Lawyers 995 Turnover £172.5 million Offices 22 Gateley, the AIM-listed firm that in 2015 became the first UK full-service law firm to list on the London Stock Exchange, increased its revenue by 6 per cent to £172.5 million in the year ended 30 April.
Its employment team worked on behalf of the Watches of Switzerland Company on the acquisition of 19 luxury showrooms. The work included carrying out due diligence on the 248 employees assigned to the new retail stores and advising on the employment protection implications of the acquisition. The firm’s restructuring team completed a funding agreement for Colin Graves, the businessman and chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, to rescue it from its financial difficulties.
Gateley’s real estate team advised Mountpark Warrington Omega II, a distribution and logistics property in Cheshire, on its acquisition by the global investment firm KKR and industrial and logistics platform Mirastar..
