smith to its City base earlier this month, with Cobbetts real estate partner Stephen K...
12 May 2011 | 00:00 |
Nabarro misses out as Yorkshire development agency completes panel review
Regional development agency Yorkshire Forward has completed an adviser review which has seen Nabarro lose its place on the organisation's legal panel. The agency has split its adviser roster in two, with Eversheds, Hammonds, Pinsent Masons, Cobbett...
08 Apr 2010 | 15:01 |
Cobbetts lines up loans to avoid cash call after profits fall 44% to £9.4m
Cobbetts has negotiated loan facilities of £10.5m in an effort to avoid a partner cash call The firm renegotiated a bank loan facility with RBS in Janaury, which comprises a £2.5m overdraft and a £6.5m term loan secured by a debenture over the a...
10 Feb 2010 | 14:34 |
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Cobbetts seals Cairo tie-up as firm aims to grow international reach
Cobbetts has struck up an association with Egyptian law firm El Said Darwish & Partners in the first stage of the firm's plan to build up an international network. At the end of last year the national firm set up a Swiss Verein structure, named Cob...
09 Feb 2010 | 16:06 |
Cobbetts rolls out reduced hours measures to avoid further job cuts
Cobbetts is extending its part-time and flexible working arrangements in a bid to stave off further redundancies. The firm said the measures will affect all fee earners and support staff across transactional practices, with only those working in di...
28 Aug 2009 | 14:52 |
DWF lands Portakabin role as Cobbetts misses out
DWF has been appointed as sole debt recovery adviser to construction company Portakabin Group, with the appointment coming at the expense of Cobbetts. The mandate will see DWF advising on all work such as debt collection, bankruptcy petitions and w...
01 Jul 2009 | 16:04 |
Cobbetts records 16% decrease in fee income for financial year
National firm Cobbetts has posted a 16% drop in fee income for the last financial year. The firm saw fee income fall to £48.5m for 2008-09 from £58m the previous year, a dip of 16.3%.
16 Jun 2009 | 15:51 |
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